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2020 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling® Press Release—April 24, 2020 COMAP is pleased to announce the results of the 22nd annual that limit the ability to reach this safe level and ways to more Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). This year 7203 teams equitably distribute causes and effects. The F Problem asked students representing institutions from sixteen countries/regions participated in to create an international policy that would address the resettlement the contest. Eighteen teams were designated as OUTSTANDING needs of environmentally displaced persons (those whose homelands representing the following schools: are lost to climate change) while also preserving the cultural heritage of those peoples. This problem required students to evaluate cultural Beijing Forestry University, China significance as well as understand geopolitical issues surrounding Beijing Normal University, China refugees. For all three problems, teams used pertinent data and Brown University, RI, USA (Rachel Carson Award) grappled with how phenomena internal and external to the system Capital University of Economics and Business, China needed to be considered and measured. The student teams produced Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China creative and relevant solutions to these complex questions and built Donghua University, China models to handle the tasks assigned in the problems. The problems Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China also required data analysis, creative modeling, and scientific New York University, NY, USA methodology, along with effective writing and visualization to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (INFORMS Award) communicate their teams' results in a 20-page report. A selection of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China the Outstanding solution papers will be featured in The UMAP South China University of Technology, China Journal, along with commentaries from the problem authors and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China judges. This year’s judges remarked that due to the multi-disciplinary University of International Business and Economics, China nature of the problems, teams solved these problems using a variety The College of William & Mary, VA, USA of methods and tools. This allowed teams to showcase their strengths (COMAP Scholarship Award & Leonhard Euler Award) in many diverse areas including climate science, cooperative systems, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (3) cultural preservation, data science, ecology, environmental science, (INFORMS Award 2009139, COMAP Scholarship Award & international relations, networks, operations research, policy, political Vilfredo Pareto Award 2013772) science, sports analytics, statistics, and sustainability. Xidian University, China (INFORMS Award) This year’s contest ran over two weekends from Thursday, February 2020 ICM Statistics 13 to Monday, February 17, 2020 for Problems D and E, and from Thursday, March 5 to Monday, March 9, 2020 for Problem F. During • 7203 Teams participated that time, teams of three students researched, modeled, and wrote a solution to an open-ended interdisciplinary modeling problem. The • 2089 Problem D (29%) 2020 ICM was an online contest, where teams registered and obtained • 2527 Problem E (35%) contest materials through COMAP’s ICM Website. • 2586 Problem F (36%) • 18 Outstanding Winners (<1%) ICM teams chose one of the following three problems: The D Problem • 234 Finalist Winners (3%) involved analyzing and quantifying team dynamics. Using data • provided, students developed and analyzed a passing network for a 565 Meritorious Winners (8%) football (soccer) team in order to better understand how overall team • 1567 Honorable Mentions (22%) performance. Based on their analyses, teams recommended strategies • 4620 Successful Participants (64%) to the coach to improve team success next year. The E Problem asked • 34 Unsuccessful Participants (<1%) teams to create a global solution to the plastic waste problem. They • 163 Disqualified Teams (2%) needed to determine a plastic waste level that could be mitigated in • 2 Not Judged (<1%) an environmentally safe way, while simultaneously identifying factors ICM is associated with COMAP’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), which was held during the same weekend. ICM is designed to develop interdisciplinary problem-solving skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and the humanities, as well as competence in data science and written communication. Over the years the ICM problem topics have included environmental science, biology, chemistry, resource management, operations research, information science, public health, and network science. Each team is expected to include team members from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary interests in applied problem solving and modeling. To obtain additional information and a listing of all the team designations, please visit the ICM Website at: www.mcmcontest.com. Major start-up funding for the ICM was provided by a grant from the National Science Foundation (through Project INTERMATH) and COMAP. Additional support is provided by The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). COMAP's Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling are unique among modeling competitions in that students work in teams to find a solution. Centering its educational philosophy on mathematical modeling, COMAP uses mathematical tools to explore real-world problems. It serves the educational community as well as the world of work by preparing students to become better informed—and prepared—citizens, consumers, workers, and community leaders. Administered by The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications Contest Director Head Judges Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College, NJ Amy Richmond, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY Executive Director Christa Cochran, Department of Defense, VA Solomon A. Garfunkel, COMAP, Inc., MA Jessica Libertini, Virginia Military Institute, VA Deputy Director Kasie Farlow, Dominican College, NY Hilary Fletcher, West Point, NY Kate Coronges, Northeastern University, MA Kayla Blyman, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY 2020 ICM Problem F Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2005623 Beijing Normal University China Wang Yinzhe F Outstanding Winner 2006291 South China University of Technology China Xiaojian YU F Outstanding Winner 2009139 Xi'an Jiaotong University China qin xia F Outstanding Winner INFORMS Award 2013233 Beijing Forestry University China Fang Liang F Outstanding Winner 2013733 Shanghai University of Finance and China Qi Wang F Outstanding Winner Outstanding Winner 2013772 Xi'an Jiaotong University China Jian Zu F Vilfredo Pareto Award COMAP Scholarship Award 2000734 Sichuan University China Yonghong Zhao F Finalist 2001236 Beijing University of Posts and China Qi Li F Finalist 2001536 Renmin University of China China LILI LI F Finalist 2002250 Wuhan University of Science and China Xiaoying Song F Finalist 2002264 Fudan University China Zhijie Cai F Finalist 2020 ICM Problem F Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2002488 University of International Business and China Yin Chen F Finalist 2002921 Nanjing University of Information Science & China Peng Lai F Finalist 2003675 Beijing University of Technology China Jing Li F Finalist 2004002 Beijing Normal University China Huang Haiyang F Finalist 2004231 Huaqiao University China Zhensheng Gao F Finalist 2004250 Hohai University China Binwu Zhang F Finalist 2004391 East China University of Science and China Zheyi Shen F Finalist 2004847 Guangzhou College of South China China Jing Li F Finalist 2005050 China University of Petroleum (East China) China Liu Yusong F Finalist 2005137 Shanghai University of International China Xin Liu F Finalist 2005413 Yunnan University China Tao Feng F Finalist 2020 ICM Problem F Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2005625 Yunnan University China Haiyan Li F Finalist 2005751 Shanghai University of International China Shuyi Zhang F Finalist 2005900 Beijing Normal University China ShuangLi F Finalist 2006174 Huaqiao University China jinsen Zhuang F Finalist 2006193 Xi 'an university of finance and economics China yinyaling F Finalist 2006360 Southwestern University of Finance and China Meng Wu F Finalist 2006542 North China Electric Power University China Gang Liu F Finalist 2006745 Central South University of Forestry and China Mingfang He F Finalist 2006921 North China Electric Power University China GENDAI GU F Finalist 2006979 Huazhong University of Science and China Zhang Rong F Finalist 2007172 Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai China Zhou Wei F Finalist 2020 ICM Problem F Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2007325 Dalian Maritime University China Guoyan Chen F Finalist 2007512 Shandong University China Guanghui WANG F Finalist 2007655 XIDIAN UNIVERSITY China Mu Xuewen F Finalist 2008618 Nanjing University of Posts and China Hongniu Zhao F Finalist 2008718 Harbin University of Science and China Jintao Zhao F Finalist 2008888 Central University of Finance and China Xiaoming Fan F Finalist 2009393 Beijing University of Posts and China Huici Wu F Finalist 2009403 Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University China Yuqin.