Two teams from Boston University participated in the 2003 COMAP Mathematical Modeling competition. Their entries achieved Meritorious and Honorable Mention ratings by the judges. Over 600 teams from around the world competed, submitting papers attacking open-ended modeling problems. This year's problems involved designing a landing pad for a motorcycle driving stunt man out of cardboard boxes, optimizing a gamma knife radiation therapy treatment and organizing screening of airline luggage. Teams of three undergraduates had 3 days to research, create and evaluate models for the problem of their choice. Students will be presenting their models in the RUMBUS meeting at BU on March 22. Meritorious is the second highest finish possible putting this team in the top 1/6th of those participating
(Team members were Michael Coleman, Justin Occhiogrosso and Pradeep Mouli).

Honorable Mention is the top half of participants (Team members Lauren Davis, Richard Laskey and Melissa Vellela).

Congratulations for an excellent showing!