There will be many fun Math related activities, presentations and discussions
for students from Kindergarten through High School (and parents too).
Due to the number of presenters and activities, please take a moment to look below to the variety of possibilities and coordinate your evening with the schedule posted on the following tab: "the mathfestival for you..."
The following organizations and individuals have committed to participate
Title/subject of the presentation; with link to website
Targeted, but not exclusive audience (delivery type)
American Institute of Architects/Future Architects Resource
-Anthony Consoli, Fred Nastvogel, Jillian Storms & AIA Baltimore-
Math + Art = Architecture
6-8 & 9-12 (career table with activities in cafeteria)
American Statistical Association/Washington Statistical Society
-Mark Otto, Dhuly, John Scott, & Sylvia Tan-
Statistics: How You know What You Know
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Anurag Dwivedi
Math Magic
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
Baltimore Orioles - Sarah Gelles & Michael Gries -
Trouble with the Bell Curve
(career table)
Centennial High School, National Math Honor Society
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
David Gertler, Software Executive
CryptoMathematician
(career table)
Firaxis Games - Ananda Gupta -
Making Video Games
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 203)
Fran Kriston, actuary (retired)
all ages (career table)
Fredrick Keys - Adam Pohl & Doug Rafferty -
Statistics in Baseball
all ages (career table)
Heart + Mind Strategies
-Suzanne Martin, Tim Hulley, Eddie Maher, Alison Teta, & Brittany Wilson-
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
Hood College -Dr. Gwyneth Whieldon-
Modular Origami
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Howard Community College
-Dr. Mike Long & Dr. Loretta FitzGerald Tokoly-
Mathemagic - Some Magic to Mathertain
all ages (presentation room: 101)
Howard County Public Library
-Matt Keyser & Peter Hyun-
HiTech STEM Education Initiative
all ages (activity table)
JoAnne Growney
Poetry-with-Mathematics
9-12 (presentation room: 205)
Judy Fink Johnson, Software Engineer
all ages (career table)
Kumon, Columbia West - Director Susan Rapp -
Living Math!
all ages (entrance hall)
Lew Weinstein, Physicist
all ages (career table)
Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Andrew Bleichfeld -
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
MathCounts - Chris Anderson -
Sample Competitoin Rounds
all ages (presentation room: 102)
all ages (activity table)
Mathnasium of Ellicott City -Arup Mondal-
Work that Math!
K-5 & 6-8 (presentation room: 104)
Matthew Winner, Author and Media Specialist
Teach Math with the Wii: Engage Your K-7 Students through Gaming Technology
all ages (presentation room: 103)
Morgan State University
-Dr. Jonathan Farley, Torrance Allen, Timothy Brown, & Glenn George-
How to Fall in Love with Mathematics
9-12 (presentation room: 105)
National Economists Club - Pete Davis -
Economists Rock!
(carer table)
National Security Agency - Todd Sauter -
Cryptology
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 204)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Fern Y. Hunt, Yolanda Parker, & Adam L. Pinter -
Mathematics and Statistics at NIST and in Everyday Life
6-8 & 9-12 (activity tables in cafeteria)
SciSense - Melvin D. Smith II -
Dominos! The Perfectly Simple Math Game
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Social Solutions - Adam Douglas & Robert Evans -
Software Development
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 201)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
-Dr. Jeff Sieracki, Joshua Austin, Zana Coulibaly, Stefan Doboszczak, Jonathan S. McHenry,
Lucia Simonelli, & Stephanie Young -
Making Math Work: Careers and Opportunities in Applied Mathematics
6-8 & 9-12 (activity tables in cafeteria)
Society of Women Engineers Club
- Olivia Persing, Israh Ahmed, Jovy Batong, Dr. Cheryl Campo, & Fatima Khan -
LEGO Challenge
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Towson University UTeach
- Master Teacher Dolores Bonincontri, Professor Linda Cooper, Trystan Denhard, Kourtney Harrison,
Sean Kelly, & Noelle Mineart -
Walk the Line
all ages (activity table in the cafeteria)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Professor Vin Grabill -
Math Used in the Production of Time-Based Media Art
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 202)
-Dr. Alan T. Sherman with Levan Bregadze, Sabina Foisor, Niclas Huschenbeth, Akshayrai Kore, & Nazi Paikidze-
Chess Anyone?
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
-Professor Matthias Gobbert-
High Performance Computing in Mathematics and Statistics
6-8 & 9-12 (activity table in cafeteria)
University of Maryland, College Park
- Professor Larry Washington-
Personalized Primes - A Mathematical Game
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
-Professor Christian Zickert-
Fun With Shapes
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
-Professor Denny Gulick-
Predictions with a Double Pendulum
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Urban Video Game Academy - Robert Woodruff -
SMARTWHEELS Foundation Skills Studio Lab
all ages (computer lab)
for students from Kindergarten through High School (and parents too).
