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'''Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics''' ('''SIAM''') is a professional society dedicated to [[applied mathematics]], computational science, and data science through research, publications, and community. SIAM is the world's largest [[scientific society]] devoted to applied mathematics, and roughly two-thirds of its membership resides within the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MvI8CgAAQBAJ|title=The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics|last=Higham|first=Nicholas J.|date=2015-09-15|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|isbn=9781400874477|language=en}}</ref> Founded in 1951,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Grier|first=David Alan|date=2006|title=Irene Stegun, the "Handbook of Mathematical Functions", and the Lingering Influence of the New Deal|jstor=27642002|journal=[[The American Mathematical Monthly]]|volume=113|issue=7|pages=585–597|doi=10.2307/27642002}}</ref> the organization began holding annual national meetings in 1954,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Societies/SIAM.html|title=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|date=2005|website=[[MacTutor History of Mathematics archive]]|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=1954|title=News|jstor=2681543|journal=[[The American Statistician]]|volume=8|issue=5|pages=2–22|doi=10.1080/00031305.1954.10482760}}</ref> and now hosts conferences, publishes books and [[scholarly journals]], and engages in advocacy in issues of interest to its membership.<ref name="pp171210" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/10/us/14-scientific-groups-warn-senate-about-money-drain-of-space-lab.html|title=14 Scientific Groups Warn Senate About Money Drain of Space Lab|last=Leary|first=Warren E.|date=1991-07-10|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}<br/>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/scientists-warn-congress-not-to-ignore-climate-change|title=Scientists Warn Congress Not to Ignore Climate Change|last=Risen|first=Tom|date=2016-06-28|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=2017-12-10}}<br/>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/american-science-societies-slam-trumps-immigration-ban-muslim-scientists-blocked-us-1604229|title=US scientists protest Trump's 'travel ban' in open letter signed by 150 universities and societies|last=Henriques|first=Martha|date=2017-02-01|work=[[International Business Times UK]]|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en}}<br/>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2843572/computer-scientists-say-meme-research-doesnt-threaten-free-speech.html|title=Computer scientists say meme research doesn't threaten free speech|last=Thibodeau|first=Patrick|work=[[Computerworld]]|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en}}</ref> Members include [[engineers]], [[scientists]], and mathematicians, both those employed in academia and those working in industry. The society supports educational institutions promoting [[applied mathematics]].


SIAM is one of the four member organizations of the [[Joint Policy Board for Mathematics]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JY3OxdP0h5cC|title=A history of the second fifty years, American Mathematical Society 1939-88|last=Pitcher|first=Everett|date=1988-12-31|publisher=[[American Mathematical Society]]|isbn=9780821896761|language=en}}</ref>
:''For the country formerly called Siam see [[Thailand]]''
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==Membership==
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 11,000 today. Members are applied and computational mathematicians, computer scientists, numerical analysts, engineers, statisticians, mathematics educators, and students. They work in industrial and service organizations, universities, colleges and government agencies and laboratories all over the world. In addition, SIAM has over 600 institutional members—colleges, universities, corporations, and research organizations. SIAM retains its North American influence, but it also has Argentinian, Bulgarian, East Asia, and UK & Ireland sections.
{{main cat|Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics}}
Membership is open to both individuals and organizations. By the end of its first full year of operation, SIAM had 130 members; by 1968, it had 3,700.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pS8rAAAAYAAJ|title=Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States|date=1968|publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]]|language=en}}</ref>


