MCM

The 2015 papers are linked below

• team38721 Brendan Saxberg, Max Sherman, Andrew Walker
• team38722 Josh Cho, Thomas Johnson, Reed Tillotson
• team38723 Will Dana, Austin Stromme, Austin Tran
• team38724 Kristine Hampton, Max McDonald
• team38725 Xiyu Ouyang, Sungtaek Son, Kuai Yu
• team40860 Bing Gan, Yuan Shi

The 2014 papers are linked below

• Directory with the papers.

The 2013 papers are posted below.

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The 2012 papers are posted below.

• Crystallization of Metal Particles as a Model for Optimal River Rafting by Alex Vaschillo and Riley Klingler.
• Finding the Leaf Mass of a Tree by Yiquan Li, Hunter Whalen, and Shao Yiqun.
• Rapid Growth Through Raft Scheduling Kevin Clark, Larry Fenn, and Jane Hung.
• Branching Out:Modeling Leaf Weight by Tree Growth Simulation by Kyle Blackburn, Jerry Li, and Kendrick Tang.

MCM 2011

The 2011 papers are posted below.

• Mark Bun, Jerry Li, and Ian Zemke Getting Some Big Air.
• Courtney Kempton, Harry Kim, Lindsey Walker R.E.P.E.A.T.E.R.S Radio Experts Perplexed A Thoroughly Efficient Repeater System
• Elliott Brossard, Nicholas Janetos, Keyun Tong Optimal Placement of Radio Repeater Networks.
• Tam Do, Katia Nepomnyashchaya, Steven Thomas Rutherford, Maximizing Vertical Air on a Quarter Pipe .

MCM 2010

The 2010 papers are posted below. This was a great year. We had one Outstanding Winner -- Mark, Jerry, and Ian; two Meritorious Winners -- Tam, Dan, Andrew; Jane, Nick, Milda; and one Successful Participant -- Alex, Chris, Igor. There were 2254 teams and 9 Outstanding Winners. The full results are at MCM results

• Tam Do, Dan Gnanapragasm, and Andrew Shi Why Crime Doesn't Pay: Locating Criminals Through Geographic Profiling.
• Mark Bun, Jerry Li, and Ian Zemke Tracking Serial Criminals with a Road Metric.
• Jane Hung, Nicholas Janetos, and Milda Zizyte Applying Spatiotemporal and Demographic Data to Locate Next Crime Location.
• Alex Leone, Chris Raastad, and Igor Tolkov Yet Another Approach to Geographic Profiling.

MCM 2009

The 2009 papers are posted below. The results are: Alex, Tracy, and Dylan; Simon, Daniel, and Genia; Chris, Igor, and Ian: all Meritorious; Ben, Chad, and Eric: Successful Participant. This is the largest number of Meritorious (top 18%) we have ever had. The results are available at mcm There were 1650 teams entered.

• Round and Round We Go by Alex Leone, Tracy Zhang, and Dylan Wilson
• Circular Logic by Ben Hayes, Chad Klumb, and Eric Nitardy
• Modeling Roundabout Traffic Flow as a Dynamic Fluid System by Simon Hachey, Daniel Mills, and Genia Vogman
• Traffic Circles by Chris Raastad, Igor Tolkov, and Ian Zemke

MCM 2008

The 2008 contest is over. The papers are posted below. Tom, Lukas, and Tracy are Meritorious. The other teams are Honorable Mention.

• Sudoku: Bagging a Difficulty Metric and Building Up Puzzles by Alex Leone, Daniel Mills and Pavan Vaswani.
• When Weather Warms, Water Wises by Nate Bottman, Peter Reinhardt, and Simon Hachey.
• Floridian Coastline Recession by Chad Klumb, Nathan Weizenbaum, and Genia Vogman.
• Generating Sudoku Puzzles as an Inverse Problem by Tom Boothby, Lukas Svec, and Tracy Zhang.

MCM 2007

Sam Burden, Lukas, and Aaron are Outstanding Winners and MAA Winners. Nate, Wes, and Sam Whittle are Outstanding Winners. Kyotaro, Peter, Ting; and Alex, Evan, and Harkirat are Honorable Mention. The results are at this link. The UW Week article on the winners.

• Sam Burden, Aaron Dilley, and Lukas Svec solved problem A. Their paper is Applying Voronoi Diagrams to the Redistricting Problem.
• Kyotaro Hemmi, Peter Mannisto, and Ting-You Wang solved problem A. Their paper is Getting the Votes to Count: A Genetic Algorithm for Non-Partisan Legislative Districting.
• Nate Bottman, Wes Essig, and Sam Whittle solved problem A. Their paper is Why Weight? A Cluster-Theoretic Approach to Political Districting.
• Alexander Barickman, Evan Sebenius, and Harkirat Sohi solved problem B. Their paper is A Practical Approach to Boarding/Deboarding an A380.

