Student Essay Contest: 2022 Results
GRAND PRIZE:
- Grand Prize and Grades 9-12 First Place: “Community and Commutative Algebra”
by: Sunmin Eom (Albany High School)
Interviewee: Juliette Bruce (University of California, Berkeley)
UNDERGRADUATE:
- First Place: “The Integration Two-Step”
by: Karin Anderson (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Interviewee: Tracy Bibelnieks (Ecolibrium 3) - Honorable Mention: “Finding Success Beyond the Confidence Interval”
by: Sophia He (The University of British Columbia)
Interviewee: Lisa Walsh (Swiss Re) - Honorable Mention: “Agnes Tuska: Journey to Fresno State”
by: Jose Lopez-Hernandez (California State University, Fresno)
Interviewee: Agnes Tuska (California State University, Fresno) - Honorable Mention: “Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Policy for Young Mathematicians”
by: Ingrid Ren (Brown University)
Interviewee: Lindsey Henderson (Utah State Board of Education)
GRADES 9-12:
- First Place: same as Grand Prize Winner
- Honorable Mention: “Ximena Catepillán, Mathematical Ambassador to the Americas”
by: Daniel Coxson (Richard Montgomery High School)
Interviewee: Ximena Catepillán (Millersville University) - Honorable Mention: “From Stuffed Animals to Prison Higher Education”
by: Amanda Kossoff (Winston Churchill High School)
Interviewee: Anila Yadavalli (Mount Tamalpais College) - Honorable Mention: “Math is saving lives: Dr. Aalya Crowl’s take on why math matters”
by: Margaret Ripsteen (The Head Royce School)
Interviewee: Aalya Crowl (Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists)
GRADES 6-8:
- First Place: “The World of Mathematics Has Changed”
by: Haley Song (Frances C. Richmond Middle School)
Interviewee: Carolyn Gordon (Dartmouth College) - Honorable Mention: “A Teacher Who Loves To Learn”
by: Indy Das Sarma (R.B. Chamberlin Middle School)
Interviewee: Adriana Dawes (The Ohio State University) - Honorable Mention: “We Must Believe”
by: Eliza Pfeil (The Independent Day School)
Interviewee: Janet Striuli (Fairfield University)
AWM and MfA thank the participating schools in the 2022 contest.
Some essays have been modified for posting on the AWM website