Joscha Gedicke, BMS Phase II student, is one of the winners of the 2013 SIAM Student Paper Competition.

His paper, "An Adaptive Finite Element Eigenvalue Solver of Asymptotic Quasi-Optimal Computational Complexity", co-authored with his advisor and BMS faculty member Prof. Dr. Carsten Carstensen, was one of three papers chosen for the cash prize of $1000.

Joscha will be awarded his prize at the 2013 SIAM Annual Meeting which will be held in San Diego, California in July. On the third day of the annual event, Joscha will present his winning paper in the SIAM Student Paper Prize Winners Presentations session. As well as the cash prize, a hand-calligraphed certificate and free registration to the meeting, Joscha will also receive a SIAM Student Travel Award to help fund his travel costs.

SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, was incorporated in 1952 as a non-profit organization to convey useful mathematical knowledge to other professionals who could implement mathematical theory for practical, industrial, or scientific use. SIAM aims to ensure strong interaction between mathematics and other scientific and technological communities through membership activities, conferences, and publication of journals and books.