Student Research
I have directed research projects of several students. The
list below highlights the work that some recent students have done.
- Tim Clem, honors capstone
project, Magic Numbers and Extensions,
Spring 2007
- Sarah Gourlie, summer
research and honors capstone project, Graphical Studies of the Complex
Geometric Series, 2004-2006
Sarah started her work with a summer research project in 2004, and followed up with a semester research course in Fall 2005. She presented a paper at a regional MAA math conference in Spring 05, winning an award, and her capstone project paper in 2006 won an Outstanding Capstone Award from the Honors Program.
- Tim Clem, summer
research project, Automatic
Differentiation, 2005
Tim worked on his project in summer 05, and presented a paper describing his findings at a conference at Ohio State.
- Jason
Richwine , summer research and honors capstone project, Voting Power in the Electoral College,
2003 - 2004
Jason's research began with a summer project in 2003, followed by independent study for his honors capstone. He presented a paper on his work at a conference at Ohio State in 2003. In recognition of this project and his other academic achievements, he won the prestigious Student Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the Undergraduate Level in 2004. His project was also featured in an article in the AU science magazine Catalyst.