Institution: Youngstown State University

Reporting Year: 2014-2015

Advisor: George Yates

Advisor's Email Address: gyates@ysu.edu

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

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: Angela Spalsbury

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: aspalsbury@gmail.com

Officers: Eric Shehadi - President - eshehadi@gmail.com Megan Chambers - Vice President - mjchambers@student.ysu.edu Jenna Wise - Treasurer - jlwise@student.ysu.edu Camron Bagheri - Secretary - cabagheri@student.ysu.edu Kristi Yazvac - Historian - kcyazvac@student.ysu.edu Tim Shaffer - Webmaster - trshaffer@student.ysu.edu

Chapter Website: http://http://www.pme.ysumathstat.org/index.html

Number of New Members: 19

Number of Continuing Members: 41

Activities: This year, Pi Mu Epsilon again participated in the Youngstown State University MathFest for high school students. Breaking previous records, over 400 high school students visited Youngstown State to spend the day attending workshops focused on mathematics conducted by our faculty and students. In addition to volunteering, our members hosted the following three workshops: Experiences of Math Majors, Exploring the Mathematics of the Rubik's Cube, and Mathematics and Origami. Additionally, with the Youngstown State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics, our chapter hosted our annual homecoming tailgate party. Many of our faculty, students, and alumni came out to support the Youngstown Penguins and enjoy the weekend.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present at the PME National Meeting this year? Yes (11 to 13 students plan to attend MathFest 2015 in Washington, DC).

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.
Graduates: Megan Chambers - will attend North Carolina State University to pursue PhD in applied mathematics Tim Shaffer - will attend the University of Notre Dame to pursue PhD in computer science Eric Shehadi - will attend George Washington University to pursue PhD in mathematics Kristi Yazvac - will attend Youngstown State University to pursue Masters in economics Joseph Cochran - will attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to pursue PhD in operations research Teryn Jones - will be teaching through the English Program In Korea (EPIK) Scholarships and summer programs: Ashley Orr - will attend the London School of Economics and Political Science (summer 2015) Josiah Banks - REU at Texas A&M (summer 2015) Jenna Wise - Cyber Security research internship at MIT Lincoln Laboratory (summer 2015) Monica Busser - REU at University of Hawaii at Hilo (summer 2015) Crystal Mackey - REU at California State University Channel Islands (summer 2015) Tim Shaffer – Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (summer 2015) Kyle Spickler - Electrical Engineering Internship at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Presentations MathFest 2014 - Portland, OR, August 2014 Ashley Orr Jenna Wise Crystal Mackey - Best Speaker Award for Presentation and Research Tim Shaffer Michael Baker Daniel Catello Shawn Doyle James Munyon Eric Shehadi - Best Speaker Award for Presentation and Research SACNAS 2015 (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) - Los Angeles, CA, October 2014 Eric Shehadi Crystal Mackey - SIAM Award for Outstanding Research Presentation Joint Mathematics Meetings - San Antonio, TX, January 2015 Megan Chambers - Award for Outstanding Student Presentation and Research Josiah Banks Crystal Mackey Eric Shehadi - Award for Outstanding Student Presentation and Research James Munyon Infinite Possibilities Conference - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, March 2015 Crystal Mackey Megan Chambers MAA Ohio Section Meeting, Marshall University, March 2015 Emily Hoopes Jenna Wise Ashley Orr Josiah Banks Latin@s in Math - University of California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2015 Josiah Banks Competitions and Awards: Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications - Mathematical Contest in Modeling (COMAP MCM) 2015 Two teams designated meritorious (top ~10%) Crystal Mackey Teryn Jones Gabrielle Van Scoy Camron Bagheri James Tancabel Kayla Zitello Two teams designated honorable mention (top ~40%) Ashley Orr Emily Hoopes Jenna Wise Tim Shaffer Megan Chambers Eric Shehadi 2014 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition Josiah Banks - top 33% Michael Baker - top 38% Joseph Gantz - top 44% YSU Team - top 34% Youngstown State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics Awards: B.J. Yozwiak Mathematics Award Eric Shehadi Outstanding Student in Mathematics and Statistics Award Megan Chambers Timothy Shaffer Kristi Yazvac Outstanding Student in Statistics Award James Munyon

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.
Gift cards were awarded to the first place winners in the YSU Integration Bee competition. Over 90 students participated and the following two teams tied for first place solving 21 out of 22 integrals: First Place Teams: Gabrielle Van Scoy Luke Nappi Ian Stecker Megan Chambers Crystal Mackey Eric Shehadi