Dr. Kaitlyn Phillipson and 9 students attended the 97th Annual Meeting of the MAA at Texas A&M-Commerce March 30th-April 2nd. All nine students participated in the Calculus Bowl on Thursday night, and both teams made it to the final round. The students attended a variety of undergraduate research talks as well as several invited lectures. A favorite among many students was the Student Forum: “The Mathematics of Hank in Finding Dory” by Kevin Singleton, Senior Technical Director of Pixar Animation Studios, Inc.
Three students presented on their research:
- Amira Mahler – American Roulette: How Long Can You Play? (as part of her research with Dr. Jason Callahan)
- Stephanie Thrash – Mathematical Analysis of Voting (as part of her REU project at Grand Valley State)
- Crisel Suarez – North Carolina and Pennsylvania for Boardwalk? Trade Values for Monopoly Real Estate (as part of her summer research with Dr. Michael Kart)
The remaining 6 students were:
- Jacob Belmares
- Sarah Dale
- Sarah Goldrup
- Valeria Gonzalez
- Bianca “B” Salinas
- Adrian Silva
Congratulations to all our students for their performance in the Calculus Bowl! We look forward to next year’s MAA conference, hosted at El Centro College in Dallas, April 5-7.
