David Scott Ryan of Corpus Christi Presents Paper at a Statewide Math Conference

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Southwestern University student David Scott Ryan (top row, third from left) was one of 25 students who presented talks at the 8th Annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference.

GEORGETOWN, TX (11/01/2012)(readMedia)-- David Scott Ryan of Corpus Christi was one of 25 students who presented talks at the 8th Annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, which was held at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches Oct. 26-27.

Ryan presented a talk titled "Math Bites: Predator?Prey Models of Various Species."

Ryan is a senior math major at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. His talk was based on research he is doing for his capstone project under the direction of Therese Shelton, associate professor of mathematics. Ryan is applying intrinsic growth rates for wolf and white-tailed deer populations to a system of differential equations.

Ryan also performed well in the fun math problem session at the conference. He was one of only two students at the conference who solved all of the 10 problems.

Ryan is the son of Ron and Kay Ryan. He is a graduate of Calallen High School.

Southwestern University is a selective, nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,400 students. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Texas. For more information on Southwestern, visit www.southwestern.edu.