Student members can join SIAM chapters affiliated and run by students and faculty at universities. Most universities with SIAM chapters are in the United States (including [[Harvard University|Harvard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harvardsiam.wordpress.com/|title=Harvard University Chapter of SIAM|website=Harvard University Chapter of SIAM|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> and [[MIT]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/siam/www/|title=MIT SIAM|website=web.mit.edu|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref>), but SIAM chapters also exist in other countries, for example at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/expand-your-professional-skills-training|title=Expand Your Professional-Skills Training|last=Pain|first=Elisabeth|date=2010-10-01|work=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en}}</ref> at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://epflsiam.wordpress.com/|title=The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|website=The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> and at [[Peking University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/students/chapters/|title=Student Chapters|website=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref> SIAM publishes the ''SIAM Undergraduate Research Online'', a venue for undergraduate research in applied and computational mathematics. (SIAM also offers the SIAM Visiting Lecture Program, which helps arrange visits from industrial mathematicians to speak to student groups about applied mathematics and their own professional experiences.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319022697|title=Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry|author1=S.P Keeler|author2=T.A. Grandine|date=2013|publisher=Springer|editor1-last=Damlamian|editor1-first=Alain|page=31|language=en|chapter=Getting Math off the Ground: Applied Math at Boeing|editor2-last=Francisco|editor2-first=José Rodrigues|editor3-last=Sträßer|editor3-first=Rudolf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pme-math.org/conferences/regionalconferences.html|title=Regional Conferences|website=Pi Mu Epsilon|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>)
The goals of SIAM are to:
* Advance the application of mathematics and computational science to engineering, industry, science, and society;
* Promote research that will lead to effective new mathematical and computational methods and techniques for science, engineering, industry, and society;
* Provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists.


In 2009, SIAM instituted a Fellows program to recognize certain members who have made outstanding contributions to the fields that SIAM serves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/fellows/index.php|title=Fellows Program|publisher=SIAM|access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>


== Activity groups ==
SIAM is one of the three parts of the [[Joint Policy Board for Mathematics]] (JPBM).
The society includes a number of activity groups (SIAGs) to allow for more focused group discussions and collaborations. Activity groups organize domain-specific conferences and minisymposia, and award prizes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Activity Groups|url=https://www.siam.org/activity/|website=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref>


Unlike special interest groups in similar [[academic associations]] like [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]], activity groups are chartered for a fixed period of time, typically for two years, and require submitting a petition to the SIAM Council and Board for renewal. Charter approval is largely based on group size, as topics that were considered hot at one time may have fewer active researchers later.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crowley|first1=James|last2=Cook|first2=Pam|title=A Closer Look at SIAM Activity Groups|url=http://sinews.briosolutions.com/About-the-Author/ArtMID/7250/ArticleID/836/A-Closer-Look-at-SIAM-Activity-Groups.aspx|website=SIAM News|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
==Members==
''See main article'': [[list of SIAM academic members]].


Current Activity Groups:
==Focus==
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The focus for the Society is applied 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. The society is active in promoting the use of analysis and [[mathematical model|modeling]] in all settings. The society also strives to support and provide guidance to educational institutions wishing to promote [[applied mathematics]].
*[[Algebraic Geometry]]
*Analysis of [[Partial Differential Equations]]
*Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms
*Applied [[Mathematics Education]]
*[[Computational science|Computational Science and Engineering]]
*[[Control theory|Control]] and [[Systems Theory]]
*[[Data Science]]
*[[Discrete Mathematics]]
*[[Dynamical Systems]]
*[[Financial Mathematics]] and Engineering
*[[Computational geometry|Geometric Design]]
*[[Geosciences]]
*[[Imaging Science]]
*[[Life Sciences]]
*[[Linear Algebra]]
*Mathematical Aspects of [[Materials Science]]
*Mathematics of [[Earth|Planet Earth]]
*[[Nonlinear systems|Nonlinear Waves]] and [[Nonlinear optics|Coherent Structures]]
*[[Optimization]]
*[[Orthogonal polynomials|Orthogonal Polynomials]] and [[Special functions|Special Functions]]
*[[Supercomputing]]
*[[Uncertainty Quantification]]
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== Publications ==
==SIAM Activity Groups (SIAGs)==
The Society includes a number of special activity groups, also called SIAGs. SIAM Activity Groups (SIAGs)[http://www.siam.org/activity/] provide a more focused forum for SIAM members interested in exploring one of the areas of applied mathematics, computational science, or applications. SIAGs organize conferences, minisymposia, newsletters, electronic communications and Web sites, and they award prizes. SIAG members receive targeted communications from peers, access to electronic membership directories and additional discounts on SIAG-sponsored conferences.


