IUPUI Math Competition Team places in Virginia Tech contest

We are pleased to announce that the IUPUI Math Competition Team met with success in the Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest held on November 1, 2008. 74 schools took part in the contest, which is in its 30th year, and there were 398 individual participants. Contestants at each participating school take the two and one-half hour exam on their own campus under the supervision of one of their own faculty members. Individuals compete for $750 in regional prizes for which any contestant is eligible, and $250 in local prizes for which only Virginia Tech students are eligible.

The IUPUI team consisted of senior math majors Igor Minevich and Joel Martin, and junior math major Elizabeth Sweeney. All team members did very well, and Igor placed in the 25th position overall.

The Math Competition Team is coached by Prof. Eugene Mukhin in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Congratulations to all participants on a job well done!