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 D Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2002526 University of International Business and China Ye Wenrui D Outstanding Winner 2003723 Dongbei University of Finance and China Xueni Wang D Outstanding Winner 2006782 Xidian University China Zhang Shengli D Outstanding Winner INFORMS Award 2013140 Xi'an Jiaotong University China LEILEI CHU D Outstanding Winner 2013245 Capital University of Economics and China LiXue D Outstanding Winner 2015044 New York University USA Shizhu Liu D Outstanding Winner 2022868 The College of William & Mary USA Anke van Zuylen D Outstanding Winner Leonhard Euler Award COMAP Scholarship Award 2020141 University of Saskatchewan Canada Christopher Duffy D Finalist 2000162 Peking University China Jienuo Cui D Finalist 2000708 East China Normal University China Qiang Yao D Finalist 2000732 Southeast University China Huiling Li D Finalist 2020 ICM Problem D Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2001423 University of International Business and China Zenan Yang D Finalist 2001598 East China University of Technology China Sican Xiong D Finalist 2001720 China Three Gorges University China Taigui Qin D Finalist 2001988 University of International Business and China Wang Yihang D Finalist 2002090 Shanghai Foreign Language School China Chen Ming D Finalist 2002147 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Xiaofeng Gao D Finalist 2002337 Nanjing University China Haifei Liu D Finalist 2002618 Beijing University of Posts and China Zhang Yi D Finalist 2002703 Qingdao University of Technology China Mingzhu Li D Finalist 2002850 Nanjing University of Information Science & China Lianhua Zhu D Finalist 2002942 Harbin Engineering University China Zhang Xiaowei D Finalist 2020 ICM Problem D Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2003150 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Xiaofeng Gao D Finalist 2003280 Harbin Institute of Technology,Weihai China Sitian Qin D Finalist 2003467 Shanghai University China Wei Lv D Finalist 2003468 Beijing Institute of Technology China Haiyan Jiang D Finalist 2003793 Harbin Medical University China Juan Xu D Finalist 2004506 Shanghai Experimental School China Chen Junjun D Finalist 2004603 Harbin Medical University China Shuyuan Wang D Finalist 2005214 Yunnan University China Jianping Li D Finalist 2005318 Tiangong University China Huo Shengjin D Finalist 2005567 Tiangong University China Kai Wang D Finalist 2005895 Beijing Normal University China Cui Li D Finalist 2020 ICM Problem D Contest Results Ctrl # Institution Country/Region Advisor Problem Designation 2006094 Huazhong University of Science & China Jianbin LI D Finalist 2006342 Hebei University China Shuaiqi Liu D Finalist 2007030 Jinan University China Suohai FAN D Finalist 2007061 Communication University of China China Qingmiao Jiang D Finalist 2007067 Tianjin University China tianlin li D Finalist 2007077 XIDIAN UNIVERSITY China Ye Jimin D Finalist 2007296 Tongji University China Xiaofei Guan D Finalist 2007481 East China Normal University China Qiang Yao D Finalist 2007562 Fudan University China Zhijie Cai D Finalist 2007671 Renmin University China Xinlai Kang D Finalist 2008058 Shanghai University China Wei Lv D Finalist 2020 ICM Problem