| Math Day 2008 - Volunteer Assignmen | |||||||||
| Volunteers | Field Trip/Activity/Session | Location | Contact name and email | Instructions for Volunteers/Staff | Sessions | limit
per session |
tickets
Y/N |
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| Max Minizer (I) Justin Tittelfitz (II) Qiujie Wu (III) |
mminzer@u.washington.edu jtittelfitz@gmail.com qiu_eryl@yahoo.com.cn |
Applied Physics Laboratory | Henderson Hall | Bob
Odom odom@apl.washington.edu |
Go to the east entrance of Henderson and assemble in lobby. Check-in w/ receptionist (this is a secure building), and say you are meeting Bob Odom. Bob will meet you in the lobby. This is a long walk from Meany Hall. Plan your route ahead of time. | I, II, III | 50 | yes | |
| Berkeley Churchill (I) June Peng (II) Paul Smith (III) |
berkeleychurchill@att.net jpeng@u.washington.edu e6e7e8f4@gmail.com |
Boomerangs: What Makes them Come Back | Balmer
202 and Denny Field |
Ernie
Esser jesser@u.washington.edu |
Meet Ernie Esser in the assigned location (Balmer 202) | I, II, III | 25 | yes | |
| Phillip Lin (I) | flare581@u.washington.edu | Curvature of Surfaces | Smith 120 | Paul Hacking hacking@math.washington.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | I | 265 | no | |
| Max Minzer (III) | mminzer@u.washington.edu | Fibonacci Numbers and Chinese Nim | Gowen 301 | Monty
McGovern mcgovern@math.washington.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | III | 210 | no | |
| Kevin Loranger (I, II, III) cswiercz (II, III) Steve Sheetz (I, II, III) Timothy Clemans (I, II, III) |
kevinlor@math.washington.edu cswiercz@gmail.com sbsheetz@math.washington.edu timothy.clemans@gmail.com |
Geometry Computer Lab | CMU B-027 | Kevin
Loranger kevinlor@math.washington.edu |
This is an unticketd activity, students make their way to the lab on their own. Capacity is 20. When you have reached the capacity limit, put sign out that says Computer Lab full. | I, II, III | 20 | no | |
| Matthew Junge (III) Tyler Cooper (III) |
jungem13@gmail.com t1cooper@u.washington.edu |
How are Weather Forecasts Made? | Smith 205 | Cliff
Mass cliff@atmos.washington.edu |
It is important that you arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with AV setup. He had problems in the past. He will bring his own laptop which is a Mac. Make sure the Mac cable is available. Email him ahead of time. The other person should be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | III | 105 | no | |
| Brandon Johnson (I) Matthew Junge (II) Melissa Jahn (III) |
johnson.brandon.m@gmail.com jungem13@gmail.com miss_jahn@yahoo.com |
Kirsten Wind Tunnel | Kirsten building | Marlo
Anderson Marlo@aa.washington.edu |
Ener the Kirsten bldg. from the alley between Kirsten and Guggenheim. You can go through Guggenheim or around. There are wood doors to enter through on the Kirsten building. Go to lobby and ring bell. Someone will meet you to take your group on the tour. | I, II, III | 12 | yes | |
| Yoonji Kang (I & II combined) | yk0824@u.washington.edu | Light and Shadow | Physics
/Astronomy Building Room C211 |
Donna
Messina messina@phys.washington.edu |
Please make sure that the students know this is a double session. They need to stay for both sessions. Take the students to the second floor of the tower portion of the physics building and Donna will meet you there. You might want to contact (email) presenter ahead of time to ask her what assistance she may need since you will be arriving just in time for the session. | I & II combined | 40 | yes | |
| Judith Arms (II) Qiujie Wu (II) Joey Duff (III) |
arms@math.washington.edu qiu_eryl@yahoo.com.cn joey.duff@gmail.com |
UW Luminescence Dating Lab | Raitt 125 | James
Feathers jimf@u.washington.edu |
Take the 10 max. students to Raitt 125. Make sure you plan how to get there ahead of time. | I, II, III | 10 | yes | |
| Lunch discussion for teachers | Mary Gates Commons | Ginger
Warfield warfield@math.washington.edu |
noon-1:10pm | ||||||
| Felicia Edwards (I) Henry Kvinge (I) |
feliciapedwards@gmail.com hkving@gmail.com |
Mapmaking and vice versa | Smith 205 | Zack
Treisman ztreisman@gmail.com |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | I | 105 | no | |
| Amy Locke (I) | amylocke@u.washington.edu | Math and Sudoku for beginners | Smith 105 | Sara
