Volume 8, Number 1
October 26, 1997
 
 
on this earth that I would like to see, Scotland will always have a special place in my heart and I plan to go back there someday. 
AMRE 1997 - 
Again a Huge Success 
by Lisa Carter 

The Applied Mathematics Research Experience, otherwise known as AMRE, is an eight week summer research program sponsored by the Math and Computer Science Department.  The program pairs up college research teams with local corporations who are interested in having a project completed. 
     This summer, eleven student participated in the four different AMRE projects.  The team of Mustafa Hasham, Rick Hochstetler, and Siddhant Kaul worked on a project for Bell & Howell.  Their task was to work with Java to enable a computerized parts catalogue to be accessed and run in multiple languages.  The Metromedia Technologies team, consisting of Jon Drover, Divya Thadani, and Stephen Boughton, investigated the effects of wind pressure on large hanging canvas banners.  Their research was aimed at determining how and where to place hanging grommets without the wind pressure tearing the banner down.  Benjamin Adair and Anant Padmanabhan designed the base for a large website aimed at the Geographic Information System's (GIS) community on behalf of Technology Geosystems, Inc. (TGS).  The site will, upon completion, include current news, advertisements, a learning center, and an interactive map store.  The final group, whose members were Indradeep Ghosh, Mark Schlabach, and Lisa Carter, 

  worked with the Rubbermaid Corporation.  Their project involved developing mathematical models of the injection molding process in order to predict the cycle times of new plastic products. 
      All of the teams were very successful in their research, and the 
summer program was filled with lots of learning and lots of fun.  If you 
are interested in learning more about these projects, past projects, or the 
AMRE program in general, visit the AMRE web page. 
http://www.wooster.edu/amre
 
My Semester in Budapest
by Katie Ziegler 

I guess when I applied to study math in Budapest, Hungary as part of the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Program, I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.  Arriving in Budapest there were so many sights.  It was so overwhelming that it felt as though I would never be able to see the whole city.  In a few short days, however, my roommate and I had seen a lot of the city.  A lot of this sightseeing was unintentional, as we couldn't find our way to language school the first day, but all of it was remarkable.  Budapest is truly an historic city.  I realized that not only was I going to live and study in the same city as the Danube River, the Parliament, the Castles, and the Turkish baths, but also I was living right across the river from the hotel where Madonna stayed while 
filming Evita! 
      An integral part of Hungarian culture is their food.  Although one of my first experiences with Hungarian food caused me to get salmonella, I did recover and eventually I was able to try and enjoy traditional Hungarian cuisine.