Yasmin Leon of Houston Presents Paper at a Statewide Math Conference

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Southwestern University student Yasmin Leon (front row, center) was one of 25 students who presented talks at the 8th Annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference.

GEORGETOWN, TX (11/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Yasmin Leon of Houston (ZIP 77099) 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.

Leon presented a talk titled "Modeling the Spread of HIV."

Leon is a senior math major at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Her talk was based on research she is doing for her capstone project under the direction of Therese Shelton, associate professor of mathematics. Leon applied data from the Centers for Disease Control and sensitivity analysis to a system of differential equations.

Leon is the daughter of Emiliano and Maria Leon. She is a graduate of Alief Elsik 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.