Approximation of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems

Author: Athanasios C. Antoulas
Reviewer: Charles H. Morgan, Jr.

DSWeb Tutorial Receives Honors

A portion of the DSWeb-featured tutorial on cardiac dynamics by Elizabeth Cherry and Flavio Fenton was awarded an honorable mention in the interactive media category of the 2006 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge created by the National Science Foundation and the journal Science. An interview with the two appears in the November issue of SIAM News.

Airbus, nonlinear dynamics, and the A380

Over the past decade Airbus' Landing Gear Systems Group has been increasing its use of computer-based modeling and simulation technologies. The use of dynamical systems theory is playing an increasingly important role in identifying stability boundaries very quickly and efficiently. Etienne Coetzee, an employee at Airbus, Bristol, is a key driver of this development. Hinke Osinga talked to him on location at Airbus in Bristol to find out more about this exciting direction of research and how he got involved in it.

Dynamic Models in Biology

Author: Stephen P. Ellner and John Guckenheimer
Reviewer: Glen Watson

Poetry and cockroaches

Phil Holmes is famous for his broad and innovative work in applied mathematics. Not only does he have a passion for the practical use of abstract mathematics, he also has a love for words and has published four books of poetry. He is currently the chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems. Hinke Osinga talked to him about his work.