2005 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling
Press Release—March 11, 2005
COMAP is pleased to announce the results of the 7th annual
Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). This year, 164
teams representing institutions from 4 countries participated in
the contest. Three teams from the following institutions were
designated as OUTSTANDING WINNERS:
Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA
East China University of Science and Technology,
Shanghai City, China
Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Richmond, VA
This year’s contest ran from Thursday, February 3 to Monday,
February 7, 2005. During that time, teams of up to three
undergraduate or high school students researched, analyzed,
modeled, and communicated a solution to an open-ended
interdisciplinary modeling problem. The 2005 ICM was
primarily an on-line contest, where teams registered, obtained
contest materials, and downloaded the problem statement at the
prescribed time through COMAP’s ICM Website.
This year’s nonrenewable resource problem was particularly
challenging. It required teams to select a nonrenewable or
exhaustible resource and model its depletion over time. The
problem contained issues such as economic, demographic,
political, environmental, security, and future technology to be
analyzed, had several challenging requirements needing
scientific and mathematical analysis, and also had the ever-
present requirements in the ICM to use thorough data analysis,
creativity, approximation, precision, and effective
communication. The authors of the problem were Paul
Campbell, editor of The UMAP Journal and Professor of
Mathematics and Computer Science at Beloit College, and
geoscientist and civil engineer Ted Hromadka, who served on
the panel of final judges. The problem originated from their
research and interest in resource management. The three
Outstanding solution papers will be published in The UMAP
Journal, along with commentary from both Dr. Campbell and
Dr. Hromadka. All the members of the 164 competing teams
are to be congratulated for their excellent work and enthusiasm
for scientific and mathematical modeling and interdisciplinary
problem solving. This year’s judges remarked that despite the
challenging problem, the quality of the modeling, analysis, and
presentation was high.
2005 ICM Statistics
• 164 teams participated
• 3 high school teams (1%)
• 33 U.S. Teams (20%)
• 131 Foreign Teams (80%) from Finland, Indonesia, and
P.R. China.
• 3 Outstanding Winners (2%)
• 26 Meritorious Winners (16%)
• 89 Honorable Mentions (54%)
• 46 Successful Participants (28%)
ICM is an extension of COMAP’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), which is held during the same weekend. ICM is
designed to develop and advance interdisciplinary problem-solving skills as well as competence in written communication. The first
four interdisciplinary problems involved concepts from environmental science, environmental engineering, biology, chemistry, and/or
resource management. The last three ICM problems involved operations research, information science, environmental science, and
interdisciplinary issues in security and safety. Each team is expected to have advisors and team members who represent a range of
disciplinary interests in applied problem solving and modeling. Next year, the ICM problem will involve modeling in the area of
public health.
To obtain additional information about the ICM and to obtain a complete listing of all team designations, please visit the ICM
Website at:
www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/icm
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 they are the only international contests in which 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, and workers.
Administered by
The Consortium for Mathematics
and Its Applications
Major funding provided by
The National Science Foundation
Contest Directors
Chris Arney, U. S. Army Research Office, NC
Gary Krahn, United States Military Academy, NY
Executive Director
Solomon A. Garfunkel, COMAP, Inc., MA
Associate Directors
Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas
Kathleen Snook, U.S. Army (retired)
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