===Journals===
There are SIAM Activity Groups in the following areas:
{{main cat|SIAM academic journals}}
* Analysis of [[Partial Differential Equation]]s
SIAM publishes 18 research journals:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/Publications/journals/ |title=Journals |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>
* [[Computational_engineering|Computational Science and Engineering]]
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics]]'' (SIAP), since 1966
* Control and Systems Theory
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics'', since 1953
* Discrete Mathematics
* ''[[Theory of Probability and Its Applications]]'' (TVP), since 1956
* [[Dynamical system]]s
** translation of ''Teoriya Veroyatnostei i ee Primeneniya''
* Financial Mathematics and Engineering
* ''SIAM Review'' (SIREV), since 1959
* Geometric Design
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization]]'' (SICON), since 1976
* Geosciences
** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Control'', since 1966
* Imaging Science
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series A: Control'', since 1962
* Life Sciences
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis]]'' (SINUM), since 1966
* [[Linear Algebra]]
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series B: Numerical Analysis'', since 1964
* Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis]]'' (SIMA), since 1970
* [[Optimization (mathematics)|Optimization]]
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Computing]]'' (SICOMP), since 1972
* [[Orthogonal Polynomial]]s and [[Special Functions]]
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications]]'' (SIMAX), since 1988
* Supercomputing
** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Algebraic and Discrete Methods'', since 1980
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing]]'' (SISC), since 1993
** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing'', since 1980
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics]]'' (SIDMA), since 1988
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Optimization]]'' (SIOPT), since 1991
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems]]'' (SIADS), since 2002
* ''[[Multiscale Modeling and Simulation]]'' (MMS), since 2003
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences]]'' (SIIMS), since 2008
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics]]'' (SIFIN), since 2010
* ''[[SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification]]'' (JUQ), since 2013
* ''SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry'' (SIAGA), since 2017
* ''SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science'' (SIMODS), since 2018


===Books===
==Student Involvement==
SIAM publishes roughly 20 books each year,<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Armstrong|first=Michelle|date=2013-01-01|title=SIAM eBooks|journal=The Charleston Advisor|volume=14|issue=3|pages=47–49|doi=10.5260/chara.14.3.47}}</ref> including textbooks, conference proceedings and [[monograph]]s. Many of these are issued in themed series, such as "Advances in design and control", "Financial mathematics" and "Monographs on discrete mathematics and applications". In particular, SIAM distributes books produced by [[Gilbert Strang]]'s Wellesley-Cambridge Press, such as his ''Introduction to Linear Algebra'' (5th edition, 2016). Organizations such as libraries can obtain [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free access to SIAM books in [[eBook]] format for a subscription fee.<ref name=":1" />


===Conferences===
Students are the future of applied mathematics and computational science. SIAM welcomes students with opportunities to participate in SIAM, as well as online resources on education and careers.
SIAM organizes conferences and meetings throughout the year focused on various topics in applied math and computational science. For example, SIAM has hosted an annual conference on [[data mining]] since 2001.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyyJkmmp79MC|title=Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies|last=Hakikur|first=Rahman|date=2008-07-31|publisher=IGI Global|isbn=9781599046594|pages=xii|language=en}}</ref> The establishment of the SIAM Conferences on Discrete Mathematics, held every two years, has been regarded as a sign of the growth of [[graph theory]] as a prominent topic of study.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zA_CAgAAQBAJ|title=A First Course in Graph Theory|last1=Chartrand|first1=Gary|last2=Zhang|first2=Ping|author2-link=Ping Zhang (graph theorist)|date=2013-05-20|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=9780486297309|pages=381|language=en}}</ref> The [[International Meshing Roundtable]] is an annual conference that was independently established in 1992 and joined SIAM as a workshop in 2022.


