Mathematics

Modeling Contest Results Archive

The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) are offered to undergraduates each February by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP).  The contests are a great opportunity for students to solve problems from real-world settings, practice working in a team with deadlines and write persuasively about mathematics, all skills that will serve them well in the work place.

Each three person team works for 96 hours on an open ended, real-world problem and submits a paper describing their solution to the problem.  The problems for each year can be found at the COMAP site.  The rankings of the teams are Outstanding (top 2-3%), Meritorious: (next 10-15%),  Honorable Mention (next 30-35%) and Successful Participant.

Clicking on the date if the contests will get you to the summaries of the papers and pictures of the teams where available.

2006 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Meritorious: Shikha Basnet Maya Hristakeva Max Schlatter
Title of Paper:   Love and Loss in Wheelchair Service

Honorable Mention: Patrick Carlson Tim Fairfield Joan Ritho
Title of Paper:   "Hand Moved" Pipe Irrigation System

Successful Participant: Joe Edgington Dillon McKelvey Prabal Thapa
Title of Paper: Irrigated Fields

2005 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Successful Participant: Kelli Esbaum Mandi White Lindsay Saunders
Title of Paper: Toll plaza optimization

Honorable Mention: Shikha Basnet Maya Hristakeva Lwanda Manxodidi
Title of Paper: Soooooothe the Booth Queue

Honorable Mention: Gregory Elliott Scott Roth Prakash Kayastha
Title of Paper:  Modeling Flood Damage Caused by a Failure of the Lake Murray Dam

Successful Participant: Jean Clipperton Casie Schmitt Tracy Robson
Title of Paper: For Whom the Bar Lifts:  Modeling a Toll Plaza

2005 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling

Honorable Mention: Om Gurung Nicholas Phillips Christopher Fink
Title of Paper: Two Super Models, "Drinking Their Water"

2004 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling

Honorable Mention: Greg Elliott Micah Muller Scott Roth
Title of Paper:  Thumbs Are Not So Dumb

Meritorious: Shikha Basnet Maya Hristakeva Lwanda Manxodidi
Title of Paper: Have Fun in No Time

Meritorious: Ashley Bennett Teresa Kreykes Anita Zahs
Title of Paper:  Betting Against the L(oops)A(rches)W(horls)...What are the Odds?

Successful Participant: Shristi Upreti Aye Win Amber Woodley
Title of Paper:  Thumbprints

2004 ICM

Successful Participant: Tony Breitbach Jean Clipperton Kris Langgaard
Title of Paper: Clever Conclusions for Complex Connections

Successful Participant: Anuj Kachapati Prakash Kayastha Kumud Poudel
Title of Paper: Enforcing Network Security

2003 MCM

Honorable Mention: Nick Damm Brian Mann Joe Wilson
Title of Paper: Stunts

Meritorious: Ashley Bennett Greg Elliott Teresa Kreykes
Title of Paper:  Gamma Knife

Successful Participant: Elitsa Banalieva Shanie George Shristi Upreti
Title of Paper: Gamma Knife

2002 MCM

Successful Participant: Ashley Bennett Erik Jacobson Jared Rokke
Title of Paper: Wind and Waterspray

Honorable Mention: Elitsa Banalieva Donald Onunga Shristi Upreti
Title of Paper: Airline Overbooking

Successful Participant: Nick Boyd Shanie George Teresa Kreykes
Title of Paper: Using Overbooking to Maximize Revenue

Successful Participant: Nick Damm Brian Mann Joe Wilson
Title of Paper:  Wind and Waterspray

2001 MCM

Honorable Mention: Lindsay Coffman Dana Scott  
Title of Paper:  Choosing a Bicycle Wheel

Successful Participant: Amy Lowe Nathaniel Iverson Clark Potter
Title of Paper:  More Than a Rainy Day

Successful Participant: Matt Behrens Brian Mann Kirstin Ehm
Title of Paper:  Choosing a Bicycle Wheel

2001 ICM

Successful Participant: Jeffrey Anderson Brian Depew Marcy Baker
Title of Paper: Foreign Invaders

2000 MCM

Successful Participant: Jeff Anderson Kirstin Ehm Arthur Silbernagel
Title of Paper: Stop the Static!

Successful Participant: Katie Braden Heather Layman Jonathan Tyler
Title of Paper: Air Traffic Control

Meritorious: Lindsay Coffman Jesse Hunt Dana Scott
Title of Paper:  Improving Safety and Reducing Workload

Successful Participant: Cheryl Guzikowski Nathaniel Iverson Tambandini Munhutu
Title of Paper:   Minimizing Mayhem

1999 MCM

Honorable Mention: Nathaniel Iverson Heather Layman Cassandra Stubbe
Title of Paper:  Deep Impact

Honorable Mention: Lacey Christensen Nate Miller Tarrah Schlueter
Title of Paper: Unlawful Assembly

Honorable Mention: Judson Eastman Jesse Hunt Justin Pronga
Title of Paper: Deep Impact

Successful Participant: Chad Cowden Tim Hall  
Title of Paper: Unlawful Assembly

1998 MCM

Successful Participant: Michael Dorrell Nathaniel Iverson Chad Cowden
Title of Paper: MRI Cross-Sections:  The Personal Computer Model

Honorable Mention: Tim Hall Matthew Mann Jessica Comstock
Title of Paper: Standardization Deflates Grade Inflation

1997 MCM

Successful Participant: Michael Dorrell Gary Kunkel Kevin Mueller
Title of Paper: The Velociraptor Problem

Successful Participant: Cynthia Evenson Jennifer Koehler Heather Layman
Title of Paper:  Profitable Assignments for a Successful Meeting

Last Updated: 4/21/09