In This Issue

Bayesian search theory is a systematic mathematical method for planning searches for lost objects, such as missing boats, aircraft, or people.

The Katsevich inversion algorithm is a key step in demonstrating the feasibility of a CT scanner for wood.

Chad Topaz and Shilad Sen use data collection and analysis to study the shortage of women on the editorial boards of mathematics journals.

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is working to build a network of gifted young Africans in tune with the mathematical sciences.

Check out examples from the PETSc library for scalable solutions of partial differential equations.

Jim Case reviews economist Robert Frank's new book, Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy.

SIAM sections promote activity in the fields of applied mathematics and computational science within a geographical region.

If your SIAM membership expires December 31, 2016, you will receive an email from renewals@siam.org in November.

The NSF's Enriched Doctoral Training Program encourages collaborations between academics and industry.

The Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics initiative implements constructive change in education.

In his latest column on "Mathematical Curiosities," Mark Levi discusses the thin lens formula.