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Welcome to the Caltech student chapter of SIAM! Check back here frequently for news and information on upcoming events and activities.

News:

Check out the SIAM News article Student Chapters: A SIAM Success Story, featuring the Caltech student chapter and our "Meetings on Mathematics in Industry" event series.

Upcoming Events:

Student Seminar:
Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 4pm, Guggenheim 200
Dr. Allan Drummond, CNS, Caltech
Handprints of ribosomal infidelity on evolution and disease . Abstract.

Visit the student seminar page for more information on our regular series of student seminars, including a list of past and future talks. We also host a series of applied mathematics tutorials, sponsor a happy hour, and invite representatives from various industries to speak about how they use applied mathematics in their work.

Past Events:

4th Meeting on Mathematics in Industry:
Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 4pm, Guggenheim 101, refreshments at 3:30pm
Eric Weisstein, Wolfram Resarch Inc. and Caltech Alum (MS 93, PhD 96)
MathWorld: Collecting and Communicating Mathematics on the Internet . More information.

Library Talk on Scientific Publishing:
Thursday, April 28, 2005, 4:00 pm, Beckman Institute Auditorium.
Kimberly Douglas, University Librarian, spoke on Scholarly Journals: Problems and Trends as the Web turns 11 — an informative talk on the often-controversial topic of high-priced research journals, and how electronic alternatives are changing the landscape of scientific publishing. Abstract.

Emeritus Lecture:
Thursday, April 14, 2005, 4:00 pm, Dabney Hall. (Reception to follow.)
Herbert B. Keller, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Emeritus, spoke about The History of ACM at Caltech.

3rd Meeting on Mathematics in Industry:
Friday, October 29, 2004, 3:00 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall. (Refreshments at 2:30.)
C. Andrew Neff, Chief Scientist at VoteHere, spoke on Trustworthy Electronic Election Results Without Trusted Machines. More information. Poster. Click here to read an article from SIAM News on Cryptographic Voting Systems.

2nd Meeting on Mathematics in Industry:
Wednesday, May 26, 2004, 3:00 pm, Beckman Institute Auditorium.
Tony DeRose, Senior Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios, spoke on How Mathematics is Changing Hollywood. More information. Poster.

1st Meeting on Mathematics in Industry:
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 4:15 pm, Beckman Institute Auditorium
Peter Norvig from Google spoke on The Challenges of Search: Lessons from Google. Poster 1. Poster 2. Pictures from this event.

Mission:

The mission of the Caltech chapter of SIAM is:

• to provide a forum for the discussion of applied mathematics research at Caltech,
• to promote interactions between undergraduate and graduate students at Caltech, to share their interest and experiences in applied mathematics,
• to help Caltech students make informed career choices involving applied mathematics, and
• to make Caltech students aware of prizes, conferences, and other opportunities offered by SIAM.

You can read the group bylaws here.

Join:

If you are interested in joining the Caltech SIAM chapter, email us. You can also visit our mailing list page to sign up for regular announcements and updates.

Members of this chapter will also receive free student membership in SIAM.

Officers:

• President: Jon Othmer
• Vice-President: Hannes Helgason
• Treasurer: Marco Latini (homepage)
• Secretary: Sarah Fogal
• Webmaster: Lei Zhang (homepage)
• Social Chair: Roger Donaldson
• Officers: Laurent Demanet (homepage), Stephane Lintner (homepage), Paige Randall

Click here to see last year's officers.

Links:

• SIAM Website
• SIAM Student Chapters
• Caltech
• Math club at Caltech
• Applied and Computational Mathematics at Caltech
• Control and Dynamical Systems at Caltech
• Mathematics at Caltech
• Math club at UCLA

Contact:

For more information on the Caltech SIAM chapter, email us.

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