Folding and Unfolding in Computational Geometry

Dates: July 11 - July 17, 2004
(Sunday evening through Saturday afternoon)

Module Development Topics

Unfolding and Folding Polyhedra
Sarah Greenwald, Appalachian State University
Jill McGowan, Howard University
Val Pinciu, Southern Connecticut State University

Edge Unfolding of Polyhedra
Mirela Damian, Villanova University
Robin Flatland, Siena College
Lynn Stauffer, Sonoma State University
Marcelo Sztainberg, Northeastern Illinois University

Lang's Tree Algorithm for Origami Design
Barbara Kaiser, Gustavus Adolphus College
Amanda Serenevy, Boston University
Don Shimamoto, Swarthmore College

Linkages as Applied to Protein Folding
Jim Factor, Marquette University
Hieu Nguyen, Rowan University

Folding Polygons to Polyhedra
Reva Kasman, Grand Valley State University
Teresa Moore, Ithaca College

Interlocking and Locking in Linkages
Julie Glass, California State University, Hayward
Kathy Zhong, California State University, Sacramento

Folding a Ruler: Is It Easy?
Ivaylo Ilinkin, Rhodes College
Boting Yang, University of Regina

Voronoi Diagrams and Medial Axes
Bruno Guerrieri, Florida A&M University