Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge
http://m3challenge.siam.org/
About the M3 Challenge:
The M3 Challenge spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool, as a viable and exciting profession, and as a vital contributor to advances in an increasingly technical society. Scholarship prizes total $150,000. The Challenge is entirely Internet-based and there are no registration or participation fees. Each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five junior and/or senior students. No exceptions will be made to allow underclassmen. Homeschooled and cyberschool students may also participate. Students choose which day they wish to work on Challenge weekend and have 14 hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time) to solve an open-ended, applied math-modeling problem focused on a real-world issue. Teams can work from any location they choose and can use any free and publicly available resources, but they may not discuss any aspect of the problem with, or seek help from, their coach or anyone other than their teammates via any medium.
Panels of Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians serve as judges in three rounds of judging. Coaches and teams are notified in April of the judging results. Teams selected for the top six prizes are required to present their papers at the confirmation (third) judging round to determine final rank-order of those papers.
The top six prize-winning teams receive scholarship awards ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, which are divided equally among team members and paid directly to the colleges or universities at which the winning students enroll. Semi-finalist and honorable mention winners (more than 50 awards) receive team prizes of $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
The Challenge was first conducted in 2006, and after a series of managed expansions is now available throughout the US and its territories.
M3 Challenge is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including: since 2010 placement on the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Advisory List of Student Contests & Activities; 2009 ASAE Associations Advance America (AAA) Award of Excellence; 2008 Excellence Award; Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP).
The M3 Challenge spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool, as a viable and exciting profession, and as a vital contributor to advances in an increasingly technical society. Scholarship prizes total $150,000. The Challenge is entirely Internet-based and there are no registration or participation fees. Each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five junior and/or senior students. No exceptions will be made to allow underclassmen. Homeschooled and cyberschool students may also participate. Students choose which day they wish to work on Challenge weekend and have 14 hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time) to solve an open-ended, applied math-modeling problem focused on a real-world issue. Teams can work from any location they choose and can use any free and publicly available resources, but they may not discuss any aspect of the problem with, or seek help from, their coach or anyone other than their teammates via any medium.
Panels of Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians serve as judges in three rounds of judging. Coaches and teams are notified in April of the judging results. Teams selected for the top six prizes are required to present their papers at the confirmation (third) judging round to determine final rank-order of those papers.
The top six prize-winning teams receive scholarship awards ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, which are divided equally among team members and paid directly to the colleges or universities at which the winning students enroll. Semi-finalist and honorable mention winners (more than 50 awards) receive team prizes of $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
The Challenge was first conducted in 2006, and after a series of managed expansions is now available throughout the US and its territories.
M3 Challenge is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including: since 2010 placement on the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Advisory List of Student Contests & Activities; 2009 ASAE Associations Advance America (AAA) Award of Excellence; 2008 Excellence Award; Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP).
Moody's Challenge Questions and HK Teams
2011: Colorado River Water: Good to the Last Acre-foot
Senior Team:
2012: All Aboard: Can High Speed Rail Get Back on Track?
Senior Team:
2013: Waste Not, Want Not: Putting Recyclables in Their Place
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2014: Lunch Crunch: Can Nutritious be Affordable and Delicious?
Senior Team:
2015: Stem Sells: What is Higher Education Really Worth?
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2016: Share and (Car) Share Alike. Modeling New Approaches to Mobility
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2017: From Sea to Shining Sea: Looking Ahead with the National Park Service
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2018: Better Ate than Never: Reducing Food Waste
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2019: One is too many and a thousand not enough: Substance use and abuse
Senior Team:
Junior Team:
2011: Colorado River Water: Good to the Last Acre-foot
Senior Team:
- Emily Berman
- Connor MacDonald
- Andrew McCurdy
- Sarah Otis
2012: All Aboard: Can High Speed Rail Get Back on Track?
Senior Team:
- Rachel Roberts
- Brianna Church
- Tom Day
- Emma Soneson
- Megan Tischbein
2013: Waste Not, Want Not: Putting Recyclables in Their Place
Senior Team:
- Chris Groves
- Carter Sullivan
- Erin Buckley
- Peter Brandon
- Sam Parker
Junior Team:
- Jesse Warren
- Zac Carmichael
- Ian MacDonald
- Nicholas Franceschi-Hoffmann
2014: Lunch Crunch: Can Nutritious be Affordable and Delicious?
Senior Team:
- Lily Umba
- Zac Carmichael
- Ian MacDonald
- Nicholas Franceschi-Hoffmann
- Rachel Westerbeke
- Nat Berman
- Rachel Winner
- Olivia Chasse
- Thomas Irwin
- Zack Westerbeke
2015: Stem Sells: What is Higher Education Really Worth?
Senior Team:
- Nat Berman
- Rachel Winner
- Olivia Chasse
- Danny Roman
- Zack Westerbeke
Junior Team:
- Joe Bosco
- Anaka Maher
- Cameron Garrelts
- Julia Febos
- Kyle Sullivan
2016: Share and (Car) Share Alike. Modeling New Approaches to Mobility
Senior Team:
- Joe Bosco
- Anaka Maher
- Cameron Garrelts
- Natalie Blodgett
- Kyle Sullivan
Junior Team:
- Julia Duffield
- Greta Nystrom
- Mary Pizzuto
- Caitlyn VonFeldt
- Sarah Winner
2017: From Sea to Shining Sea: Looking Ahead with the National Park Service
Senior Team:
- Julia Duffield
- Patrick Dooley
- Mary Pizzuto
- Caitlyn VonFeldt
- Allison Zupan
Junior Team:
- Craig Allen
- Jonah Spector
- Julie Kelly
- Andi Roman
- Erica West
2018: Better Ate than Never: Reducing Food Waste
Senior Team:
- Craig Allen
- Julie Kelly
- Andie Roman
- Jonah Spector
- Colin Regan
Junior Team:
- Carter Murray
- Nate Carlson
- Jonah Freeman
- Seth Freeman
- James Bruder
2019: One is too many and a thousand not enough: Substance use and abuse
Senior Team:
- Carter Murray
- Nate Carlson
- Jonah Freeman
- Seth Freeman
- James Bruder
Junior Team:
- Schulyer Dragoo
- Zach Houlton
- Eli Houlton
- Brain West
- Peyton Frolich
