{"id":35498,"date":"2025-08-28T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/?page_id=35498"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:51:49","slug":"2015-cohort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/research\/reu\/mathematics\/2015-cohort","title":{"rendered":"2015 Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-group-standard-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-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 inaugural 2015 Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program gather on campus to commemorate a period defined by guided mentorship, meaningful connections and scholarly growth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\">A bold beginning: The inaugural 2015 Mathematics REU launches at UW Bothell, igniting a legacy of undergraduate research and mentorship.<\/p>\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-4-font-size\">Optimization Group<\/h2>\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-4-font-size\">Knot Theory<\/h2>\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-4-font-size\">Tiling Theory<\/h2>\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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Optimization group of students with their mentor at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35507\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1920x1277.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-optimizationgroup-standard-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Cratty, Westminster College<br>Breanna Page, Eastern Washington University<br>Samantha Clap, Georgia College and 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Knot Theory group of students with their mentor at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-2048x1381.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1920x1294.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-1200x809.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-knotgroup-standard-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zonia Mendez, The College of New Jersey<br>William Campbell, University of Texas at Tyler<br>Mike Emeric-Cayton, University of Washington Bothell<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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Tiling Theory group of students with their mentor at the W Bothell statue\" class=\"wp-image-35509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-tilinggroup-standard-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morgan Ascanio, University of Washington Bothell<br>Rebekah Aduddel, Texas Lutheran University<br>Adam Deaton<br>Dr. Casey Mann (mentor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rebekah Aduddell, Morgan Ascanio, Adam Deaton, Casey Mann, Unilateral and equitransitive tilings by equilateral triangles. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0012365X16303569?via%3Dihub\">Discrete Mathematics<\/a>\u00a0Volume 340, Issue 7, pages 1669-1680, July 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. Loreto, S. Clapp, Ch. Cratty, and B. Page. Modified Spectral Projected Subgradient Method: Convergence Analysis and Momentum Parameter Heuristics, Bulletin of Computational, Applied Mathematics, Vol. 4, no. 2, {\\it CompAMa}, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015 Knot Theory Group, Izaak Berg, William Campbell, Mike Emerick-Cayton, Jennifer McLoud-Mann, Zonia Menendez, Lattice Sphere Numbers, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2016, Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2015.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 Optimization Group, Samantha Clapp, Charles Cratty, Milagros Loreto, Breeana Page, Momentum Term for the Modified Spectral Projected Subgradient Method, Southeastern Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics 2015, Spokane Regional Mathematics Colloquium 2015, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 Tiling Theory Group, Rebekah Aduddell, Morgan Ascanio, Adam Deaton, Casey Mann, Unilateral and Equitransitive Tilings by Triangles, JMM Undergraduate Poster Session 2016, Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics 2016, Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2015<\/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=\"759\" height=\"506\" data-id=\"35510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-action4-standard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-action4-standard.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/stem-2015-math-reu-action4-standard-300x200.jpg 300w, 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