The Western Mathematics Exposition Competition

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Welcome to the Western University Mathematics Exposition Competition (WMEC).We are delighted to host another round of this vibrant event where high school students join in teams of 2-3 to explore intriguing mathematical themes beyond the standard curriculum, with a focus on presenting final projects through different media (posters, videos, and artifacts). WMEC brings together community members at every level, in different roles, to inspire a love of mathematics and spark curiosity among the younger generation.

How It Works

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.

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 serves as a supervisor and helps 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 judging board will include faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students from the Department of Mathematics. The judges will evaluate the posters and videos according to the provided rubric. For the artifacts, judging will take place on the morning of the ceremony day in the presence of students, teams, and their mentors, following the format of regular math fairs and using the developed rubric.

In each category—videos, posters, and artifacts—the top three teams will be announced as winners and will receive medals and monetary prizes. In addition to these three main categories, there are two special categories for which winners will also be announced. All projects, regardless of their category, will automatically be considered for these special prizes if their work fits within the themes of these categories.

Timeline for 2025-26

  • Registration for teams and mentors opens: November 15, 2025
  • Themes release: January 1, 2026
  • Registration closes: February 7, 2026
  • Pre-submission of the projects: March 11, 2026 
  • Final Submission Deadline: March 25, 2026
  • Award Ceremony and project dispaly day: April 18, 2026

 

Registration

Find your team members and complete the registration. The registration fee for each team is $75. Financial support is available for those who need it—just contact the coordinator for more information.

 

       Team Registration        


      Mentor Registration       

 

Organizing Committee of 2025-26:

  • Coordinator: Dr. Asghar Ghorbanpour
  • Coordinator Assistant: Anna Ng
  • Marketing and Outreach Director: Bahar Zali Kah Kesh
  • Operations Assistants: Harshith Alagandala, Stoyan Sendov
  • Mathematics Element Advisor: Adrian Chitan 

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.

 


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.