{"id":35455,"date":"2025-08-27T16:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/?page_id=35455"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:51:42","slug":"2017-cohort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/research\/reu\/mathematics\/2017-cohort","title":{"rendered":"2017 Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Students and faculty mentors gathered together by the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-group-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Undergraduate students and their faculty mentors from the 2017 Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program gather on campus to commemorate an experience marked by meaningful research, mentorship and academic growth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-5-font-size\">Optimization Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Optimization group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35457\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vinayak Sharma, University of Washington Bothell<br>Alexa McQuiston, University of Portland<br>Rebecca Wood, Vanderbilt University<br>Dr. Milagros Loreto (mentor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-5-font-size\">Tiling Theory Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tiling Theory group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35458\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jadie Adams, Westminster College<br>Gabriel Lopez, California State University, San Bernardino<br>Nhi Tran, University of Washington Bothell<br>Dr. Casey Mann (mentor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-5-font-size\">Knot Theory Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Knot Theory group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35459\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Bush, Knot Theory<br>Patty Commins, Carleton College<br>Tamara Gomez, University of California, Santa Barbara<br>Dr. Jennifer McLoud-Mann (mentor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-5-font-size\">Matrix Analysis Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Matrix Analysis group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35460\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-matrixgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sarah Hoover, Hamilton College<br>Daniel McCormick, Florida Institute of Technology<br>Amber Thrall, University of Washington Bothell<br>Dr. Pietro Paparella (mentor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Referred publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarah L. Hoover and Daniel A. McCormick and Pietro Paparella and Amber R, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0024379518303082\">On the realizability of the critical points of a realizable list<\/a>, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 555, pp. 301-313, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poster presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017 Optimization Group, Alexa McQuiston, Milagros Loreto, Vinny Sharma, Rebecca Wood, Nonsmooth Spectral Gradient Methods on Convex Sets, SIAM Pacific Northwest Conference, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 Knot Theory Group, John Bush, Patty Commins, Tamara Gomez, Jennifer McLoud-Mann, Knotty Outcomes in Billiard Boards of Hexagonal Tiles, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 Matrix Analysis Group, Sarah Hoover, Daniel McCormick, Pietro Paparella, Amber Thrall, On the realizability of the critical points of a realizable multiset, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REU in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"35462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action3-standard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action3-standard.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action3-standard-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action3-standard-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"35463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action4-standard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action4-standard.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action4-standard-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action4-standard-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"35464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-action1-standard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35464\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-community3-standard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-community3-standard.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-community3-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-community3-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2017-math-reu-community3-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"35467\" 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