Student Essay Contest: 2018 Results

GRAND PRIZE:

  • “Running the Numbers” by Jacob Slaughter of Thetford Academy, Thetford, Vermont. (The essay is about Rosa Orellana of Dartmouth College.)

COLLEGE:

  • 1st Place: “Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee: Balance and Big Data” by Francesca Paris of Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. (The essay is about Bhramar Mukherjee of the University of Michigan.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Hooked on Hyperbolic Planes” by Linnea Rylander of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts. (The essay is about Daina Taimina of Cornell University.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Let Passion Guide the Way” by Freya Wang of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. (The essay is about Kristy Boyer of the University of Florida.)

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: (Same as Grand Prize) “Running the Numbers” by Jacob Slaughter of Thetford Academy, Thetford, Vermont. (The essay is about Rosa Orellana of Dartmouth College.)
  • Honorable Mention: “The Mythical Woman Engineer” by Hannah Messersmith of Shoreland Lutheran High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin. (The essay is about Nelly Gillman of Rockwell Automation.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Against All Odds” by Selena Grover of Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Illinois. (The essay is about Manmohan (Manu) Kaur of Benedictine University.)

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: “Excellence = Math Circle2” by Bronwen Roosa of Harvard-Westlake Middle School, Los Angeles, California. (The essay is about Olga Radko of the University of California, Los Angeles /Los Angeles Math Circle.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Business and Mathematics: Nina’s Journey” by Eve Mullen of Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Maryland. (The essay is about Nina Mullen of Dia&Co.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Bonsai Tree” by Sora Shirai of Frances C. Richmond Middle School, Hanover, New Hampshire. (The essay is about Kimiyo Yamamoto of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.)
  • Honorable Mention: “Wooden Computers Didn’t Stop Her” by Ayleen Acosta of Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, Maryland. (The essay is about Denia Acosta.)

Some essays have been modified for posting on the AWM website.