Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
NSF-REU Site in Mathematics

sponsored by NSF grant DMS-0647121

a Research Experience for Undergraduates
in Inverse Problems, Geometric Analysis and Computational Number Theory

Rose-Hulman NSF-REU - Past Participants

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Summer 2008


 
Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
David Kiblinger Bryan Inverse Problems Truman State still undergrad
Michael Janas Bryan Inverse Problems Augsburg College still undergrad
Vincent Selhorst-Jones Bryan Inverse Problems Pomona still undergrad
Esther Chiew Bryan Inverse Problems U. of IL, Urbana-Champaign still undergrad
Brian Shourd Finn Geometric Analysis U. of Northern Colorado still undergrad
Mark Pengitore Finn Geometric Analysis SD School of Mines still undergrad
Matthew Lundy Finn Geometric Analysis Univ. of the Pacific still undergrad
Kyla Quillen Finn Geometric Analysis Bryn Mawr still undergrad


Summer 2007


 
Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Max F. Brugger Holden Computational Number Theory Oregon State University Oregon State University
Christina Frederick Holden Computational Number Theory University of Maryland U. of Texas, Austin
Matthew Niemerg Holden Computational Number Theory Eastern Illinois University Colorado State
Philip Brunetti Holden Computational Number Theory University of Chicago Tulane
Matthew Donahue Finn Geometric Analysis University of Arkansas Florida State University
Emma Norbrothen Finn Geometric Analysis Gettysburg College NC State
Meredith Perrie Finn Geometric Analysis Binghamtom University Georgia Tech
Pam Welch Finn Geometric Analysis Nazareth College of Rochester U. of South Carolina


Summer 2006


 
Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Victor Oyeyemi Bryan Inverse Problems Goshen College Princeton (Chemical Engineering)
Tom Werne Bryan Inverse Problems Rose-Hulman Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech
Brianne Baker Bryan Inverse Problems Meredith College Lehigh University
Jay Preciado Bryan Inverse Problems College of New Jersey Claremont Grad School (Finance)
Blake Hartz Finn Geometric Analysis Notre Dame still undergrad
Yvette Monachino Finn Geometric Analysis Binghamton University Syracuse University
Robert Lemke Oliver Finn Geometric Analysis Rose-Hulman U. of Wisconsin
Erik Perkins Finn Geometric Analysis U. of Maine UC Santa Barbara (physics)


Summer 2005


 
Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Hilary Spring Bryan Inverse Problems Mount Holyoke Teaching Asst., Mount Holyoke
Shannon Talbot Bryan Inverse Problems University of Akron University of Iowa
Mark Hubenthal Bryan Inverse Problems Whitman College University of Washington
Donald Brown Bryan Inverse Problems University of Cincinnati Texas A&M (computational materials)
David Levitt Langley Cwatsets Carnegie Mellon IBM, Haifa Israel
Chris McMurdie Langley Cwatsets Univ. of Arizona Univ. of Padova (Italy)
Julie Shumway Langley Cwatsets Marlboro College Univ. of MA, Amherst
Matt Badger Langley Cwatsets U. of Pittsburgh University of WA

Summer 2004

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Janine Haugh Bryan Inverse Problems University of New Hampshire North Carolina State
Dave McCune Bryan Inverse Problems Baylor University (TX) U of Nebraska, Lincoln
Mat Johnson Bryan Inverse Problems Ball State (IN) U of Illinois
Nicholas Christian Bryan Inverse Problems University of NC, Ashville U of Texas at Austin
Matt Davis Langley Cwatsets Ball State (IN) U of Wisconsin
Jesse Beder Langley Cwatsets Univ. of Wisconsin U. of Illinois, Urbana
Brian Ray Langley Cwatsets Xavier University (OH) Inner City Teaching Corps (Chicago)
Norah Mazel Langley Cwatsets Mt. Holyoke (MA) University of Washington

Summer 2003

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Aimee Kalas Broughton Divisible Tilings on Surfaces
Youngstown State U.(OH)  
Rachel Krieger Bryan Reconstruction of Cracks U. of Michigan @ Flint (MI) U. of Michigan @ Flint
Robert Rhoades Broughton Separability of Tilings Bucknell University (PA) U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Jason Saccomano Broughton Divisible Tilings on Surfaces St. Olaf College (MN) Saccomano Academics
Rachel Thomas Broughton Separability of Tilings
Swarthmore College (PA) Duke
Nic Trainor Bryan Reconstruction of Cracks Rose-Hulman (IN) Rutgers University
Holly Walrath Bryan Bar Length from Thermal Measurements SUNY Geneseo (NY) East Carolina U., MA 2006
Natasha Yarlikina Bryan Bar Length from Thermal Meaurements U. of Tenn @ Chattanooga (TN) NC State

Summer 2002

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Isabel Averill Broughton Quadrilateral Classification
U. of Akron (OH) Ohio State University
Michael Burr Broughton Vanishing Cycles Tufts U. (MA) Tufts (Computer Science)
Cynthia Gangi Bryan Point Defects Eckerd College (FL) UC Santa Barbara (Psychology)
John Gregoire Broughton Quadrilateral Classification Concordia College (SD) Cornell (physics)
Ron Ogborne Bryan Reciprocity Gap Formula
SUNY @ Fredonia (NY) Arizona State, MA 2006
Sameer Shah Bryan Point Defects MIT (MA) UCLA
Melissa Vellela Bryan Reciprocity Gap Formula Boston U. (MA) U. of Washington
Kathryn Zuhr Broughton Moduli of Quadrilaterals Mount Holyoke College (MA) U. of Wisconsin - Madison

