Iowa Alpha
Iowa State University
2004-2005 Chapter Report

Advisor and Officers

Advisor: Professor Stephen J. Willson

President: Kevin Marasinghe

Vice President: Alex Power

Treasurer: Karl Fick

Publicity,Web: Liz Blankenship

Number of New Members Inducted:

16.

Number of Continuing Members:

15.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present a paper at the PME national meeting at MathFest in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

No.

Describe the two most interesting or unusual chapter activities this year:

1. Two contrasting talks on quantum mechanics by Professor Marshall Luban of the Department of Physics and Professor Kevin de Laplante of the Department of Philosophy.

2. Professor Jack H. Lutz of the Department of Computer Science spoke on the topic of "The Dimension of a Point".

Do you have any news about current students or recent graduates? For example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences. :

No.