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    Undergraduate Research Papers

    Department of Mathematics - Kansas State University

    2003 - 2005

    Goldwater Scholarship

    Year

    Scholar

    Research Project

    2006

    Alyson Deines

     Modifying the Lucas-Lehmer Primality Test to Accomodate Non-Mersenne Numbers

    2005

    Michael Higgins

     3-Manifold Invariants with Framed Link

    2003

    Aaron Wech*

    Research in Atomic Molecular Optical Physics

    2003

    Jonathan Whitmer

    Wetting Layers in Critical Binary Liquids

    2002

    Mark Norfleet

    Strong Divisibility Sequences

    Mathematical Contest In Modeling

    Year

    Team Members

    Research Project

    2006

    Satisfactory: Asma Al-Rawi, Eli Parke, Kevin McBeth

    Wheel Chair Access at Airports.

    2005

    Satisfactory: Jeffrey Amos, Julia Galstad*, Michael Higgins

    Model of number of tollbooths needed to optimize traffic flow through toll plazas.

    2005

    Meritorious: Jonathan Whitmer, Asma Al-Rawi*, Eli Parke

    Tollbooths and optimizing traffic flow

    2004

    Meritorious: Chris Bonnell*; Michael Higgins; and Mark Norfleet

    Designed a quick pass system for an amusement park together with a mathematical model to predict and evaluate how the system would work.

    2004

    Meritorious: Asma Al-Rawi*; Steven Gilbertson*; and Jonathan Whitmer

    Designed a model to evaluate the effectiveness of fingerprint identification in forensic investigation.

    2003

    Meritorious: Mark Norfleet, Julia Galstad*, and Julie Stilson-Thornton*

    Model to evaluate cardboard box cushion of a stunt motorcyclist who will jump over an elephant.

    2003

    Satisfactory: Briar Conner, John Miller, and John Rapalino

      Optimal Situations in Gamma Knife Radiation Treatment

    Internship, Research Program, and Study Abroad

    Year

    Participant

    Research Project

    2005

    Alyson Deines

    Budapest University of Technology - Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Study Abroad

    2004

    Brett Barthelme

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Actuarial Internship

    2003

    Michael Kester

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Actuarial Internship

    2003

    Sonja Schindlers

    MDS Pharma Services Internship

    2003

    Jason Tholstrup

    Kansas State University SAnToS Research Internship

    K-State REU

    Year

    Participant

    Research Project

    2005

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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