Paleo-structure of the Earth's Mantle ResearchSIAM News The relentless deformation produced inside the Earth’s mantle by slow, viscous creep significantly impacts our planet.
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Celebrates Computations in Chemistry and Biology Happening NowAwards and RecognitionResearchInsightsSIAM News The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel.
Models and Algorithms for Exascale Computing Pose Challenges for Applied Mathematicians ResearchInsightsSIAM News Computer architectures are changing, from the PC under your desk to the world’s largest supercomputers.
An Intersection of Math and Biology: Clams and Snails Inspire Robotic Diggers and Crawlers Research Natural organisms and systems have done well at evolving to perform tasks and achieve objectives within the limits set by nature and physics.
Multiscale Modeling of Foams ResearchSIAM News Foams are everywhere, but devising mathematical and numerical models for evolving foams is daunting.
Smells Like a Traffic Jam Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News Katsuhiro Nishinari, a self-described “jam-ologist” at the University of Tokyo, spoke about traffic at this year’s Annual...
Energy-efficient Building Design Get InvolvedConferencesResearchSIAM News At AN13, control theorist John Burns discussed opportunities to apply mathematical principles to energy-efficient building design.
Are You Ready to Retire? ResearchResearch Nuggets Read about a partial differential equation model governing the value of a defined pension plan, including the option for early retirement.
Seamless Photography: Using Mathematical Models for Image Stitching ResearchResearch Nuggets Wei Wang and Michael Ng aim to develop an algorithm for image stitching, a process that seamlessly blends two or more photographs.
Super-resolution and Compressed Sensing ResearchSIAM News It has long been known that a lens, however perfect, has limited resolving power.
A New Model of Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma ResearchSIAM News William Press emailed Freeman Dyson about an unnoticed class of strategies for the iterated prisoner's dilemma.
Tracking Criminal Movement Using Math ResearchResearch Nuggets One way to study criminal behavior and predict a criminal’s next move is by analyzing his/her movement via a mathematical model.
Rethinking "Star Soup" ResearchSIAM News One of the greatest mysteries in astrophysics is dark matter—an invisible form of matter detected only through its gravitational...
Leading Eigenvalues and the Spread of Cholera ResearchSIAM News Diarrheal waterborne diseases are caused by the consumption of pathogenic microorganisms in contaminated water.
How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions ResearchResearch Nuggets Jonathan A. Sherratt uses a mathematical model to determine the levels of precipitation necessary for pattern formation in vegetation.
June 10 - June 12 , 2024 : International Conference On Preconditioning Techniques For Scientific and Industrial Applications