The Western Mathematics Exposition Competition

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Welcome to the Western University Mathematics Exposition Competition. In this competition, we aim to foster interest in higher mathematics among high school students and offer an opportunity for students to experience learning beyond the high school curriculum and practicing skills for mathematical research. 

Enthusiastic high school students from grades 9 to 12 to participate are invited to attend this competition. Students join as a team of 2-3 students and work under supervision of a mentor to research one of the announced themes and develop a poster, a video, or a mathematical artifact.

What do mentors do?

High school teachers, teacher candidates from the Faculty of Education, and senior undergraduate students from Western University can register as mentors for the teams. Each mentor primarily serve as a supervisor and help their team identify a topic of interest, ensure their teams stay on the right track and assist them with time management and meeting deadlines, verify that the submitted projects meet the requirements, submit the final project; the submission link will only be available to the team mentors.  The estimated time commitment for mentoring each team is 7-10 hours.

The competition registration opens late in fall and stays open until until mi to late February. 

Winners of 2025 Competition: 

  • Gold Medal Winning Poster: 
    • Title: The Sleeping Beauty Problem
    • School name: London Central Secondary School
    • Mentor: Adam Ursenbach (Student Mentor)
      he Sleeping Beauty Problem--Gold Medal Winner Poster of 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition
  • Silver Medal Winning Poster: 
    • Title: Geoid Model - The Secret to GPS Accuracy
    • School Name: Catholic Central Highschool
    • Mentor: Andrea Sproule (Teacher Mentor)
      Geoid Model - The Secret to GPS Accuracy-Silver medal winner of the 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition.
  • Bronze Medal Winning Poster: 
    • Title: Calculus - Unearthing the Treasure of Change  
    • School Name: Westmount Charter School, Calgary, Alberta
    • Mentor: Cory Gagnon (Teacher Mentor)
      Calculus: Unearthing the treasure of change--Bronze medal winner of the 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition
  • Gold Medal Winning Video: 
    • Title: Math behind Music Harmony
    • School name:London Central Secondary School
    • Mentor: Paige Bloomfield (Student Mentor)
  • Silver Medal Winning Video: 
    • Title: David Blackwell: A New Way to Play
    • School Name: Westmount Charter School
    • Mentor: Cory Gagnon (Teacher Candidate Mentor)
  • Bronze Medal Winning Video: 
    • Title: Rufus Issacs’ Problem: Games of Pursuit
    • School Name: Catholic Central High School
    • Mentor: Frank Tancredi (Teacher Candidate Mentor)
  • Gold Medal Winning Mathematical Artifacts: 
    • Title: DIGICOMP II
    • School name: Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
    • Mentor: Barham Dababneh (Teacher Mentor) The description of the project DIGICOMP II- Gold medal winner in the category of Math Artifacts in 2025 Western Math Exposition CompetitionDIGICOMP II- The artifact
  • Silver Medal Winning Mathematical Artifacts: 
    • Title: Mechanical Turing Machine The Game of Life
    • School name:London Central Secondary School 
    • Mentor: Phillip Bannon (Teacher Mentor) The description of Mechanical Turing Machine project-Silver Medal winner of 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition.The mathematical artifact Mechanical Turing Machine project-Silver Medal winner of 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition.
  • Gold Medal Winning Project: 
    • Title: Geoid Model - The Secret to GPS Accuracy
    • School Name: Catholic Central Highschool
    • Mentor: Andrea Sproule (Teacher Mentor)
      Geoid Model - The Secret to GPS Accuracy-Silver medal winner of the 2025 Western Math Exposition Competition.

 

Organizing Committee of 2025:

  • Coordinator: Dr. Asghar Ghorbanpour
  • Coordinator Assistant: Anna Ng
  • Marketing and Outreach Director: Bahar Zali Kah Kesh
  • Mathematics Element Advisor: Adrian Chitan 

Highlights of Past Competitions 

 

Highlights of 2024-25 Competition

 

Highlights of 2023-24 Competition

 

Highlights of 2022-23 Competition

 

 More Resources

The following video can help the participants to choose a proper topic for their project as well as guide them in the production of their project.