Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Each year, the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (Comap) sponsors the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), an international contest for undergraduates.  Three APPM students, Brian Camley, Pascal Getreuer, and Bradley Klingenberg, have received the highest designation (Outstanding) three years in a row for their efforts in the contest.

They have now teamed up again to help other students achieve success in the contest by writing a paper, "The Quest of the MCM -- Conquering the Math Contest in Modeling," in which they discuss their stategy for developing models, writing the paper, the contest timeline, and team dynamics.  Click on link below to read this informative guide.

Guide for the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (pdf document) -- updated January, 2007

Past winners from CU:

• Outstanding

  • Chris Corey, Stephen Kissler, and Sean Wiese (2012)

  • Tracy Babb, Chris Aicher, and DJ Sutton (2012)

  • Anil Damle, Colin West and Eric Benzel. Team also won the MAA prize.

  • Bill Woessner (an Applied Math major), Rich Younger (Physics) and Martin Linck (Chemical Engineering) , Also selected as the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Winner (2000)

  • Saverio Spagnolie, Stefan Wild and Kevin Leder (all Applied Math majors)(2001)

  • Darin Gillis, Aaron Windfield (both APPM majors) and David Lindstone (EE major and APPM minor) (2003)

  • Darin Gillis (APPM, CSEN double major) Aaron Windfield (APPM major) David Lindstone (EEEN major, APPM minor)(2003)

  • Brian Camley, Brad Klingenberg, Pascal Getreuer (2004)

  • Moorea Brega, Alejandro Cantarero, Corry Le (2004)

  • Brian Camley, Bradley Klingenberg, Pascal Getreuer (2005)

  • Anna M Lieb (AMEN), Geoffrey Colin Peterson, Anil S Damle (AMEN) and INFORMS Winner (2009)

  • Eric Benzel, Colin West, and Anil Damli and awarded the MAA prize (2010)

• Meritorious

  • Danielle Bundy, Christopher J. Hall (97)

  • Adam Bechtel, Eric Phipps, Jeremy Zucker(97)

  • Gregg Bachmeyer, Brent Bachmeyer, Chris Falvey (1998)

  • Jim Barron (physics and math double major), Olivia Koski (physics major) and Jill Kamienski (Computer Science) (2001)

  • Darin Gillis, Geoff Goehle and Aaron Windefield (APPM majors)(2002)

  • Moorea Brega and Alejandro Cantarero (APPM majors) <2002)

  • James Barron (math and physics double major), Jill Kamienski (CS) and Olivia Koski (physics)(2002)

  • Moorea Brega, Alejandro Cantarero and Corry Lee (all APPM majors)(2003)

  • Thomas Josephson, Edmund Lewis, Laura Waterbury (2005)

  • Michael Gurshtein, EPEN, AMMR; Josh Destree, PHYS; Edwin Eng, CSEN (2006)

  • Ben Barrow, CSEN, AMEN; Thomas Josephson, CSEN, AMEN; Laura Waterbury, AMEN, PSYC (2006)

  • Charles Leland Ellison (Physics),Alexander C Fletcher (EPEN/AMEN), Shervin Rahimpour (CHEM/MATH) (2007)

  • Benjamin O Barrow (CSEN/AMEN), Andrew F Glugla (AMEN), John B Shelton (ASEN/AMMR)- and Ben Fusaro Award (2007)

  • Ryan C. Schilt, Jonathan B Olson, Joseph F Adams (2008)

  • Christopher-Ian Raphael Davis (APPM, minor PHYS), Christopher M Dodson (EPEN), Ramsey N Majzoub (EPEN)(2008)

  • Ryan C Schilt (AMEN), Joseph F Adams (AMEN), Paul M Joos (AMEN) (2009)

• Honorable Mention:

  • Mark Andrew Snyder, Michael John Rempe, Thuha Nguyen (1999)

  • Jim Barron, Cristy Shannon and John Herman, all physics majors (2000)

  • Saverio Spagnolie, Tye Rattenbury and Grant Macklem, all applied math majors (2001)

  • Joe Carrafa (ECEN major), Kimi Kano (MCEN major) and Ian Derrington (APPM major)(2003)

  • Ian Derrington, Donovan Levinson, Karl Obermeyer (2004)

  • Arian Lalezari, Sarah Macumber, Matt Martin (2004)

  • Rachel Danson, Kristopher Tucker, Brandon Booth (2005)

  • Christopher Davis, EPEN; Ramsey Majzoub, EPEN; Brennan Dayberry, ECEN (2006)

  • Rachel Danson, AMEN, PSYC;Brandon Booth, AMEN, CSEN; Benjamin Safdi, EPEN (2006)

  • Brandon M. Booth (AMEN/CSEN), Benjamin R. Safdi (EPEN/AMEN),Kye M. Taylor (AMEN) (2007)

  • David Goluskin (ASEN/AMEN), Jordan A Hachtel(Physics),Henry P Romero (EEEN/AMEN)(2007)

  • Charles Leland Ellison (Physics), Alexander C Fletcher (EPEN/AMEN), Shervin Rahimpour (CHEM/MATH) (2008)

  • Gala Camacho, Marcus R Waldman, Lora M Northcutt (2008)

  • Benjamin O Barrow (CSEN/AMEN), Andrew F Glugla (AMEN), Geoffrey C Peterson (2008)