Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is a professional society dedicated to

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, computational science, and data science through research, publications, and community. SIAM is the world's largest

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devoted to applied mathematics, and roughly two-thirds of its membership resides within the

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. Founded in 1951, the organization began holding annual national meetings in 1954, and now hosts conferences, publishes books and scholarly journals, and engages in advocacy in issues of interest to its membership. Members include

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, and mathematicians, both those employed in academia and those working in industry. The society supports educational institutions promoting

. SIAM is one of the four member organizations of the

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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. 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

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and

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), but SIAM chapters also exist in other countries, for example at

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, at the

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and at

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

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. Unlike special interest groups in similar

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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. Current Activity Groups: *

Algebraic Geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, classically studying zeros of multivariate polynomials. Modern algebraic geometry is based on the use of abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, for solving geometrical ...

*Analysis of

Partial Differential Equations In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a multivariable function. The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be solved for, similarly to ...

*Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms *Applied

Mathematics Education In contemporary education, mathematics education, known in Europe as the didactics or pedagogy of mathematics – is the practice of teaching, learning and carrying out scholarly research into the transfer of mathematical knowledge. Although rese ...

Computational Science and Engineering Computational science and engineering (CSE) is a relatively new discipline that deals with the development and application of computational models and simulations, often coupled with high-performance computing, to solve complex physical problems ...

Control Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization * Controllin ...

and

Systems Theory Systems theory is the interdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or human-made. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, defined by its structu ...

Data Science Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data, and apply knowledge from data across a br ...

Discrete Mathematics Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that can be considered "discrete" (in a way analogous to discrete variables, having a bijection with the set of natural numbers) rather than "continuous" (analogously to continuous f ...

Dynamical Systems In mathematics, a dynamical system is a system in which a function describes the time dependence of a point in an ambient space. Examples include the mathematical models that describe the swinging of a clock pendulum, the flow of water in a p ...

Financial Mathematics Mathematical finance, also known as quantitative finance and financial mathematics, is a field of applied mathematics, concerned with mathematical modeling of financial markets. In general, there exist two separate branches of finance that require ...

and Engineering * Geometric Design *

Geosciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

Imaging Science Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an image). Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve, or duplicate images. ...

Life Sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, the ...

Linear Algebra Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning linear equations such as: :a_1x_1+\cdots +a_nx_n=b, linear maps such as: :(x_1, \ldots, x_n) \mapsto a_1x_1+\cdots +a_nx_n, and their representations in vector spaces and through matrices. ...

*Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science *Mathematics of

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* Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures *

Optimization Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled ''optimisation'') or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criterion, from some set of available alternatives. It is generally divided into two subfi ...

Orthogonal Polynomials In mathematics, an orthogonal polynomial sequence is a family of polynomials such that any two different polynomials in the sequence are orthogonality, orthogonal to each other under some inner product. The most widely used orthogonal polynomial ...

and

Special Functions Special functions are particular mathematical functions that have more or less established names and notations due to their importance in mathematical analysis, functional analysis, geometry, physics, or other applications. The term is defined by ...

Supercomputing A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions ...

Uncertainty Quantification Uncertainty quantification (UQ) is the science of quantitative characterization and reduction of uncertainties in both computational and real world applications. It tries to determine how likely certain outcomes are if some aspects of the system a ...

Publications

Journals

, SIAM publishes 18 research journals: * ''

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics The ''SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in applied mathematics published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), with Paul A. Martin (Colorado School of Mines) as its editor-in-chief. I ...

'' (SIAP), since 1966 ** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics'', since 1953 * '' Theory of Probability and Its Applications'' (TVP), since 1956 ** translation of ''Teoriya Veroyatnostei i ee Primeneniya'' * ''SIAM Review'' (SIREV), since 1959 * '' SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization'' (SICON), since 1976 ** 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 The ''SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis'' (SINUM; until 1965: ''Journal of the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Series B: Numerical Analysis'') is a peer-reviewed mathematical journal published by the Society for Industrial and Appl ...

'' (SINUM), since 1966 ** formerly ''Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Series B: Numerical Analysis'', since 1964 * ''

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'' (SIMA), since 1970 * ''

SIAM Journal on Computing The ''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 (SIAM). Although its official ISO abbreviation is ...

'' (SICOMP), since 1972 * ''

SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications The ''SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications'' (until 1989: ''SIAM Journal on Algebraic and Discrete Methods'') is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering matrix analysis and its applications. The relevant applications include signal ...

'' (SIMAX), since 1988 ** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Algebraic and Discrete Methods'', since 1980 * ''

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing The ''SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing'' (''SISC''), 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 i ...

'' (SISC), since 1993 ** formerly ''SIAM Journal on Scientific and Statistical Computing'', since 1980 * ''

SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics '' SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics'' is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published quarterly by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The journal includes articles on pure and applied discrete mathematics. It was estab ...

'' (SIDMA), since 1988 * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (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

SIAM publishes roughly 20 books each year, including textbooks, conference proceedings and

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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

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's Wellesley-Cambridge Press, such as his ''Introduction to Linear Algebra'' (5th edition, 2016). Organizations such as libraries can obtain

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-free access to SIAM books in

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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. The establishment of the SIAM Conferences on Discrete Mathematics, held every two years, has been regarded as a sign of the growth of

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as a prominent topic of study. In conjunction with the

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, SIAM also organizes the annual

Symposium on Discrete Algorithms The Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) is an academic conference in the fields of algorithm design and discrete mathematics. It is considered to be one of the top conferences for research in algorithms. SODA has been organized a ...

, using the format of a theoretical computer science conference rather than the mathematics conference format that SIAM typically uses for its conferences.

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

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(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" * Jürgen Moser Lecture: Awarded to "a person who has made distinguished contributions to nonlinear science". *

Richard C. DiPrima Prize The Richard C. DiPrima Prize is awarded every two years by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to an early career researcher who has done outstanding research in applied mathematics. First awarded in 1988, it honors the memory of R ...

: 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 Pólya Prize The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has three prizes named after George Pólya: the George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition, established in 2013; the George Pólya Prize in Applied Combinatorics, established in 1969 ...

: "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

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s and control theory. * 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". * James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing: Awarded for "research in, or other contributions to,

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and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award".

John von Neumann Lecture

The

John von Neumann Lecture The John von Neumann Prize (until 2019 named 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 ma ...

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". 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 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge) is a mathematical modeling competition open to high schools in the U.S. (including US territories and DoDEA schools) and schools with sixth form students (age 16-19) in England and Wales. It is spon ...

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. It is funded by Mathworks. Originally, the prize was sponsored by the financial services company

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and known as the ''Moody's Mega Math Challenge.''

Leadership

The chief elected officer of SIAM is the president, elected for a single two-year term. SIAM employs an executive director and staff. The following people have been presidents of the society:

References

External links

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M3Challenge.SIAM.org
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