Photos From the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems

During the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which took place in Denver, Colo., this past May, Gary Froyland of the University of New South Wales (right) accepts the 2025 J.D. Crawford Prize from Jonathan Rubin of the University of Pittsburgh, chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems. The J.D. Crawford Prize honors researchers for recent outstanding contributions to a topic in nonlinear science; Froyland was recognized for his work on the spectral analysis of climate dynamics via operator-theoretic approaches that advance the theory of complex fluid flow. SIAM photo.

Jonathan Rubin of the University of Pittsburgh (left), chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems, congratulates Bard Ermentrout of the University of Pittsburgh for his receipt and delivery of the Jürgen Moser Lecture at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which was held in Denver, Colo., this past May. Ermentrout was honored for his “broad and seminal contributions to mathematical biology, including pioneering work on mathematical and computational neuroscience, dynamical systems, and pattern formation.” His accompanying lecture was titled “Not Just Another Pretty Phase: The Use of Phase Models in Neuroscience and Biology.” SIAM photo.

The illustrious Red Sock Award at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which was held in Denver, Colo., this past May, recognized outstanding poster presentations by students and postdoctoral researchers. From left to right: awardees Juan Patiño-Echeverria of the University of Auckland, Laura Pinkney of the University of Leeds, and Anna Thomas of the University of Pittsburgh hold the coveted accessories for which the prize is named. Recipient Twinkle Jaswal of Illinois State University is not pictured. SIAM photo.

The poster session and dessert reception at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which took place this past May in Denver, Colo., promoted spirited discussions about a wide variety of research applications. Throughout the evening event, roving judges evaluated the presentations of students and postdoctoral researchers to select the winners of the Red Sock Award, who were announced the next day. SIAM photo.

Anna Thomas of the University of Pittsburgh (right) accepts the DSWeb Tutorial Award from Korana Burke of the University of California, Davis—a senior editor of DSWeb—at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which was held in Denver, Colo., this past May. The prize recognizes the creation of useful computational resources that promote novel and creative software-based methods in deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems. Thomas was honored alongside Matteo Martin of the University of Padua (not pictured) for their joint development of the XPPLORE toolbox, which automates the analysis of output from the XPPAUT dynamical systems software. SIAM photo.

At the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which took place in Denver, Colo., this past May, Roy Goodman of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (right) receives the DSWeb Tutorial Award from DSWeb senior editor Korana Burke of the University of California, Davis. The prize acknowledges Goodman’s development of a beneficial software tutorial that assists computational dynamical systems researchers. SIAM photo.

A lively welcome reception at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems—which was held in Denver, Colo., this past May—introduced attendees to the epicenter of activities in Denver and provided an opportunity for conversations between longtime colleagues and new acquaintances alike. Spectra, the LGBTQ+ affinity group for mathematicians, also held an informal community gathering during the reception. SIAM photo.

Throughout the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, which took place in Denver, Colo., this past May, twice-daily coffee breaks provided attendees with opportunities for scientific and sociable conversations between sessions. SIAM photo.