Open Course Project Presentation at the 37th Annual MECS Conference

It was an honor to have been able to co-present on the Open Course Project at the 37th annual Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science conference last week. This conference was held at Perimeter College in Clarkston, GA. Myself, Stephanie Reikes, and three of our amazing student assistants were there to give an overview of the current status of our project, which included a link to our new (and in development) project website.

A copy of our slides as a PDF file is below.

Congratulations to the Students I Coached for the 2023 SCUDEM Mathematical Modeling Challenge!

Last fall I had the honor of coaching six teams of three students (18 students in total) so they could compete in the 2023 SCUDEM challenge. This challenge is hosted by SIMIODE, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit, open community of teachers and learners using modeling first to teach and learn differential equations in an original way.

All of the students I coached were Georgia High School students who were enrolled in a Georgia Tech Dual Enrollment program (Distance Math). Each team completes the challenge by submitting a link to an unlisted video on YouTube, which then gets reviewed by at least 3 judges (usually more than 3).

One of my teams in particular did extremely well and won an Outstanding Certificate, which is the highest honor possible. The teams that reach this level have their submissions added to the official SIMIODE YouTube site. Their full presentation is here, and an image from their presentation is above.

Congratulations to all of my teams! It was an honor being able to coach such talented and engaged students!

Presentation for Dunwoody High School Student Groups on Undergraduate Research

Earlier this month myself and two GT Undergrads gave an online talk on undergraduate research for the Dunwoody High School Science Honor Society, and their Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors) Society. Many thanks to them for giving us this opportunity!

The three of us shared stories on how we got into research as undergraduate students, advice on how to get into research as an undergraduate, and general tips for success in college.

Our talk, “Pathways to Research: Navigating Your Path to Academic and Research Success” had about 70 attendees. And we were delighted to have been asked many questions by high school students interested in undergraduate research!

If there are any other high school student groups interested in having me for a similar presentation let me know, and I’ll see what I can do.

A recording of our presentation is below.

Awarded an Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellowship

The Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences wrote a nice article about a project I am working on with others in the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech last week. The article is about a fellowship award that myself and a few others in the College were awarded earlier this year. Our project is an interdisciplinary approach to create a set of open courses to support student success for students taking courses in mathematics and psychology.  We are currently working the courses now and hope to have them available in Spring 2024. Very thankful for the fellowship award!