MCM 2006

• Noah Giansiracusa, Jerry Pan, and Nick Reichert solved problem A. Their paper is A Simulated Annealing Approach to Irrigation
• Orion Bawdon, Owen Biesel, and Jeff Eaton solved problem B. Their paper is When the Model Hits the Runway: The DOZE Algorithm for Optimal Dispatching of Escorts to Mobility Impaired Airline Passengers
• Peter Mannisto, Joel Nishimura, and Justin Vincent solved problem A. Their paper is Field of Pipe Dreams: Minimizing Maintenance Cost for Hand-Moved Irrigation Systems
• Cary Cherng, Andrew Lewis, and Lukas Svec solved problem B. Their paper is Operational Research for Wheelchair Service Provided by Epsilon Airlines

The results are: Orion, Owen, and Jeff; Cary, Andrew, and Lukas are meritorious. Noah, Jerry, and Nick; Peter, Joel, and Justin are honorable mention.

MCM and ICM 2005

• Ryan Bressler, Braxton Osting, and Christina Polwarth solved problem A. Their paper is Analysis of Dam Failure in the Saluda River Valley.
• Jenny French, Jerry Pan, and Nick Reichert solved problem A. Their paper is One, Two Step.
• Cary Cherng, Andrew Lewis, and Simon Pai solved problem B. Their paper is Modeling Toll Plaza Behavior Using Queing Theory. Cary moments after the contest finished.
• Noah Giansiracusa, Elliott Ginder, and Kyotaro Hemmi solved problem B. Their paper is For Whom the Booth Tolls.
• Jeff Eaton , Eliana Hecter, and Lukas Svec solved problem C. Their paper is Catch Me if You Can. A Projection of Southeast Alaskan Salmon Populations.
• Wes Essig, Joel Nishimura, and Ravi Shroff solved problem C. Their paper is Between a Rockfish and a Hard Plaice.
• Jack Hebert, Sierra Michels-Slettvet, and Zack Spencer solved problem C. Their paper is "Hitting the Fan: A Projective Look at the Waste Management Crisis in Developed and Developing Cities".

The results are in. Once again we have an Outstanding Winner (Ryan, Braxton, and Christina), who also won the INFORMS Prize. Jenny, Jerry, and Nick received a Meritorious Award, and the rest of the teams were all judged Honorable Mention. This was surely the most competitive contest ever. The results are available at 2005 MCM Results. UW newsrelease on the competition, which appeared in University Week on April 14, 2005. There is also an article in the Daily on April 19, 2005.

MCM 2004

The teams for the 2004 contest were:

• Sasha Aravkin, Tracy Lovejoy, and Casey Schneider-Mizell solved problem B. Their paper is Kalman Queue: An Adaptive Approach to Virtual Queing.
• Cary Cherng, Simon Pai, and Braxton Osting solved problem B. Their paper is Virtual Lines in Topoland with these Designs.
• Noah Giansiracusa, Elliott Ginder, and Michael Polakowski solved problem A. Their paper is Fe-Fi-Fo Thumb.
• Emily Price, Zack Spencer, and Lukas Svec solved problem B. Their paper is You Must Be at Least This Tall to Ride This Paper.

We have one Outstanding Winner (Sasha, Tracy, and Casey), two Meritorious Winners (Cary, Simon, and Braxton; Noah, Elliott, and Michael), and one Successful Participant (Emily, Zack, and Lukas). Results can be viewed at MCM 2004 Results site. The problems can be viewed at the MCM Website. The UW press release. News items from UW Daily, Seattle PI, and Tacoma News Tribune.

MCM 2003

The two math teams for the 2003 contest were

• Ernie Esser, Jeff Giansiracusa, and Sheng-Fong Pai solved problem A. Their paper is Cardboard Comfortable When it comes to Crashing.
• Mark Blunk, Sam Coskey, and Luke Winstrom solved problem B. Their paper is Shelling Tumors with Caution and Wiggles.

A photo of the teams together with an interloper. Ernie, Jeff, and Simon are Outstanding Winners and their paper wins the MAA award. Mark, Sam, and Luke are Outstanding Winners and their paper wins the INFORMS Award. There were 638 entrants this year. Six solutions of problem A were Outstanding and five solutions of problem B were outstanding. The MCM 2003 results are at the MCM 2003 Results Site. This is the first time that one university has had Outstanding Winners (and award winners) of the two different MCM problems. Here is a link to an article in the University Week. And here is the Seattle Times Editorial of Monday, April 28.

MCM 2002

The two math teams for the 2002 contest were

• Ryan Card, Ernie Esser, and Jeff Giansiracusa. Their paper is A Foul Weather Fountain. They are an Outstanding Winner and winner of the SIAM Award.
• Mark Blunk, Sam Coskey, and Erik Curre. Their paper is Fountain Spray as a Particle Model. They are a Meritorious Winner.

. The two acms teams for the 2002 contest were

• Zach Frazier, Michal Guerquin, and Charles Mills.
• John Otterson, M.J. Antonelli, and Stephen Schmitt.

There were 522 teams, four Outstanding solutions of problem A and six Outstanding solutions of problem B. The MCM 2002 results are at the MCM2002 website

MCM 2001

The math team for the 2001 contest was

• Ryan Card, Ernie Esser, and Jeff Giansiracusa. Their paper is When a Hard Wind Blows the Traffic Slows. Their solution was declared a Meritorious Winner.

The MCM 2001 results are at the MCM2001 website