Dr. DeLaVina's
Senior Project
Students |
Department of Computer and Mathematical
Science
University of Houston-Downtown |
| Completion Date |
Student Name |
Project Title and Related Activities |
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Dec. 2006 |
Craig Foster |
Leafy Spanning Trees
- poster presentation: Leafy Spanning Trees, UHD
Student Research Conference
(proceedings), Houston, TX, Apr. 2006.
- poster presentation: Leafy Spanning Trees, AMS/MAA
Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Antonio, Jan. 2006.
- UHD Summer and Fall Undergraduate Research Program, Leafy Spanning Trees,
funding from NSF & ARO, U.R.P program UHD, Summer 2005 and
Fall 2005 (photo).
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May 2005 |
Iride Gramajo |
Lower Bounds on the Matching Number of
Bipartite Graphs
- Oral presentation:
Lower Bounds for the Matching Number of
Bipartite Graphs,
MAA Texas Section Meeting, Arlington, TX, Apr. 2005.
- Oral and poster presentation:
Lower Bounds for the Matching Number of
Bipartite Graphs, UHD
Student Research Conference, Houston, TX, Apr. 2005.
- Poster presentation:
Lower Bounds for the Matching Number of
Bipartite Graphs,
UHD Graduate School and Internship Fair
(proceedings), Houston, TX, Nov. 2004.
 (math poster award)
poster presentation:
Lower Bounds for the Matching Number of
Bipartite Graphs,
SACNAS National Conference,
Austin, TX, Oct. 2004.
Conference Abstracts Vol 1, p. 173.- UHD Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Lower bounds on the matching
number of bipartite graphs, funding from NSF & ARO, Summer 2004
- Poster presentation: On Lower Bounds on the Independence Number,
UHD Student Research Conference
(proceedings), Houston, TX, Nov. 2003.
- Poster presentation: On Lower Bounds
on the Independence Number, SACNAS National Conference,
Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 2003.
Where is she now?
She received a B.S. in applied mathematics in May of 2005. Her plan is
to begin graduate school in Fall 2006 in the mathematics department at the University
of Houston. |
| May 2003 |
Laura Salazar |
The Independence Number of G and
G2
- Poster presentation: Independence Number of the Second Power of Connected Cubic
Graphs, 2002 Student Research Conference during the
Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX, Nov.
2002.
- Poster presentation: Independence Number of the Second Power of Connected Cubic
Graphs, UHD College of Science and
Technology Student Research Conference (proceedings), Houston, TX, Nov. 2002.
- Poster
presentation: Independence Number of the Second Power of Connected Cubic
Graphs, SACNAS National Conference, Anaheim, CA, Sept.
2002.
Where is she now?
She received a B.S. in applied mathematics in May of 2003. In the
summer of 2005, she received a MSAM (Master of Science in Applied
Mathematics) from UH. |
| May 2003 |
Zahra Salehpoor |
Some Graph Theoretical Conjectures of
Graffiti.pc
Related Activities
- Poster presentation: Finding the Path Covering Number of a Graph
Using Graffiti.pc, 17th National Conference on Undergraduate
Research, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar. 2003.
- Poster presentation: Finding the Path Covering Number of a Graph
Using Graffiti.pc, 2002 Student Research Conference during the Sigma
Xi Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX, Nov. 2002.
- Poster presentation: Finding the Path Covering Number of a Graph
Using Graffiti.pc, UHD College of Science and
Technology Student Research Conference (proceedings), Houston, TX, Nov. 2002.
Where is she now?
She received a B.S. as a double major in applied mathematics and
computer science in May of 2003. In the summer of 2005, she received a MS
in mathematics from UH. |
| Dec. 2002 |
Kelly Wroblewski |
A Few Topics in Graph Theory
Related Activities
- Student oral presentation and poster presentation: A Look at
Triangles with Graffiti.pc, UHD College of Science and
Technology Student Research Conference (proceedings), Houston, TX, Nov. 2002.
- PME student oral presentation, A Look at Triangles with
Graffiti.pc, Mathfest 2002,
Burlington, VT, Aug. 2002.
- 2nd place
winner of poster research competition, LSAMP Summer
Conference 2002, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos,
TX, July 2002. Poster Title: A Look at Triangles with Graffiti.pc
- Student poster presentation: Conjectures of
Graffiti.pc on the Chromatic Number of a Graph, UHD CST Student
Conference, Houston, TX, Nov. 2001.
Where is she now?
She received a B.S. in applied mathematics in December of 2002. She
taught high school mathematics at
Waltrip High School in
Houston, TX for about one year. In the spring of 2006, she received
a MS in mathematics teaching from University of Texas/Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. |
| Dec. 2001 |
Barbara Chervenka |
Graph Theory Graffiti/Graffiti.pc
Style
Related Activities
- Student paper, "Graffiti.pc Red Burton Style - A Student's
Perspective",
manuscript
(2002).
- Student presentation, Graffiti.pc Red Burton Style, Working
Group on Computer-Generated Conjectures from Graph Theoretic and
Chemical Databases I, DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, Nov. 2001.
- PME student oral presentation: Exploring Graph Theory through
Conjectures of "Graffiti", Mathfest in Wisconsin, Aug.
2001.
- Student poster presentation: Exploring
Graph Theory through Conjectures of "Graffiti",
CombinaTexas 2001, Texas A&M, Mar. 2001.
Where is she now?
After receiving a B.S. in applied mathematics in December of 2001, Barbara began graduate studies at
Rice University in the fall of 2002, and is currently working on her PhD
dissertation. |
| Jan. 2001 |
Gwen Vastine |
Math Education for the 21st Century:
The Making of a Teacher
Related Activities
Where is she now?
After receiving a B.S. in applied mathematics in December of 2000, Gwen
began teaching middle school mathematics in Aldine ISD, and has returned
to UHD seeking certification (4-8) in mathematics.
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