In conjunction with the [[Association for Computing Machinery]], SIAM also organizes the annual [[Symposium on Discrete Algorithms]], using the format of a theoretical computer science conference rather than the mathematics conference format that SIAM typically uses for its conferences.<ref>{{citation|first=Peter|last=Winkler|author-link=Peter Winkler|title=How (and Why!) to Write a SODA Paper|url=http://www.siam.org/meetings/da98/winkler.ps}}. Distributed by Howard Karloff with the [http://www.siam.org/meetings/da98/da98cfp.htm call for papers for SODA 1998].</ref>
Student chapters [http://www.siam.org/students/chapters/] of SIAM are formed by colleges or universities to generate interest in applied mathematics and computational science by providing students opportunities to:


==Prizes and recognition==
* Share ideas and enthusiasm with fellow students and faculty
SIAM recognizes applied mathematician and computational scientists for their contributions to the fields. Prizes include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/ |title=Prizes, Awards, Lectures and Fellows |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* Explore career opportunities
* Germund Dahlquist Prize: Awarded to a young scientist (normally under 45) for original contributions to fields associated with [[Germund Dahlquist]] (numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/dahlquist.php |title=Germund Dahlquist Prize |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* Make contacts that will last a lifetime
* [[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/kleinman.php |title=Ralph E. Kleinman Prize |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* Develop leadership skills
* [[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"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/crawford.php |title=J.D. Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems) |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* The activities of student chapters can include lunch discussions about career opportunities in applied math and computational science, lectures given by guest speakers, team projects such as undergraduate competitions, social functions, and field trips to industrial laboratories or SIAM section meetings.
* Jürgen Moser Lecture: Awarded to "a person who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/moser.php |title=Jurgen Moser Lecture (SIAG/Dynamical Systems) |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>
* [[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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/diprima.php |title=The Richard C. DiPrima Prize |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* [[George Pólya Prize]]: "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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/polya.php |title=George Pólya Prize |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* [[W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize]]: Awarded for research in and contributions to areas of [[differential equation]]s and control theory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/reid.php |title=W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* [[Theodore von Kármán Prize]]: Awarded for "notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/vonkarman.php |title=Theodore von Kármán Prize |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>
* [[James H. Wilkinson]] Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing: Awarded for "research in, or other contributions to, [[numerical analysis]] and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/wilkinson.php |title=James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2012-12-04}}</ref>


===John von Neumann Lecture===
==SIAM News==
The [[John von Neumann Lecture]] prize was established in 1959 with funds from [[IBM]] and other industry corporations, and is awarded for "outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematical sciences and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community".<ref>{{cite web|title=The John von Neumann Lecture|url=https://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/vonneumann.php|website=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref> The recipient receives a monetary award and presents a survey lecture at the Annual Meeting.
SIAM News [http://www.siam.org/news/] is the newsjournal of the community and keeps readers up to date on the advances and breakthroughs taking place in applied mathematics and computational science. It is published 10 times per year and includes:
* technical overview articles written by experts in a wide range of disciplines
* reports of progress and breakthroughs in research
* commentaries on the issues -- political, ethical, educational, and scientific -- that affect the mathematical sciences community
* news about legislation and funding issues, people, and university programs comprehensive calendar of events
* professional opportunity advertisements from all over the world, and much more


