Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics explained

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics should not be confused with Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles.

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Type:501(c)(3)[1]
Tax Id:23-1496016
Headquarters:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Location:University City, Philadelphia
Coords:39.9558°N -75.1968°W
Fields:Applied Mathematics
Membership:14,500[2]
Owners:-->
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Sven Leyffer
Revenue:$13,458,671
Revenue Year:2015

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.[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

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.[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

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

Journals

SIAM publishes 18 research journals:[20]

Books

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.

Conferences

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]

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

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

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".[35] The recipient receives a monetary award and presents a survey lecture at the Annual Meeting.

MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) 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.[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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS Form 990 2015. ProPublica. 10 December 2017.
  2. Web site: SIAM: Membership. 2017-12-10.
  3. Book: Higham, Nicholas J.. The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics. 2015-09-15. Princeton University Press. 9781400874477. en.
  4. Grier. David Alan. 2006. Irene Stegun, the "Handbook of Mathematical Functions", and the Lingering Influence of the New Deal. 27642002. The American Mathematical Monthly. 113. 7. 585–597. 10.2307/27642002.
  5. Web site: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 2005. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. 2017-12-10.
  6. 1954. News. 2681543. The American Statistician. 8. 5. 2–22. 10.1080/00031305.1954.10482760.
  7. News: 14 Scientific Groups Warn Senate About Money Drain of Space Lab. Leary. Warren E.. 1991-07-10. The New York Times. 2017-12-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
    News: Scientists Warn Congress Not to Ignore Climate Change. Risen. Tom. 2016-06-28. U.S. News & World Report. 2017-12-10.
    News: US scientists protest Trump's 'travel ban' in open letter signed by 150 universities and societies. Henriques. Martha. 2017-02-01. International Business Times UK. 2017-12-10. en.
    News: Computer scientists say meme research doesn't threaten free speech. Thibodeau. Patrick. Computerworld. 2017-12-10. en.
  8. Book: Pitcher, Everett. A history of the second fifty years, American Mathematical Society 1939-88. 1988-12-31. American Mathematical Society. 9780821896761. en.
  9. Book: Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States. 1968. National Academy of Sciences. en.
  10. Web site: Harvard University Chapter of SIAM. Harvard University Chapter of SIAM. en-US. 2017-12-10.
  11. Web site: MIT SIAM. web.mit.edu. 2017-12-10.
  12. News: Expand Your Professional-Skills Training. Pain. Elisabeth. 2010-10-01. Science. 2017-12-10. en.
  13. Web site: The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The EPFL Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. en-US. 2017-12-10.
  14. Web site: Student Chapters. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 30 August 2017.
  15. Book: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319022697. Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry. S.P Keeler. T.A. Grandine. 2013. Springer. Damlamian. Alain. 31. en. Getting Math off the Ground: Applied Math at Boeing. Francisco. José Rodrigues. Sträßer. Rudolf.
  16. Web site: Regional Conferences. Pi Mu Epsilon. 30 August 2017.
  17. Web site: Fellows Program. SIAM. 2012-12-04.
  18. Web site: Activity Groups. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 25 April 2017.
  19. Web site: Crowley. James. Cook. Pam. A Closer Look at SIAM Activity Groups. SIAM News. 25 April 2017.
  20. Web site: Journals . SIAM . 2018-07-08.
  21. Armstrong. Michelle. 2013-01-01. SIAM eBooks. The Charleston Advisor. 14. 3. 47–49. 10.5260/chara.14.3.47.
  22. Book: Hakikur, Rahman. Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies. 2008-07-31. IGI Global. 9781599046594. xii. en.
  23. Book: Chartrand, Gary. A First Course in Graph Theory. Zhang. Ping. Ping Zhang (graph theorist). 2013-05-20. Courier Corporation. 9780486297309. 381. en.
  24. . Distributed by Howard Karloff with the call for papers for SODA 1998.
  25. Web site: Prizes, Awards, Lectures and Fellows . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  26. Web site: Germund Dahlquist Prize . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  27. Web site: Ralph E. Kleinman Prize . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  28. Web site: J.D. Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems) . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  29. Web site: Jurgen Moser Lecture (SIAG/Dynamical Systems) . SIAM . 2013-09-28.
  30. Web site: The Richard C. DiPrima Prize . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  31. Web site: George Pólya Prize . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  32. Web site: W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  33. Web site: Theodore von Kármán Prize . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  34. Web site: James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing . SIAM . 2012-12-04.
  35. Web site: The John von Neumann Lecture. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 25 April 2017.
  36. News: That Was Easy: Social Security Problem Solved. Gordon. Jane. 2006-04-23. The New York Times. 2017-12-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  37. Web site: The Habits of America's Top Math Students: Survey Shines Light on Study Groups, Sleep, Enthusiasm. Nicosia. Mareesa. 2017-05-14. The 74. en-US. 2017-12-10.
  38. News: Persinger. Ryanne. U.S. Education Department looks into discrimination claims. 10 December 2017. Philadelphia Tribune. December 9, 2017.
  39. Knapp. Alex. Moody's Foundation Pulls Sponsorship Of High School Math Competition. 10 December 2017. Forbes. July 17, 2017.
  40. News: Companies with a heart: In search of better corporate philanthropy. 2008-02-26. 2017-12-10. The Economist.
  41. Web site: Microsoft Word - newbylaws2.doc . 2017-12-10.
  42. Web site: Presidents of . SIAM . 2017-12-10.

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