Billey billey@math.washington.edu |
Sara is hoping that the volunteers know how to do Sudoku. | 1 | 40 | yes | |
| Suji (II) | kosuji88@hotmail.com | Math and Sudoku for fans | Smith 105 | Sara
Billey billey@math.washington.edu |
Sara is hoping that the volunteers know how to do Sudoku. | II | 40 | yes | |
| Megan McCormick (I) Gareth Snow (III) |
mcmegan@u.washington.edu snowg@u.washington.edu |
Math Day Magic Show | Thomson 202 | Carto
Wong carto@math.washington.edu |
Meet presenter in assigned location. | I, III | 20 | yes | |
| Danny Bishop (I) Linda Adkins (I) |
djbphi@u.washington.edu adkins@math.washington.edu |
Mime-matics | Gowen 301 | Tim
Chartier tichartier@davidson.eud |
Please arrive early to help presenter with AV setup. One of you can be the gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | I | 210 | no | |
| Jonathan Cross (I, III) Kurt Luoto (I, III) Michael Goff (I, III) |
jacross@math.washington.edu kwluoto@math.washington.edu mgoff@math.washington.edu |
Mathematical Card Tricks | Smith 102 | Isabella
Novik novik@math.washington.edu |
Take group to Smith 102. Make sure you know how to get there ahead of time. Email speaker ahead of time and ask if she will need assistance. Make sure to get back to classroom by 1pm to make sure room cleaned up and ready for session III. There will be a group of students having lunch in that room from 12-1. | I, III | 40 | yes | |
| Brady Trainor (I) Morgan (I) |
algebrat@u.washington.edu morgar@u.washington.edu |
Neutrinos and Mass | Gowen 201 | Wick
Haxton haxton@u.washington.edu |
Make sure to arrive early to help Wick with AV set up. He has requested this. We are trying to set up a time for him to come in on another day to practice the set up. We may need one of you to meet him at that time too. I will let you know (Mary Jane Shirakawa 206-221-3936 mjshir@u.washington.edu). He will be bringing a Mac laptop and the VGA adapter. One of you can be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | I | 105 | no | |
| Isaac Namioka (I) Gautam Sisodia (II) Zach Ruby (III) |
namioka@math.washington.edu gautas@math.washington.edu rubyzach@aol.com |
Oceanography | Oceanography Building, Rm. 121 | Lia
Slemons ossianla@u..washington.edu |
Lead students to the Oceanography Building Rm. 121. The entrance is on San Juan Rd. facing Portage Bay (next to South Campus Ctr.). This is a long walk from Meany Hall. | I, II, III | 15 | yes | |
| One Fish, Two Fish, False Fish, True Fish | Meany Hall Auditorium | Noble
Hendrix nhendrix@r2usa.com |
Leslie coordinates with Meany staff. | plenary | unlimited | no | |||
| Alvin (III) Berkeley Churchill (III) Katherine Wilder (III) |
ibsky66@yahoo.com berkeleychurchill@att.net klwilder@gmail.com |
On Playing Golf with Two Balls, and Other (Mathematical) Decision Problems | Smith 120 | Iona
Dumitriu dumitriu@math.washington.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | III | 265 | no | |
| Panel Discussion: UW Admissions | Comm 230 | Jim
Rawlins jrawlins@u.washington.edu |
Needs data projector and set up. | III | 40 | no | |||
| Robyn Haden (II) | mickers@u.washington.edu | Panel Discussion: Careers in Mathematics | Comm 230 | Tanya
Tonnu, tanya.t.tonnu@boeing.com Lori Bechtold, lori.e.bechtold@boeing.com Mike Hawrylycz, mikeh@alleninstitute.org |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist presenters with setup. Mike Hawrylycz will need to set up a data projector. Be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. Each panelist gets 10 mins. To talk and 10 minutes at the end for Q&A's. Please be aware of the time. | II | 55 | no | |
| cswiercz (I) Gareth Snow (I) Hsu Ken Ooi (I) Joey Duff (I) Julia Moore (I) Julie Martinson (I) Kimberly Sacha (I) Krysta Suzanne Yousoufian (I) |
cswiercz@gmail.com snowg@u.washington.edu hsukenooi@gmail.com joey.duff@gmail.com moorejl@u.washington.edu julie@math.washington.edu kim_sacha@yahoo.com krystay@u.washington.edu |
Panel Discussion: Undergraduate Life | Comm 230 | Julie
Martinson julie@math.washington.edu |
There will be 5-6 people on the panel. Make sure that there are enough chairs for everyone. You may need to turn around the audience chairs with arms for the panelists to use. | I | 55 | no | |
| Amy Locke (III) Jeffrey Carpenter (III) Julia Moore (III) Julie Martinson (III) Linda Adkins (III) Robyn Haden (III) Tiffany Burbach (III) Laura Knight (III) |