===MathWorks Math Modeling (M<sup>3</sup>) Challenge===
==Journals==
The [[MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge]] is an applied mathematics modeling competition for high school students in the United States. Scholarship prizes totaled $60,000 in 2006, and have since been raised to $150,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E5D6153FF930A15757C0A9609C8B63|title=That Was Easy: Social Security Problem Solved|last=Gordon|first=Jane|date=2006-04-23|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the74million.org/article/survey-americas-elite-hs-math-students-study-aloneget-enough-sleep-and-just-naturally-enjoy-math/|title=The Habits of America's Top Math Students: Survey Shines Light on Study Groups, Sleep, Enthusiasm|last=Nicosia|first=Mareesa|date=2017-05-14|website=[[The 74]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> It is funded by Mathworks.<ref name="pt171209">{{cite news|last1=Persinger|first1=Ryanne|title=U.S. Education Department looks into discrimination claims|url=http://www.phillytrib.com/u-s-education-department-looks-into-discrimination-claims/article_fbdd0809-3db5-5e22-b09b-ae31cdafe9a7.html|access-date=10 December 2017|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Tribune]]|date=December 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="fo170717">{{cite magazine|last1=Knapp|first1=Alex|title=Moody's Foundation Pulls Sponsorship Of High School Math Competition|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2017/07/17/moodys-foundation-pulls-sponsorship-of-high-school-math-competition/#14d7849248d0|access-date=10 December 2017|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> Originally, the prize was sponsored by the financial services company [[Moody's Corporation|Moody's]] and known as the ''Moody's Mega Math Challenge.''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/10753960|title=Companies with a heart: In search of better corporate philanthropy|date=2008-02-26|access-date=2017-12-10|newspaper=[[The Economist]]}}</ref>
SIAM currently publishes 13 research journals:
* [[Multiscale modeling|Multiscale Modeling]] and Simulation [http://www.siam.org/journals/mms.php]
* SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems [http://www.siam.org/journals/siads.php]
* [[SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics]] [http://www.siam.org/journals/siads.php]
* [[SIAM Journal on Computing]] [http://www.siam.org/journals/sicomp.php]
* SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization [http://www.siam.org/journals/sicon.php]
* SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics [http://www.siam.org/journals/sidma.php]
* SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis [http://www.siam.org/journals/sima.php]
* SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications [http://www.siam.org/journals/simax.php]
* [[SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis]] [http://www.siam.org/journals/sinum.php]
* SIAM Journal on Optimization [http://www.siam.org/journals/siopt.php]
* SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing [http://www.siam.org/journals/sisc.php]
* [[SIAM Review]] [http://www.siam.org/journals/sirev.php]
* Theory of Probability and Its Applications [http://www.siam.org/journals/tvp.php]


==Leadership==
The first issue of the SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences [http://www.siam.org/journals/siims.php] will be published in 2008.
The chief elected officer of SIAM is the president, elected for a single two-year term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/about/pdf/bylaws.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - newbylaws2.doc |access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> SIAM employs an executive director and staff.<ref name="pp171210"/>


The following people have been presidents of the society:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siam.org/about/more/presidents.php |title=Presidents of |publisher=SIAM |access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref>
All journals are available electronically through subscription.


{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
==Books==
*[[William E. Bradley, Jr.]] (1952–1953)
*Donald Houghton (1953–1954)
*[[Harold W. Kuhn]] (1954–1955)
*[[John Mauchly]] (1955–1956)
*Thomas Southard (1956–1958)
*Donald Thomsen, Jr. (1958–1959)
*[[Brockway McMillan]] (1959–1960)
*[[Fritz Joachim Weyl|F. Joachim Weyl]] (1960–1961)
*Robert Rinehart (1961–1962)
*[[Joseph P. LaSalle]] (1962–1963)
*[[Alston Householder]] (1963–1964)
*[[J. Barkley Rosser]] (1964–1966)
*[[Garrett Birkhoff]] (1966–1968)
*[[Wallace Givens|J. Wallace Givens]] (1968–1970)
*Burton Colvin (1970–1972)
*[[C. C. Lin]] (1972–1974)
*[[Herbert Keller]] (1974–1976)
*Werner Rheinboldt (1976–1978)
*[[Richard C. DiPrima]] (1979–1980)
*Seymour Parter (1981–1982)
*Hirsh Cohen (1983–1984)
*[[Gene H. Golub]] (1985–1986)
*[[C. William Gear]] (1987–1988)
*[[Ivar Stakgold]] (1989–1990)
*[[Robert Edmund O'Malley|Robert E. O’Malley, Jr.]] (1991–1992)
*[[Avner Friedman]] (1993–1994)
*[[Margaret H. Wright]] (1995–1996)
*[[John Guckenheimer]] (1997–1998)
*[[Gilbert Strang]] (1999–2000)
*Thomas A. Manteuffel (2001–2002)
*[[James (Mac) Hyman]] (2003–2004)
*[[Martin Golubitsky]] (2005–2006)
*[[Cleve Moler]] (2007–2008)
*[[Doug Arnold]] (2009–2010)
*[[L. N. Trefethen]] (2011–2012)
*[[Irene Fonseca]] (2013–2014)
*[[Pamela Cook]] (2015–2016)
*[[Nicholas Higham|Nicholas J. Higham]] (2017–2018)
*[[Lisa Fauci]] (2019–2020)
*[[Susanne Brenner]] (2021–2022)
*[[Sven Leyffer]] (2023–2024)
}}


