Institution: Fairfield University
Reporting Year: 2021-2022
Advisor: Laura McSweeney and Christopher Casement
Advisor's Email Address: lmcsweeney@fairfield.edu
Has There Been a Change in Chapter Advisor During the Past Year?:
Permanent Faculty Correspondent: Christopher Casement
Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: ccasement@fairfield.edu
Officers: Bibek Timalsina (bibek.timalsina@student.fairfield.edu), President Amanda Bull (amanda.bull@student.fairfield.edu), Vice President Thanh Le (thanh.le@student.fairfield.edu), Secretary/Treasurer
Chapter Website: http://
Number of New Members: 29
Number of Continuing Members: 4
Activities: 1. The PME officers organized the 5 faculty led review sessions for the senior mathematics comprehensive exam. 2. In spring 2022 we were able to hold our traditional, fully in-person induction ceremony (with speaker, guests, and PME cookies). This was the first time since spring 2020 we were able to do so.
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.
Three PME students gave presentations on their joint research project.
1. Rian Boutin, Kaylee Christie and Courtney Kitchen, Hyperbolicity in Asymmetric Lemon Billiards, Fairfield University Mathematics Colloquium, 9/29/21
2. Rian Boutin, Kaylee Christie and Courtney Kitchen, Hyperbolicity in Asymmetric Lemon Billiards, Joint Mathematics Meetings, 4/8/22
Five PME members presented a poster at Fairfield University's Innovative Research Symposium, 4/23/21
1. Rian Boutin, Kaylee Christie and Courtney Kitchen, Hyperbolicity in Asymmetrical Lemon Billiards
2. Brett deBouver, Education and Meritocracy in America: What Does the Data
Say?
3. Julianna Gentile, Infield Shift: Hoax or Strategy
If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.
N/A