Presentation Year
2020
Depreciated Participant
Johnny Rasnic Mathematics Undergraduate Student, Sam Mendez Mathematics Undergraduate Student, Melanie Tapia Mathematics Undergraduate Student
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
During the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling, our team tackled the problem of the destructive accumulation of plastic in the earth's land and waterways. We researched national and international policies attempting to curb the production and consumption of plastic, and constructed a simple model to predict plastic mass growth in the future, under various parameters and scenarios.
Is your project focused on any of the following?
explores the relationship of an environmental issue with society OR economy
sustainability (explores interrelationships between environment society AND economy)
Permission to Publish Work
No
Node ID
841
Page Classification