Summer 2001

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Matt Culek Rickert Restricted Partitions  U. of Nebraska (NE) U. of Texas @ Austin
Niles Johnson Broughton Monodromy of Unbranched Covers U. of Rochester (NY)

U. of Chicago

Amanda Knecht Rickert Restricted Partitions Texas Christian U. (TX) Rice University
Yvonne Lai Broughton Fundamental Regions MIT (MA) U.C. Davis
Chris Mihelich Rickert Restricted Partitions Harvard U. (MA) Princeton
Matt Ong Broughton Hecke Algebras Princeton U. (NJ) U. of Michigan
Naomi Utgoff Rickert Restricted Partitions Brandeis U. (MA) U. of Pennsylvania
Steve Young Broughton Separability of Tilings  Rose-Hulman (IN) Georgia Tech

Summer 2000

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Ben Goodwin Sherman Cwatsets Classification  Hendrix College (AR) Oxford
Rebecca Lehman Broughton Geodesics and Tilings  Princeton University (NJ) MIT
Dennis Lin Sherman Cwatsets Classification Rose-Hulman (IN) Georgia Tech
Shaun McCance Broughton Ovals in Tilings Purdue U at Calumet (IN) Wolfram Research
Jody Radowicz Sherman Cwatsets and Coding Theory North Central (IL) U. of Michigan
Pam Richardson Sherman Cwatsets and Coding Theory Bowling Green (OH) U of VA, PhD 2004
Sarah Weissman Broughton Ovals in Tilings Boston University (MA)
Chad White Broughton Geodesics and Tilings  University of Missouri - Rolla (MO) University of Missouri - Rolla

Summer 1999

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Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Nick Baeth Broughton Separability of Cyclic Tilings Pacific Lutheran University (WA) U. of NE, PhD 2005
Ian Blumenfeld Rickert Restricted Partitions U. of Buffalo (NY) U of Pennsylavnia
Cristi Carlstead Rickert Restricted Partitions Wellesley College (MA) Peace Corps
Mimi Cukier Rickert Restricted Partitions Carleton College (MN) MIT
Jason Deblois Broughton Separability of Cyclic Tilings U. of Chicago U. of TX Austin, PhD 2006
Lisa Powell Broughton Separability of Cyclic Tilings Harvard (MA) Vanderbilt
Wes Terwey Rickert Restricted Partitions Valparaiso U. (IN) Colorado State Univ., PhD 2007
Kevin Woods Broughton Geodesics and Tilings Wake Forest  U. (SC) U of MI, PhD 2004

Summer 1998

Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Ryan Derby-Talbot Broughton Geodesics and Tilings Pomona College  (CA) U of TX, Austin
Robert M. Dirks  Broughton Tilings in Genus 6 and 7 Wabash College (IN) Caltech (chemistry)
Carolyn M. Girod  Sherman Cwatsets and Groups U. of Chicago U of New Hampshire, MS in Natural Sciences
Matthew B. Lepinski Sherman Cwatsets and Groups Rose-Hulman (IN) MIT (Computer Science), PhD 2006
Joseph R Mileti Sherman Cwatsets and Groups Carnegie-Mellon U. (PA) U. of IL, PhD 2004
Jennifer R. Paulhus Sherman Cwatsets and Groups College of the Holy Cross (MA) U. Illinois Urbana Champaign, PhD expected 2007
Maria T Sloughter Broughton Tilings in Genus 6 and 7 Carleton College (MN) Cornell, PhD 2005
Brandy M. Smith Broughton Divisible Tilings Eastern Kentucky U. Ohio Casualty Group

Summer 1997

Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
James M. Belk Broughton Splitting Tilings at Mirrors Binghamton U.  (NY) Cornell, PhD 2004
Dawn M. Haney Broughton Divisible Tilings Michigan State U. U. of Georgia, MA 2001
Lori T. McKeough Broughton Divisible Tilings St Mary's College  (IN) U. of Massachusets, Amherst 
Reva A, Schweitzer Broughton Tilings and Cwatsets Ohio University
Patrick E. Swickard Broughton Tilings and Cwatsets Rose-Hulman (IN) U. of Wisconsin, Madison 
C. Ryan Vinroot Broughton Tilings in genus 4 and 5 North Carolina State U. Stanford, PhD 2004

Summer 1996

Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Promod N. Achar Sherman Generalized Conjugacy Classes MIT. MIT, PhD 2001.
Barry A. Balof Sherman Scramblings and Derangements Colorado College  Dartmouth, PhD 2003
Eric R. Farmer Sherman Scramblings and Derangements Kansas State U.
Brian S. Fisher Sherman Pomona College (CA) U of Chicago, MA 1998
Jamie L. Kawabata Sherman Scramblings and Derangements Rose-Hulman  (IN) Raytheon, Austin, TX
Dennis A Schmidt Broughton Ovals in Tilings St Norbert College (WI) U of KY, MA 2002

Summer 1995

Name Mentor Topic Undergraduate School Graduate School / Company
Nick Fiala Sherman Rectangular Groups Rose-Hulman  (IN) Ohio State, PhD 2002
Crystal Hanscom Sherman Rectangular Groups Mills College  U. of WA, MA 2000
Patrick Keenan Sherman Rectangular Groups U. Illinois @ UC
Richard Mohr Sherman Cwatsets Rose-Hulman  (IN) Ohio State, PhD 2003 (Physics)
Alison Sopher Sherman   Cal Tech  
Tung Tran Sherman Rectangular Groups Duke U U. of Chicago

 


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