Institution: Clarkson University

Reporting Year: 2021-2022

Advisor: Guangming Yao

Advisor's Email Address: guangmingyao@gmail.com

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

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: 

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: 

Officers: Kelsey Sheehe, President Carolyne Shultes, Vice President

Chapter Website: http://https://webspace.clarkson.edu/organizations/math-student-life/public_html/pme.html

Number of New Members: 5

Number of Continuing Members: 40

Activities: 1. Students attended our regional conference to present their research findings, network with the associated colleges, and enjoyed some student prizes; 2. First in-person induction ceremony in two years.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present at the PME National Meeting this year? Not sure.

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.

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.
Mathematics Conference and Competition of Northern New York (MCCNNY) 2022 was held at Clarkson University on March 26, 2022. The conference website is here: https://webspace.clarkson.edu/programs/mccnny/public_html/MCCNNY2022.html The organizing Committee consists Prof. Guangming Yao, Prof. Joel Foisy, Prof. Blair Madore, Mr. Jesse Clark-Stone, Prof. Daniel Look, and Dr. Jim Greens. The conference was partially supported by PME Conference Grant and Student Prize Grant. The conference offered two keynote presentations offered by Dr. Katie Kavanagh, Professor and Director of STEM Institute, Clarkson University, Current State of the Mathematical Sciences and STEM Education. Dr. Joel Foisy, Professor and Formal Chair of Department of Mathematics, SUNY Potsdam, The Standard Double Bubble Minimizes. Overall, over 45 conference attendees from four associated colleges (including Clarkson University, St Lawrence University, SUNY Potsdam and SUNY Canton). Students poster presentations and oral presentations were held during morning and afternoon sessions. 14 student oral presentations and 2 student poster presentations were delivered. Three (3) oral presentation prizes and 1 poster presentation prizes were offered at the end of the conference. Highlight of the day is our Trivia/Jeopardy game by students and hosted by Prof. Blair Madore. It was a great fun and successful activity for our local students.