amylocke@u.washington.edu Jeffffej@u.washington.edu moorejl@u.washington.edu julie@math.washington.edu adkins@math.washington.edu mickers@u.washington.edu tiffanyluann@gmail.com Laura Knight pudininpie@yahoo.com |
Paper Construction of Geometric Models | Meany Lobby east | Ginger
Warfield Warfield@math.washington.edu |
Participants will come to Meany’s east lobby, where tables will be set up for geometric paper folding. | III | unlimited | no | |
| Denise Notman (I) Nate Bottman (II) Anennya Veeraraghavan (III) |
dinotman@gmail.com natebottman@gmail.com anennya@u.washington.edu |
Planetarium | Physics/Astronomy
Building (2nd floor), Rm. 220 |
I
& II Chelsea Macleod cmacleod@astro.washington.edu III Matt Davis mrdavis@astro.washington.edu |
Meet the astronomer at the south end of the 2nd floor of the A-wing of the Physics/Astronomy Building, that means going up the spiral stairs next to the pendulum and walking down to Room 220—the planetarium. 1:20 pm session will meet the astronomer on the 1st floor of the A-wing at the bottom of the spiral stairs next to the pendulum. | I, II, III | 30 | yes | |
| Carol Williscroft (I) Jeffrey Carpenter (I) Tiffany Burbach (I) |
carol@math.washington.edu Jeffffej@u.washington.edu tiffanyluann@gmail.com |
Problem-Solving Strategies w/Puzzles | Meany Hall Lobby west | Gini
Wingard-Phillips, 206-522-8891, mathfun@math-n-stuff.com |
This is an unticketed activity; students make their way to the Meany’s west lobby where tables will be set up for the puzzle activity. | I, II, III | unlimited | no | |
| Eric Nitardy (I) Krzysztof Burdzy (II) Robert Phelps (III) |
nithardt@mac.com burdzy@math.washington.edu phelps@math.washington.edu |
Seismology Lab | Atmospheric
Sciences/ Geophysics Building Rm. 146??? |
Bill
Steele bill@ess.washington.edu |
Jon Connolly will be leading the tours (joncon@u.washington.edu). Go to door between Johnson & Atmos Sci/Geophysics. Go downstairs into hallway. Take 1st left and then 1st double door on the right. The lab is in room 146 in the basement. Quickest way to get to the Seis Lab from Meany Hall. Go south on Stevens way. When you get to Guthrie go down the access road opposite Guthrie Hall . (On your left, going west) (The access road is between Cunningham and Chemistry Lib). This will lead you to the loading dock for the ATG (Atmos Sci/Geophysics). Just inside the door is the Seislab, Room ATG 146. Questions: 206 685 5880 | I, II, III | 25 | yes | |
| Alvin (II) Linda Adkins (II) |
ibsky66@yahoo.com adkins@math.washington.edu |
Tricky Mathematics and Mathematical Tricks | Gowen 301 | Moshe
Rosenfeld moishe@u.washington.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. Moshe would like internet access. He should be able to get it with his UWNetID. I will try to also get him a password for the day if his NetID doesn't work. He wants hand outs printed ahead of time and distributed. I will coordinate this for him and contact you. (Mary Jane 206-221-3936 or mjshir@u.washington.edu). | II | 210 | no | |
| Jane Chiu (II) Kari Christianson (II) |
jchiu@u.washington.edu karibeth.moi@gmail.com |
Warped Spaces | Smith 205 | Alexandra
Nichifor nichifor@math.washington.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with AV setup. Presenter will bring own laptop and will use a data projector. One of the volunteers can be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. Presenter would like the volunteers to help pass out some demo objects during her presentation. | II | 105 | no | |
| Welcome Address | Meany Auditorium | Werner
Stuetzle wxs@u.washington.edu |
arriving 8:45 a.m. | welcome | unlimited | no | |||
| Carol Williscroft (II) Melissa Jahn (II) |
carol@math.washington.edu miss_jahn@yahoo.com |
Why Dogs Have Wet Noses and Other Mathematical Insights | Smith 120 | Millie
Johnson millie@cc.wwu.edu |
Arrive at the location early enough to assist the presenter with setup: be a gatekeeper for room capacity. Post a “Presentation Full” sign when session fills; be a timekeeper for the presenter and give a 5-minute warning. | II | 265 | no | |
| Meany Hall to help with ticket exchang | |||||||||
| need at least one more for Curvature of | |||||||||
| need one person for Luminescense Dat | |||||||||
| Puzzles activity in Meany has 3 vols. |