==See also==
Since 1965, SIAM has been a leading publisher of books in the mathematical and computational sciences as they relate to the solution of problems in industry, engineering, and the physical, biological and social sciences. [http://www.siam.org/books/]
* [[American Mathematical Society]]
* [[Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]]
* [[Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik]]


==Conferences==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
SIAM conferences focus on timely topics in applied and computational mathematics and applications and provide a place for members to exchange ideas and to expand their network of colleagues in both academia and industry. The SIAM Annual Meeting provides a broad view of the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science and their applications. [http://www.siam.org/meetings/]
* {{Official website|http://www.siam.org}}
* [http://m3challenge.siam.org/ M3Challenge.SIAM.org]
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==Prizes==

SIAM conducts an extensive prize program to recognize outstanding applied mathematicians and computational scientists. Prize winners are individuals and teams, students, young researchers, accomplished lecturers, distinguished scientists. Prizes are awarded for individual papers, research contributions, lifetime achievement, and service to the mathematical sciences community.


* Germund Dahlquist Prize: Awarded to a young scientist (normally under 45) for original contributions to fields associated with [[Germund Dahlquist]] (numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing).[http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/dahlquist.php]

* 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."[http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/kleinman.php]

* 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"[http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/crawford.php]

* 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".[http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/diprima.php]

* [[Pólya Prize (SIAM)|George Polya Prize]]: "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."[http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/polya.php]

* W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize: Awarded for research in and contributions to areas of [[differential equation]]s and control theory. [http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/reid.php]

* Theodore von Kármán Prize: Awarded for "notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award". [http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/vonkarman.php]

* James H. Wilkinson Prize: Awarded for "research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award". [http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/wilkinson.php]

==Moody's Mega Math Challenge==

Moody's Mega Math (M³) Challenge [http://m3challenge.siam.org/] is an Internet-based applied mathematics competition that requires teams of 3-5 high school junior and seniors to solve an open-ended, realistic, challenging modeling problem focused on real-world issues.

Based in New York City, The Moody’s Foundation sponsors all of the scholarship prizes
(totaling $65,000) as well as the promotion and administration of the contest and the judging process.

SIAM organizes and administers the Moody’s Mega Math Challenge.

==See also==
*[[American Mathematical Society]]
*[[Mathematical Association of America]]
*[[Association for Computing Machinery]]
*[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]

==External links==
*[http://www.siam.org/ SIAM.org]
*[http://m3challenge.siam.org/ Moody's Mega Math (M³) Challenge]
*[http://philanthropy.moodys.com/page.asp?template=tmf&context=tmf&section=hglts/ The Moody's Foundation]


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Latest revision as of 08:56, 16 December 2024

"SIAM" redirects here. For other uses, see Siam (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Formation1951; 74 years ago (1951)
Type501(c)(3)[1]
23-1496016
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Location
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°11′48″W / 39.9558056°N 75.1967729°W / 39.9558056; -75.1967729
FieldsApplied Mathematics
Membership14,500[2]
President
Sven Leyffer
Revenue$13,458,671 (2015[1])
Websitewww.siam.org

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is a professional society dedicated to applied mathematics, computational science, and data science through research, publications, and community. SIAM is the world's largest scientific society devoted to applied mathematics, and roughly two-thirds of its membership resides within the United States.[3] Founded in 1951,[4] the organization began holding annual national meetings in 1954,[5][6] and now hosts conferences, publishes books and scholarly journals, and engages in advocacy in issues of interest to its membership.[1][7] Members include engineers, scientists, and mathematicians, both those employed in academia and those working in industry. The society supports educational institutions promoting applied mathematics.

