Math Modelers are Semifinalists

The team of seniors Alan Cheng (captain), Joephen Chen, Rushil Komeravelli, Michael Liu, and junior Albert Ding finished as semifinalists in the MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge.
Of the 794 teams from across the nation submitting papers, the MUS team finished in the semifinalist category, between seventh and 12th place overall, and they will share a $1,500 scholarship.
 
“You should be very proud of this distinction,” the announcement letter read, “especially given the rigorous examination that every paper endured. Your paper is among the top 1.5% of those submitted.”
 
Math Instructor Steve Gadbois explained the process: “This was what our guys spent 14 straight hours doing on the Monday before Spring Break. All the credit goes to them. All I did was keep them well fed, and even the food bills went to the Math Department.”
 
Their paper, Hot Button Issue: Staying Cool as the World Heats Up, reflects analysis of temperatures in four Memphis homes during a heat wave, predicts the peak demand the city’s power grid must handle during summer months, and assigns a vulnerability score for each neighborhood in the Memphis metro area.
 
According to the students’ executive summary: “This analysis aims to provide insights to help our local authorities develop effective emergency plans and social services for residents during extreme heat events.”
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