COMAP Modeling Competition Information


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Congratulations to Longwood's Teams for the 2008 Contest in Modeling (2/14-2/18)

This year we fielded two teams in the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) annual international contest in mathematical and interdisciplinary modeling.  Our teams and their final designations were:

Team Beta

Problem B

Honorable Mention

Team Zeta

Problem A

Successful Participant

Andrew R. Grzankowski, Senior Mathematics and Physics Double Major

Zack Johnson, Senior Mathematics Major, Computer Science Minor

Michael Souza, Junior Computer Science Major, Mathematics Minor

Louis Franzel, Junior Mathematics and Physics Double Major

Tyler C. Newell, Junior Mathematics and Computer Science Double Major

Benjamin C. Ryan, Freshman Physics (Pre-Engineering) Major

Click here to see pictures from this year and click here for more detailed results from the contest!

Below you can see pictures and results from previous years.

Stay tuned for information about COMAP 2009! 

Please see the COMAP Training Materials page for links to information about and resources for the COMAP MCM/ICM.  Please contact Dr. M. Leigh Lunsford (aka Dr. L.) if you are interested in participating in this contest!


Results from MCM/ICM Contests Past

 

Each year, COMAP designates the top 1 - 2% of all papers as Outstanding Winner, the next 15% or so are designated Meritorious Winner and the remainder of the top 50% are designated Honorable Mention. Those teams that survived the weekend with a viable product comprise the next 50% - Successful Participant.  Below are the results for Longwood University teams that have participated in the contest.

 

Year Team Problem and Designation
2008

Pictures from the Weekend

Detailed Results

Team Beta:

Andrew R. Grzankowski, Senior Mathematics and Physics Double Major

Zack Johnson, Senior Mathematics Major, Computer Science Minor

Michael Souza, Junior Computer Science Major, Mathematics Minor

Problem B

Honorable Mention

Top 55%

2008 Team Zeta:

Louis Franzel, Junior Mathematics and Physics Double Major

Tyler C. Newell, Junior Mathematics and Computer Science Double Major

Benjamin C. Ryan, Freshman Physics (Pre-Engineering) Major

Problem A

Successful Participant

2007

 

Pictures from the Weekend

 

Detailed Results

Team Omega:

Andrew McFayden, Freshman Mathematics Major, Music Minor

Michael Souza, Sophomore Computer Science Major, Mathematics Minor

Ashley Swandby, Junior Mathematics Major

Problem A

Successful Participant

2007

Team Theta:

Kimberly Bowman, Senior Mathematics Major

Zack Johnson, Junior Mathematics Major, Computer Science Minor

Brandon Taylor, Senior Mathematics Major

Problem A

Successful Participant

2006

 

Pictures from the  Weekend

 

Detailed Results

Team Epsilon:

John Burton, Senior Mathematics Major

Zach Johnson, Junior Mathematics Major

Lindsay Robson, Senior Mathematics Major

Problem A

Honorable Mention

Top 43%

2006

Team Delta:

Thomas Fields, Senior Mathematics & Physics Major

Brian Meckstroth, Senior Computer Science Major w/ Mathematics Minor

Michael Souza, Freshman Computer Science Major

Problem C

Successful Participant


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