Institution: University of Alaska Southeast

Reporting Year: 2024-2025

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: Dylan Wood (President)

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

Number of New Members: 0

Number of Continuing Members: 25

Activities: Alice Mehalek (UAS graduate and Colorado State University Ph.D. candidate) returned to Juneau over her Spring Break and gave two talks. The first, titled "Research in math education: Towards a unifying theory of abstraction" was about her research. Her second talk, an extension of her UAS capstone project was titled "Octonions and Moufang loops". The Enigma (Juneau-Douglas High School Math Club) on-campus event supported by a MAA Dolciani Mathematical Enrichment Grant secured by Andrzej Piotrowski.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present at the PME National Meeting this year? 

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.