ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Bruce Hendrickson and Pavel Bochev have been named Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
Hendrickson and Bochev were among 35 members selected for fellow status this year, and are the first Sandia scientists to earn the honor from the 4-year-old fellowship program.
SIAM is the leading international professional society for applied mathematics, with 14,000 members from 85 countries. It is the de facto professional society for computational modeling and simulation.
Hendrickson was recognized for contributions to scientific computing, his leadership in SIAM and for bringing, in his words, “non-traditional mathematical tools to support various aspects of computing.”
Bochev was recognized for contributions to the numerical solution of partial differential equations. He said he seeks “how best to translate mathematical models of physical phenomena into discrete computational models that will give accurate and physically consistent answers.” He is also editor-in-chief of the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis.
Said Hendrickson: “Although I’m personally gratified by this honor, I’m even more excited about the implicit acknowledgement that Sandia is a leader in computational science. I am confident that Pavel and I will not be the last SIAM Fellows from Sandia.”
Bochev said, “The vibrant interdisciplinary research ongoing at Sandia has greatly influenced and shaped our careers. And so this honor also recognizes the Labs’ success in fostering ties between different scientific and engineering disciplines.”
Both men will be honored at the SIAM annual meeting to be held in July in Minneapolis, Minn.
Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin company, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., and Livermore, Calif., Sandia has major R&D responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies and economic competitiveness.
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