SIAM is one of the four member organizations of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.[8]

Membership

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Main category: Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Membership is open to both individuals and organizations. By the end of its first full year of operation, SIAM had 130 members; by 1968, it had 3,700.[5][9]

Student members can join SIAM chapters affiliated and run by students and faculty at universities. Most universities with SIAM chapters are in the United States (including Harvard[10] and MIT[11]), but SIAM chapters also exist in other countries, for example at Oxford,[12] at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[13] and at Peking University.[14] SIAM publishes the SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, a venue for undergraduate research in applied and computational mathematics. (SIAM also offers the SIAM Visiting Lecture Program, which helps arrange visits from industrial mathematicians to speak to student groups about applied mathematics and their own professional experiences.[15][16])

In 2009, SIAM instituted a Fellows program to recognize certain members who have made outstanding contributions to the fields that SIAM serves.[17]

Activity groups

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The society includes a number of activity groups (SIAGs) to allow for more focused group discussions and collaborations. Activity groups organize domain-specific conferences and minisymposia, and award prizes.[18]

Unlike special interest groups in similar academic associations like ACM, activity groups are chartered for a fixed period of time, typically for two years, and require submitting a petition to the SIAM Council and Board for renewal. Charter approval is largely based on group size, as topics that were considered hot at one time may have fewer active researchers later.[19]

Current Activity Groups:

Publications

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Journals

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Main category: SIAM academic journals

SIAM publishes 18 research journals:[20]

Books

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SIAM publishes roughly 20 books each year,[21] including textbooks, conference proceedings and monographs. Many of these are issued in themed series, such as "Advances in design and control", "Financial mathematics" and "Monographs on discrete mathematics and applications". In particular, SIAM distributes books produced by Gilbert Strang's Wellesley-Cambridge Press, such as his Introduction to Linear Algebra (5th edition, 2016). Organizations such as libraries can obtain DRM-free access to SIAM books in eBook format for a subscription fee.[21]

Conferences

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SIAM organizes conferences and meetings throughout the year focused on various topics in applied math and computational science. For example, SIAM has hosted an annual conference on data mining since 2001.[22] The establishment of the SIAM Conferences on Discrete Mathematics, held every two years, has been regarded as a sign of the growth of graph theory as a prominent topic of study.[23] The International Meshing Roundtable is an annual conference that was independently established in 1992 and joined SIAM as a workshop in 2022.

In conjunction with the Association for Computing Machinery, SIAM also organizes the annual Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, using the format of a theoretical computer science conference rather than the mathematics conference format that SIAM typically uses for its conferences.[24]

Prizes and recognition

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SIAM recognizes applied mathematician and computational scientists for their contributions to the fields. Prizes include:[25]

  • Germund Dahlquist Prize: Awarded to a young scientist (normally under 45) for original contributions to fields associated with Germund Dahlquist (numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing).[26]
  • 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."[27]
  • 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"[28]
  • Jürgen Moser Lecture: Awarded to "a person who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science".[29]
  • 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".[30]
  • George Pólya Prize: "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."[31]
  • W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize: Awarded for research in and contributions to areas of differential equations and control theory.[32]
  • Theodore von Kármán Prize: Awarded for "notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award".[33]
  • James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing: Awarded for "research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award".[34]

John von Neumann Lecture

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The John von Neumann Lecture prize was established in 1959 with funds from IBM and other industry corporations, and is awarded for "outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematical sciences and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community".[35] The recipient receives a monetary award and presents a survey lecture at the Annual Meeting.

MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge

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The MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge is an applied mathematics modeling competition for high school students in the United States. Scholarship prizes totaled $60,000 in 2006, and have since been raised to $150,000.[36][37] It is funded by Mathworks.[38][39] Originally, the prize was sponsored by the financial services company Moody's and known as the Moody's Mega Math Challenge.[40]

Leadership

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The chief elected officer of SIAM is the president, elected for a single two-year term.[41] SIAM employs an executive director and staff.[1]

The following people have been presidents of the society:[42]

See also

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References

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