Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia
and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics
in industry. This meeting led to the organization of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The membership of SIAM has grown from a few hundred in the early 1950s to more than 12,000 . SIAM retains its North American influence, but it also has East Asian, Argentinian, Bulgarian, and UK & Ireland sections.
SIAM is one of the four parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
(JPBM).
in all settings. The society also strives to support and provide guidance to educational institutions wishing to promote applied mathematics
.
All are available electronically by subscription.
Prizes include:
SIAM Fellows:
is an applied mathematics modeling competition for high school students along the entire East Coast, from Maine through Florida. Scholarship prizes total $100,000.
Publishes outstanding undergraduate research in applied and computational mathematics
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
in industry. This meeting led to the organization of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The membership of SIAM has grown from a few hundred in the early 1950s to more than 12,000 . SIAM retains its North American influence, but it also has East Asian, Argentinian, Bulgarian, and UK & Ireland sections.
SIAM is one of the four parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics consists of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics....
(JPBM).
Members
Membership is open to both individuals and organizations. A partial list of academic members can be found below:Focus
The focus for the society is applied, computational and industrial mathematics, and the society often promotes its acronym as "Science and Industry Advance with Mathematics." It is composed of a combination of people from a wide variety of vocations. Members include engineers, scientists, industrial mathematicians, and academic mathematicians. The society is active in promoting the use of analysis and modelingMathematical model
A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used not only in the natural sciences and engineering disciplines A mathematical model is a...
in all settings. The society also strives to support and provide guidance to educational institutions wishing to promote applied mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
.
Activity groups (SIAGs)
The society includes a number of activity groups to allow for more focused group discussions and collaborations:- Algebraic Geometry
- Analysis of partial differential equationPartial differential equationIn mathematics, partial differential equations are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function of several independent variables and their partial derivatives with respect to those variables...
s - Computational Science and EngineeringComputational engineeringComputational science and engineering is a relatively new discipline of engineering. It is typically offered as a masters or doctorate program at several institutions...
- Control and Systems Theory
- Discrete Mathematics
- Dynamical systemDynamical systemA dynamical system is a concept in mathematics where a fixed rule describes the time dependence of a point in a geometrical space. Examples include the mathematical models that describe the swinging of a clock pendulum, the flow of water in a pipe, and the number of fish each springtime in a...
s - Financial Mathematics and Engineering
- Geometric Design
- Geosciences
- Imaging ScienceImaging scienceImaging science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the generation, collection, duplication, analysis, modification, and visualization of images . As an evolving field it includes research and researchers from physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, computer vision, computer science,...
- Life Sciences
- Linear algebraLinear algebraLinear algebra is a branch of mathematics that studies vector spaces, also called linear spaces, along with linear functions that input one vector and output another. Such functions are called linear maps and can be represented by matrices if a basis is given. Thus matrix theory is often...
- Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science
- Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures
- OptimizationOptimization (mathematics)In mathematics, computational science, or management science, mathematical optimization refers to the selection of a best element from some set of available alternatives....
- Orthogonal polynomialsOrthogonal polynomialsIn mathematics, the classical orthogonal polynomials are the most widely used orthogonal polynomials, and consist of the Hermite polynomials, the Laguerre polynomials, the Jacobi polynomials together with their special cases the ultraspherical polynomials, the Chebyshev polynomials, and the...
and special functionsSpecial functionsSpecial functions are particular mathematical functions which have more or less established names and notations due to their importance in mathematical analysis, functional analysis, physics, or other applications.... - Supercomputing
Journals
SIAM publishes 14 research journals:- Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (MMS), since 2003
- SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems (SIADS), since 2002
- SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (SIAP), since 1953
- formerly Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- SIAM Journal on ComputingSIAM Journal on ComputingThe SIAM Journal on Computing is a scientific journal focusing on the mathematical and formal aspects of computer science. It is published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics . As of September 2008, Éva Tardos serves as editor-in-chief.-External links:** on DBLP...
(SICOMP), since 1972 - SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (SICON), since 1962
- formerly Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series A: Control and SIAM Journal on Control
- SIAM Journal on Discrete MathematicsSIAM Journal on Discrete MathematicsSIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published quarterly by SIAM.The journal includes articles on pure and applied discrete mathematics....
