Massachusetts Gamma Chapter Report

Institution: Bridgewater State University

Reporting Year: 2017-2018

Advisor: John Pike

Advisor's Email Address: john.pike@bridgew.edu

Has There Been a Change in Chapter Advisor During the Past Year?: Yes

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: 

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: 

Officers: Sophia Maniscalco, Christine Marcotte

Chapter Website: http://https://library.bridgew.edu/campus/mathematics/pimuepsilon

Number of New Members: 18

Number of Continuing Members: 9

Activities: Our colloquium speaker Dr. Jacqueline Anderson of Bridgewater State University presented "The Mathematics of Voting." Induction took place on April 8, 2018.

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.
Patricia Denneen is going to graduate school for a PhD in mathematical sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Christine Marcotte is going to graduate school for PhD in mathematics from University of Rhode Island. Jamie Nelson is going to gradate school for an MS in computer science from Boston University. Terry Mullen ('15) completed an MS degree in applied mathematics at UMass Amherst and did an internship at Lincoln Laboratory. Now she is working on a PhD in electrical engineering at UMass Amherst, applying machine learning to planetary-science data.

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