Pictured:  Dr. Victor Vega and Dr. Jose Lugo with MEC members at the 2014 Joint Math Meetings

 

Math and Engineering Club (MEC)

2014 – 2015 Officers: 

President:  Maura Thompson, Vice President:  Erina Bista, Secretary:  Jennifer Corley, Treasurer:  Michael Johnston

The MEC Club is open to any and all CCGA students and holds events and activities related to mathematics and pre-engineering.  Members of the MEC annually attend mathematics conferences (Joint Mathematics Meetings and the MAA Southeast Section Meeting), volunteer at local organizations such as the Elizabeth Correll Teen Center, and hold periodic activities and events on campus for students.  Here is a list of past events:

 

Past MEC Club Talks:

The Utility of Recreational Mathematics (Part 2) by Dr. Laura Lynch – April 21, 2014

Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases by Jemal Mohammed-Awel (Valdosta State University) – March 7, 2014

The Utility of Recreational Mathematics (Part 1) by Dr. Laura Lynch – February 24, 2014

Surviving Mathematics Graduate School by Phillip Kutzko (University of Iowa) – November 15, 2013

Fractals by Dr. Victor Vega – October 24, 2013

Bayes Theorem and the Confusion of the Inverse by Dr. Gracia Toubia Stucky – September 25, 2013

Primality by Treg Thompson – September 21, 2012

 

Past MEC Club Events:

Calculus, the Play – February 27, 2014

Flatland and Sphereland – November 7, 2013

• Tea and Biscuits – monthly, 2012 - 2013

 

The MEC maintains an active Facebook page for its members to post about upcoming events and share interesting news and information related to the mathematical sciences.

 

 

Math Graduates

2014: Melissa James

 

2013:  Stuart Pierson and Robert Chastain

Pictured:  Stuart Pierson, Dr. German Vargas, and Robert Chastain

Stuart accepted a position at Cerner Corporation.

Robert is attending the University of Nevada-Reno starting fall 2013.

 

 

Student Awards

Each year we give out awards for our top student during Honors Day.

2014:  Melissa James (math major)

2013:  Stuart Pierson (math major)

2012:  David Bell (pre-engineering major)