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Two groups of University of Delaware students were recognized for their achievement and participation in the COMAP’s 2003 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM).

COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve mathematics education for students of all ages. The competition allowed teams of up to three students to participate in a mathematical modeling contest judged by mathematicians, math educators and others who are in fields directly related to mathematics.

The members of team ’pi’: Eli Faulkner of Clayton, a senior math major, Kerrie Smith of Bear, a senior mechanical engineering major, and Matt Surles of Hockessin, a senior math major, earned honorable mention for their work on a problem titled, “The Stunt Person.”

The members of team ‘e’: Nate Allen of Randolph, Vt, a senior math major, Sumanth Swaminathan of Ambler, Pa., a junior chemical engineering major, and Paul Vishnevetsky of Wilmington, a senior CIS and math double major, earned a meritorious designation for their work on a problem titled” Gamma Knife Treatment Planning.”

Lou Rossi, UD professor of mathematical sciences, served as faculty adviser for both teams.

The contest, which included 638 teams from North America, Europe and Asia, began when two open-ended problems were released to the contestants via the World Wide Web. The teams had several days to solve the problems and were not allowed to contact anyone outside their team for help.

Practitioners in government, industry or academia typically develop problems for the competition. Several past problems have evolved into student’s projects or research.

For more information on the competition and this year’s problems visit [www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm].

Contact: Emily Rosenblum, (302) 831-8749
April 10, 2003