(SIDMA), since 1988 - SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics (SIFIN), since 2009–2010
- SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences (SIIMS), since 2008
- SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis (SIMA), since 1970
- SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and ApplicationsSIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and ApplicationsThe SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering matrix analysis and its applications. The relevant applications include signal processing, systems and control theory, statistics, Markov chains, and mathematical biology.The journal is published...
(SIMAX), since 1980- formerly SIAM Journal on Algebraic and Discrete Methods
- SIAM Journal on Numerical AnalysisSIAM Journal on Numerical AnalysisThe SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis is a peer-reviewed mathematical journal published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics that covers research on the analysis of numerical methods. The journal was established in 1964 and appears bimonthly. The editor-in-chief is Pavel Bochev....
(SINUM), since 1964- formerly Journal of the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Series B: Numerical Analysis
- SIAM Journal on Optimization (SIOPT), since 1991
- SIAM Journal on Scientific ComputingSIAM Journal on Scientific ComputingThe SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing , formerly SIAM Journal on Scientific & Statistical Computing, is a scientific journal focusing on the research articles on numerical methods and techniques for scientific computation. It is published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics...
(SISC), since 1980- formerly SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing
- SIAM Review (SIREV), since 1959
- Theory of Probability and Its ApplicationsTheory of Probability and Its ApplicationsTheory of Probability and its Applications is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published quarterly by SIAM.Established in 1956, the journal is a translation of the Russian journal Teoriya Veroyatnostei i ee Primeneniya. The journal is indexed by Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt MATH.Its...
(TVP), since 1956- translation of Teoriya Veroyatnostei i ee Primeneniya
All are available electronically by subscription.
Conferences
SIAM organizes conferences and meetings throughout the year focused on various topics in applied math and computational science.SIAM News
SIAM News is a news journal focused on the applied math and computational science community and is published ten times per year.Prizes and recognition
SIAM recognizes applied mathematician and computational scientists for their contributions to the fields.Prizes include:
- Germund Dahlquist Prize: Awarded to a young scientist (normally under 45) for original contributions to fields associated with Germund DahlquistGermund DahlquistGermund Dahlquist was a Swedish mathematician known primarily for his early contributions to the theory of numerical analysis as applied to differential equations....
(numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing). - Ralph E. Kleinman Prize: Awarded for "outstanding research, or other contributions, that bridge the gap between mathematics and applications...Each prize may be given either for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements."
- J.D. Crawford Prize: Awarded to "one individual for recent outstanding work on a topic in nonlinear science, as evidenced by a publication in English in a peer-reviewed journal within the four calendar years preceding the meeting at which the prize is awarded"
- Richard C. DiPrima Prize: Awarded to "a young scientist who has done outstanding research in applied mathematics (defined as those topics covered by SIAM journals) and who has completed his/her doctoral dissertation and completed all other requirements for his/her doctorate during the period running from three years prior to the award date to one year prior to the award date".
- George Polya PrizePólya Prize (SIAM)The Pólya Prize is a prize in mathematics, awarded by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. First given in 1969, the prize is named after Hungarian mathematician George Pólya...
: "is given every two years, alternately in two categories: (1) for a notable application of combinatorial theory; (2) for a notable contribution in another area of interest to George Pólya such as approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials, probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning." - W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize: Awarded for research in and contributions to areas of differential equationDifferential equationA differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
s and control theory. - Theodore von Kármán PrizeTheodore von Kármán PrizeThe Theodore von Kármán Prize in Applied Mathematics is awarded every fifth year to an individual in recognition of his notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences...
: Awarded for "notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award". - James H. Wilkinson Prize: Awarded for "research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award".
SIAM Fellows:
- In 2009 SIAM instituted a Fellows program to recognize certain members who have made outstanding contributions to the fields SIAM serves
Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge
Funded by The Moody's Foundation and organized by SIAM, the Moody's Mega Math ChallengeMoody's Mega Math Challenge
Moody's Mega Math Challenge is an applied mathematics modeling contest open to high schools along the entire East Coast, from Maine to Florida. It is sponsored by The Moody's Foundation based in New York City and organized by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics based in Philadelphia...
is an applied mathematics modeling competition for high school students along the entire East Coast, from Maine through Florida. Scholarship prizes total $100,000.
Students
- SIAM Undergraduate Research Online SIURO
Publishes outstanding undergraduate research in applied and computational mathematics
- Student memberships are generally discounted or free
- SIAM has career and job resources for students and other applied mathematicians and computational scientists