COMAP Contest in Modeling

COMAP Contest in Modeling - 2006

On February 2 through February 6, two teams of Longwood University students competed in the Consortium for Mathematics and It's Applications (COMAP) annual contest in mathematical and interdisciplinary modeling (the MCM/ICM)! This was the first time LU competed in this international contest. The two teams were:

Team Delta: Successful Participant, Problem C (ICM)

Thomas Fields (Senior - Math & Physics), Brian Meckstroth (Senior - CS w/ Math Minor), Michael Souza (Freshman - CS)

Team Epsilon: Honorable Mention (Top 43%) , Problem A (MCM)

John Burton (Senior - Math), Zach Johnson (Junior - Math), Lindsay Robson (Senior - Math)

The advisor for both teams was Dr. M. Leigh Lunsford.

Click here for more statistics regarding the overall contest results.

Below are some pictures from the weekend. Click on the picture to get a high resolution image.

	Team Delta (on Left): Michael Souza, Brian Meckstroth, Thomas Fields Team Epsilon (on Right): Zach Johnson, John Burton, Lindsay Robson
Michael Getting Ready to Blow Out his 19 Candles (Below). B-Day Cake Detail (Right)			Team Epsilon Shows Off Their Math Club T-Shirts (Above and Below)
	The Teams Claim Their Spaces: Team Epsilon - Ruffner 354 Team Delta - Ruffner 356
Team Delta At Work			Team Epsilon At Work
	Super Bowl Sunday Dr. Poplin Takes Pizza Orders (left) Teams Take a Super Bowl/Pizza Break (right)
Team Delta Turns In Their Solution Paper: Simulating the Progression of HIV/AIDS Final Designation: Successful Participant		Team Epsilon Turns In Their Solution Paper: Water Water Everywhere Final Designation: Honorable Mention (Top 43%)