Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Problems

• Estimate the global effects of a large asteroid impacting Antarctica
• Study the hunting strategies of velociraptor dinosaurs based on fossil data
• Develop a more efficient method of boarding passengers onto large commercial jets

Participation and awards

• Unsuccessful Participant
• Successful Participant
• Honorable Mention
• Meritorious Winner
• Finalist
• Outstanding Winner

Results

2015

• 7636 teams participated
• Problem A Outstanding Winners
• * Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
• * State University of New York, University at Buffalo, NY — MAA Prize Recipient
• * Chongqing University, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Central South University, China — Ben Fusaro Award
• * University of Adelaide, Australia — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• Problem B Outstanding Winners
• * University of Colorado Boulder, CO — SIAM Prize Recipient & Two Sigma Scholarship Award
• * Bethel University, MN — MAA Prize Recipient & Frank Giordano Award
• * University of Colorado Boulder, CO
• * Colorado College, CO — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• * Tsinghua University, China

  2014

• 6755 teams participated
• Problem A Outstanding Winners
• * Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
• * Tsinghua University, China — INFORMS & Ben Fusaro Award
• * Nanjing University, China
• * Zhejiang University, China— SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Beijing Normal University, China
• * Tufts University, MA — MAA Prize Recipient
• Problem B Outstanding Winners
• * Chongqing University, China
• * University of International Business and Economics, China
• * Southeast University, China
• * Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China — Frank Giordano Award
• * Southwest University for Nationalities, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * College of Information Science and Engineering; Northeastern University, China
• * NC School of Science and Mathematics, NC — INFORMS & MAA Prize Recipient

  2013

• 5636 teams participated
• Problem A Outstanding Winners
• * Bethel University, MN — MAA Prize Recipient
• * Fudan University, China
• * Peking University, China
• * Shandong University, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• * Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
• * University of Colorado Boulder, CO — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Tongji University, China — Ben Fusaro Award
• Problem B Outstanding Winners
• * Beijing Univ. of Posts and Telecomm, China
• * Colorado College, CO — Frank Giordano Award
• * Nanjing University, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• * Tsinghua University, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * University of Colorado Boulder, CO — MAA Prize Recipient

  2012

• 3697 teams participated
• Problem A Outstanding Winners
• * Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
• * National University of Singapore, Singapore — Ben Fusaro Award
• * Shanghai Foreign Language School, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• * Zhejiang University, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Cornell University, NY — MAA Prize Recipient
• Problem B Outstanding Winners
• * Bethel University, MN
• * Peking University, China
• * University of Colorado, CO — MAA Prize Recipient
• * University of Colorado, CO — INFORMS Prize Recipient
• * University of Louisville, KY — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Western Washington University, WA — Frank Giordano Award

  2011

• 2775 teams participated
• Problem A Outstanding Winners
• * Eastern Oregon University, OR — MAA Prize Recipient
• * Peking University, China
• * Tsinghua University, China —SIAM Prize Recipient
• * University of Western Ontario, Canada — INFORMS Prize Recipient & Ben Fusaro Award
• Problem B Outstanding Winners
• * Harvey Mudd College, CA — SIAM Prize Recipient
• * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
• * University of Electronic Science and Technology, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient & Ben Fusaro Award
• * Virginia Tech, VA — MAA Prize Recipient