The Operator is the Model

Igor Mezić provides an overview of Koopman operator theory and describes how it can be used to extract human-interpretable models.

The Pancreatic Beta Cell: Biology and Mathematics Advance Together

Sherman and colleagues trace the history of using dynamical systems methods to model pancreatic beta cells and insulin secretion.

The Unconventional Aerodynamics of Paper Airplanes

Li and Ristroph describe experimental/modeling work identifying the origin of paper airplane stability.

The Value of Collaboration and Networking for Female Mathematicians

Lina Sorg ([email protected]) reports on a presentation by Dr. Fengyan Li of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at the 9th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2019), Valencia, Spain, where Fengyan Li  shared firsthand accounts of her personal...

Tien-Yien Li (1945-2020)

A Celebration of Life

Professor Moody Chu writes on the life and accomplishments of Professor Tien-Yien Li (1945-2020).

Uncertainties in Lagrangian prediction

Sanjeeva Balasuriya examines some recent approaches to ascribing uncertainties to Lagrangian-derived information.

Unprecedented Rates of Atmospheric Warming Trigger Zombie Fires

O'Sullivan and colleagues use geometric singular perturbation theory to analyze the emergence of "zombie fires."

Upcoming Contests for Software and Software Tutorials 2018-2019

DSWeb Magazine announces upcoming contests for software contributions and software tutorials.

Vale Claudia Wulff

It is with great regret that we report on the recent passing of Dr Claudia Wulff.

Virtual Summer Schools: Can We Make Them Work?

Chris Jones and Hans Kaper discuss their experiences using Sococo to implement a virtual summer school in 2020.

Vortex sheets, Boussinesq equations, and other problems in the Wiener algebra

David M. Ambrose (Department of Mathematics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, [email protected]) writes about existence theory in the Wiener algebra.

Walter Craig (1953-2019)

Philippe Guyenne, Dmitry Pelinovski and Catherine Sulem convey the passing of mathematician Walter Craig on 18 January 2019.

Wanted: Minitutorial Proposals for DS21

SIAM is looking for minitutorial proposals from the DS community.

Wanted: Minitutorial Proposals for DS23

SIAM is looking for minitutorial proposals from the DS community.

Waves in a Stochastic Cell Motility Model

Hamster and van Heijster show Chemical Langevin Equation description of cell motility produces stochastic waves.

Weakly Coupled Dynamic Programs, Fluid Limits, and COVID-19: How Optimization Can Help Inform Policymaking

Huikang Liu and Wolfram Wiesemann summarize recent work developing a model-based national patient prioritization scheme in response to the limited capacity in the UK due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Their approach leverages dynamic programming to simultaneously estimate capacity and...

Winners of the DSWeb 2018 Software Contest

The winners of the DSWeb 2018 Software Contest are revealed!

Winners of the DSWeb 2019 Contest Tutorials on Dynamical Systems Software

The winners of the DSWeb 2019 Software Tutorial Contest are revealed!

Winners of two SIAM Dynamical Systems prizes announced

2017 J.D. Crawford Prize and Jürgen Moser Lecture

Martin Wechselberger, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney, won the J.D. Crawford Prize. Edward Ott, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of Maryland, was awarded the Jürgen Moser...