{"id":35473,"date":"2025-08-27T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T00:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/?page_id=35473"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:51:45","slug":"2016-cohort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/research\/reu\/mathematics\/2016-cohort","title":{"rendered":"2016 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-2016-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-group-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-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 2016 Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program gather on campus to commemorate a period defined by research, faculty-student 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-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Optimization group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35480\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Kotval, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga<br>Yiting Xu, University of Washington, Bothell<br>David Richmond, Kennesaw State 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\">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-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Knot Theory group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35481\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Malachi Alexander, California State University, Monterey Bay<br>Selina Foster, Westminster College<br>Gianni Krakoff, University of Washington Bothell<br>Dr. Jennifer McLoud-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\">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-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tiling Theory group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35482\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toryn Avery, Ithaca College<br>Rebecca Claxton, Stockton University<br>Kayla Neal, University of Washington Bothell<br>Dr. Casey 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\">Image Reconstruction 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-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image Reconstruction group photo at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35483\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-imagereconstgroup-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Alexander, Western Washington University<br>Derek Thurmer, University of Washington Bothell<br>Zachery Viray, University of Incarnate Word<br>Dr. Thomas Humphries (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>M. Loreto, Y. Xu, and D. Kotval, A numerical study of applying spectral-step subgradient method for solving nonsmooth unconstrained optimization problems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0305054818303101\">Computer and Operation Research<\/a>, Vol. 104, pp. 90-97, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adams, J., Lopez, G., Mann, C., &amp; Tran, N. Your Friendly Neighborhood Voderberg Tile.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/0025570X.2020.1708685\">Mathematics Magazine<\/a>,&nbsp;93(2), 83\u201390, 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bush, J. and Commins, P. and Gomez, T. and McLoud-Mann, Hexagonal mosaic links generated by saturation vol {29}, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1142\/S0218216520500856\">Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications<\/a>, 2020.<\/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>2016 Knot Theory Group, Malachi Alexander, Selina Foster, Gianni Krakoff, Jennifer McLoud-Mann, Hexagonal Mosaic Knots, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2017, JMM AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topology and Manifolds 2017, Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Optimization Group, David Kotval, Milagros Loreto, David Richmond, Xiting Xu, A Spectral Subgradient Algorithm of Non-Smooth Optimization, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2017, (<strong>awarded Outstanding poster presentation<\/strong>), UW Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017, 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium, UWB. 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium, UW Seattle campus. 2017 SIAM Pacific Northwest Conference (<strong>Awarded with 2nd Place Poster Presentation<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Tiling Theory Group, Toryn Avery, Rebecca Claxton, Casey Mann, Kayla Neal, Classifying All k-Isotoxal, Equilateral, Convex Tiles, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2017, UW Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017, Ithaca Math Colloquium 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Image Reconstruction Group, Amanda Alexander, Thomas Humphries, Derek Thurmer, Zachery Viray, Multi-material Decomposition for Dual-energy Computed Tomography, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2017, Gulf States Math Alliance Conference 2017, University of Incarnate Word Research Week 2017.<\/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 is-cropped 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=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"35486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action1-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"35484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action4-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"35487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action2-standard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"35485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2016-math-reu-action3-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, 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