Due to the number of presenters and activities, please take a moment to look below to the variety of possibilities and coordinate your evening with the schedule posted on the following tab: "the mathfestival for you..."
The following organizations and individuals have committed to participate
Title/subject of the presentation; with link to website
Targeted, but not exclusive audience (delivery type)
American Institute of Architects/Future Architects Resource
-Anthony Consoli, Fred Nastvogel, Jillian Storms & AIA Baltimore-
Math + Art = Architecture
6-8 & 9-12 (career table with activities in cafeteria)
American Statistical Association/Washington Statistical Society
-Mark Otto, Dhuly, John Scott, & Sylvia Tan-
Statistics: How You know What You Know
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Anurag Dwivedi
Math Magic
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
Baltimore Orioles - Sarah Gelles & Michael Gries -
Trouble with the Bell Curve
(career table)
Centennial High School, National Math Honor Society
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
David Gertler, Software Executive
CryptoMathematician
(career table)
Firaxis Games - Ananda Gupta -
Making Video Games
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 203)
Fran Kriston, actuary (retired)
all ages (career table)
Fredrick Keys - Adam Pohl & Doug Rafferty -
Statistics in Baseball
all ages (career table)
Heart + Mind Strategies
-Suzanne Martin, Tim Hulley, Eddie Maher, Alison Teta, & Brittany Wilson-
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
Hood College -Dr. Gwyneth Whieldon-
Modular Origami
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Howard Community College
-Dr. Mike Long & Dr. Loretta FitzGerald Tokoly-
Mathemagic - Some Magic to Mathertain
all ages (presentation room: 101)
Howard County Public Library
-Matt Keyser & Peter Hyun-
HiTech STEM Education Initiative
all ages (activity table)
JoAnne Growney
Poetry-with-Mathematics
9-12 (presentation room: 205)
Judy Fink Johnson, Software Engineer
all ages (career table)
Kumon, Columbia West - Director Susan Rapp -
Living Math!
all ages (entrance hall)
Lew Weinstein, Physicist
all ages (career table)
Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Andrew Bleichfeld -
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
MathCounts - Chris Anderson -
Sample Competitoin Rounds
all ages (presentation room: 102)
all ages (activity table)
Mathnasium of Ellicott City -Arup Mondal-
Work that Math!
K-5 & 6-8 (presentation room: 104)
Matthew Winner, Author and Media Specialist
Teach Math with the Wii: Engage Your K-7 Students through Gaming Technology
all ages (presentation room: 103)
Morgan State University
-Dr. Jonathan Farley, Torrance Allen, Timothy Brown, & Glenn George-
How to Fall in Love with Mathematics
9-12 (presentation room: 105)
National Economists Club - Pete Davis -
Economists Rock!
(carer table)
National Security Agency - Todd Sauter -
Cryptology
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 204)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Fern Y. Hunt, Yolanda Parker, & Adam L. Pinter -
Mathematics and Statistics at NIST and in Everyday Life
6-8 & 9-12 (activity tables in cafeteria)
SciSense - Melvin D. Smith II -
Dominos! The Perfectly Simple Math Game
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Social Solutions - Adam Douglas & Robert Evans -
Software Development
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 201)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
-Dr. Jeff Sieracki, Joshua Austin, Zana Coulibaly, Stefan Doboszczak, Jonathan S. McHenry,
Lucia Simonelli, & Stephanie Young -
Making Math Work: Careers and Opportunities in Applied Mathematics
6-8 & 9-12 (activity tables in cafeteria)
Society of Women Engineers Club
- Olivia Persing, Israh Ahmed, Jovy Batong, Dr. Cheryl Campo, & Fatima Khan -
LEGO Challenge
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Towson University UTeach
- Master Teacher Dolores Bonincontri, Professor Linda Cooper, Trystan Denhard, Kourtney Harrison,
Sean Kelly, & Noelle Mineart -
Walk the Line
all ages (activity table in the cafeteria)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Professor Vin Grabill -
Math Used in the Production of Time-Based Media Art
6-8 & 9-12 (presentation room: 202)
-Dr. Alan T. Sherman with Levan Bregadze, Sabina Foisor, Niclas Huschenbeth, Akshayrai Kore, & Nazi Paikidze-
Chess Anyone?
all ages (activity tables in cafeteria)
-Professor Matthias Gobbert-
High Performance Computing in Mathematics and Statistics
6-8 & 9-12 (activity table in cafeteria)
University of Maryland, College Park
- Professor Larry Washington-
Personalized Primes - A Mathematical Game
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
-Professor Christian Zickert-
Fun With Shapes
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
-Professor Denny Gulick-
Predictions with a Double Pendulum
all ages (activity table in cafeteria)
Urban Video Game Academy - Robert Woodruff -
SMARTWHEELS Foundation Skills Studio Lab
all ages (computer lab)