Two teams from Stuyvesant earned the “Meritorious” designation in the 2023 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM), run by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP)! Their submissions were rated in the top 20% of competitors worldwide, and now the teams will move on to the 2024 International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IM2C).
The team of Ethan Sharma, Ryan Park, Ethan Sie, and Jackie Zeng put together an impressive analysis of how dandelion spores spread and built a mathematical model to quantity the impact of invasive species on native environments.
The team of Christopher Louie, Jack Cheng, Andy Huang, and Jaco Xia performed a cost-benefit analysis of transitioning large urban areas to all-electric bus fleets, and modeled the resulting impact on global warming.
Congratulations also to the team of Sascha Gordon-Zolov, Astrid Harrington, Filippos Kogiantis, and Mina Yeh for earning an Honorable Mention for their work as well!
Students interested in learning more about mathematical modeling and getting involved in upcoming modeling challenges can contact Mr. Honner at phonner@stuy.edu.
