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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>
'''SIAM''' is an [[acronym]] for '''Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics'''.


==Membership==
The society 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 10,000 [[as of 2005]]. SIAM still retains a heavy North American influence, but it also has an East Asia section and a UK and Ireland section.
{{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>)
SIAM is one of the three parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM). JPBM celebrates April as the Mathematics Awareness Month starting from 1991.


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 ==
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 times 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 [[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 ==
==Special Interest Groups==
The society includes a number of special interest groups:
* Analysis of [[partial differential equation]]s
* Computational Science and Engineering
* Control and Systems Theory
* Discrete Mathematics
* [[Dynamical system]]s
* Financial Mathematics and Engineering
* Geometric Design
* Geosciences
* Imaging Science
* Life Sciences
* [[Linear algebra]]
* Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures
* [[Optimization (mathematics)|Optimization]]
* [[Orthogonal polynomial]]s and [[special functions]]
* Supercomputing


==Journals==
===Journals===
[[As of 2005]] SIAM publishes 13 research journals:
{{main cat|SIAM academic journals}}
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>
* [[Multiscale modeling|Multiscale Modeling]] and Simulation
* SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics]]'' (SIAP), since 1966
* [[SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics]]
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics'', since 1953
* ''[[Theory of Probability and Its Applications]]'' (TVP), since 1956
* [[SIAM Journal on Computing]]
** translation of ''Teoriya Veroyatnostei i ee Primeneniya''
* SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
* SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
* ''SIAM Review'' (SIREV), since 1959
* SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization]]'' (SICON), since 1976
* SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications
** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Control'', since 1966
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series A: Control'', since 1962
* [[SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis]]
* SIAM Journal on Optimization
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis]]'' (SINUM), since 1966
** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series B: Numerical Analysis'', since 1964
* SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis]]'' (SIMA), since 1970
* [[SIAM Review]]
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Computing]]'' (SICOMP), since 1972
* Theory of Probability and Its Applications
* ''[[SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications]]'' (SIMAX), since 1988
all available electronically by subscription.
** 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


==Prizes==
===Books===
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" />
* 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]


===Conferences===
* 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]
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>

==Prizes and recognition==
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>
* 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>
* [[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>
* [[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>
* 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===
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.

===MathWorks Math Modeling (M<sup>3</sup>) Challenge===
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>

==Leadership==
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>

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*[[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==
* [[American Mathematical Society]]
* [[Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]]
* [[Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik]]

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


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.siam.org/ SIAM.org]
* {{Official website|http://www.siam.org}}
* [http://m3challenge.siam.org/ M3Challenge.SIAM.org]
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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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  2. ^ "SIAM: Membership". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. ^ Higham, Nicholas J. (2015-09-15). The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400874477.
  4. ^ Grier, David Alan (2006). "Irene Stegun, the "Handbook of Mathematical Functions", and the Lingering Influence of the New Deal". The American Mathematical Monthly. 113 (7): 585–597. doi:10.2307/27642002. JSTOR 27642002.
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  6. ^ "News". The American Statistician. 8 (5): 2–22. 1954. doi:10.1080/00031305.1954.10482760. JSTOR 2681543.
  7. ^ Leary, Warren E. (1991-07-10). "14 Scientific Groups Warn Senate About Money Drain of Space Lab". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
    Risen, Tom (2016-06-28). "Scientists Warn Congress Not to Ignore Climate Change". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
    Henriques, Martha (2017-02-01). "US scientists protest Trump's 'travel ban' in open letter signed by 150 universities and societies". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
    Thibodeau, Patrick. "Computer scientists say meme research doesn't threaten free speech". Computerworld. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  8. ^ Pitcher, Everett (1988-12-31). A history of the second fifty years, American Mathematical Society 1939-88. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 9780821896761.
  9. ^ Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States. National Academy of Sciences. 1968.
  10. ^ "Harvard University Chapter of SIAM". Harvard University Chapter of SIAM. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  11. ^ "MIT SIAM". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  12. ^ Pain, Elisabeth (2010-10-01). "Expand Your Professional-Skills Training". Science. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. ^ "The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics". The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  14. ^ "Student Chapters". Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  15. ^ S.P Keeler; T.A. Grandine (2013). "Getting Math off the Ground: Applied Math at Boeing". In Damlamian, Alain; Francisco, José Rodrigues; Sträßer, Rudolf (eds.). Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry. Springer. p. 31.
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  17. ^ "Fellows Program". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  18. ^ "Activity Groups". Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  19. ^ Crowley, James; Cook, Pam. "A Closer Look at SIAM Activity Groups". SIAM News. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Journals". SIAM. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  21. ^ a b Armstrong, Michelle (2013-01-01). "SIAM eBooks". The Charleston Advisor. 14 (3): 47–49. doi:10.5260/chara.14.3.47.
  22. ^ Hakikur, Rahman (2008-07-31). Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies. IGI Global. pp. xii. ISBN 9781599046594.
  23. ^ Chartrand, Gary; Zhang, Ping (2013-05-20). A First Course in Graph Theory. Courier Corporation. p. 381. ISBN 9780486297309.
  24. ^ Winkler, Peter, How (and Why!) to Write a SODA Paper. Distributed by Howard Karloff with the call for papers for SODA 1998.
  25. ^ "Prizes, Awards, Lectures and Fellows". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  26. ^ "Germund Dahlquist Prize". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  27. ^ "Ralph E. Kleinman Prize". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  28. ^ "J.D. Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems)". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  29. ^ "Jurgen Moser Lecture (SIAG/Dynamical Systems)". SIAM. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  30. ^ "The Richard C. DiPrima Prize". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  31. ^ "George Pólya Prize". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  32. ^ "W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  33. ^ "Theodore von Kármán Prize". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  34. ^ "James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing". SIAM. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  35. ^ "The John von Neumann Lecture". Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  36. ^ Gordon, Jane (2006-04-23). "That Was Easy: Social Security Problem Solved". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  37. ^ Nicosia, Mareesa (2017-05-14). "The Habits of America's Top Math Students: Survey Shines Light on Study Groups, Sleep, Enthusiasm". The 74. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  38. ^ Persinger, Ryanne (December 9, 2017). "U.S. Education Department looks into discrimination claims". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  39. ^ Knapp, Alex (July 17, 2017). "Moody's Foundation Pulls Sponsorship Of High School Math Competition". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  40. ^ "Companies with a heart: In search of better corporate philanthropy". The Economist. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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  42. ^ "Presidents of". SIAM. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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