Month: November 2016

On October 28th, AWM, in conjunction with Math Club, hosted the second annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza! AWM provided the pumpkins and Math Club provided the food. We had a great turnout of undergrads, grad students, faculty, and even some children! Many pumpkins were carved, and much fun was had by all. While carving pumpkins and enjoying the food, we also watched “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” – a Peanuts classic. We look forward to next year and hope to make this a recurring event.

Let’s all Congratulate Jim Brannan on his retirement.

Created in 2015 by Ryan Grove, Calculus Fight Club is taught by students currently enrolled in a MATH1020, MATH1060 or MATH1080 class (as well as PAL leaders for these classes) at Clemson University that volunteer their time to help any students taking these classes prepare for upcoming tests by going over selected problems from previous semesters’ exams on the Monday night of the week of a test.

Calculus Fight Club works closely with the MATH1020, MATH1060 and MATH1080 course coordinators in order to find teachers for each Calculus Fight Club, confirm which material will be relevant to go over for each test, and to get the word out so that students in those classes know about our event.  On average, Calculus Fight Club provides around 400-500 students per event with a chance to spend a night studying calculus with their peers in an environment that is entirely led by their peers.  The current leaders of Calculus Fight Club going into the Spring ’17 semester are (pictured left to right):  Addie Stone (for MATH1020), AJ Miller (for MATH1080), Mary Guest (for MATH1020), Polly Payne (for MATH1060), and Ameilia Casella (for MATH1020).

We are proud to announce the 2016 Mathematics Honors and Awards.

Freshman Awardees

Hannah Mccall: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Freshman Award

Mary Mell: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Freshman Award

Sloan Nietert: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Freshman Award

Hayden Girard: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Freshman Award

Sophomore Awardees

Jarryd Boyle: Sue King Dunkle Award

Luna Bozeman: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Sophomore Award

Polly Payne: Alice Louise Gray Fulmer Award

Andrew Shore: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Sophomore Award

Junior Awardees

Patrick Dynes: John Charles Harden Junior Award

Jake Marshall: John Charles Harden Junior Award

Hannah Rollins: John Charles Harden Junior Award

Alexander Stoll: John Charles Harden Junior Award

Senior Awardees

Sarah Hicklin: Samuel Maner Martin Award

Sarah Malick: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Senior Award

Emily Anne Thompson: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Senior Award

Katy Wrenn: Mathematical Sciences Faculty Senior Award

Grad Student Awardees

Nathan Adelgren: Outstanding Graduate Research

Brandon Goodell: Outstanding TA award

Chase Joyner: Outstanding MS Student Award

Fiona Knoll: Excellence in Graduate Teaching

Drew Lipman: Outstanding Citizenship Award

Stefani Mokalled: Outstanding MS Student Award

Stella Watson: Outstanding MS Student Award

Anastasia Williams: Outstanding Graduate Research

Honghai Xu: Excellence in Graduate Research

Yibo Xu: Outstanding MS Student Award

Shannon Corcoran was awarded a $5000 STEM Majors Scholarship by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Educational Foundation for the 2016 — 2017 academic year. Shannon is a junior mathematical sciences major from Londonderry, New Hampshire, whose emphasis area is actuarial science/financial math. She is a member of the Calhoun Honors College, Clemson University Rally Cats Dance Team, and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She has volunteered in many capacities, including raising money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, making blankets for Miles for Smiles, and assisting with the Special Olympics, and she enjoys working with children.

Congratulations to Shannon!

Congratulations to the Mathematical Sciences 5K Running Team, who won the Third Annual Clemson 5K Fit Run on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens!

Front Row Left to Right: Sarah Hicklin, Hugh Geller, Michael Black

Back Row Left to Right: Allen Guest, Mark Cawood, Martin Schmoll