Alaska Alpha Chapter Report

Institution: University of Alaska Southeast

Reporting Year: 2022-2023

Advisor: Andrzej Piotrowski

Advisor's Email Address: apiotrowski@alaska.edu

Has There Been a Change in Chapter Advisor During the Past Year?: No

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: Christopher Hay-Jahans

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: cnhayjahans@alaska.edu

Officers: Alice Mehalek, President

Chapter Website: http://uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/naturalsciences/math/alaska-pi-mu-epsilon.html

Number of New Members: 3-4

Number of Continuing Members: 0

Activities: Alice Mehalek lead a research project on the mathematics of board games and then organized a an outreach activity on the subject (and plenty of board games) involving the UAS and the Juneau high school Math Clubs. We FINALLY were able to have our annual Math Club BBQ!

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present at the PME National Meeting this year? No

Do you have any news about current students or recent graduations? For example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences, etc.
Alice Mehalek began her PhD studies in Mathematics at Colorado State University in Fall 2023.

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.