William Nicholas Sumner
518 North River Rd. Apt. 1West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 USA
(765) 746-2790
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 USA
(765) 746-2790
Education
Hope College, 2005, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, 2005
B.A., German, 2005
Academic Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa (2005)
The Boundy Computer Science Award (2005)
Senior Sigma Xi Award for Computer Science research (2005) )
Delta Phi Alpha Book Prize for German (2005)
Russell J. Kraay prize for Computer Science (2004)
Russell J. Kraay prize for Computer Science (2003)
National Merit Semifinalist (2001)
Dean’s List (2001-2005)
The Boundy Computer Science Award (2005)
Senior Sigma Xi Award for Computer Science research (2005) )
Delta Phi Alpha Book Prize for German (2005)
Russell J. Kraay prize for Computer Science (2004)
Russell J. Kraay prize for Computer Science (2003)
National Merit Semifinalist (2001)
Dean’s List (2001-2005)
Papers
Sumner, Nick and Banu, Daniela, “JSAVE: Simple and Automated Algorithm Visualization Using the Java Collection Framework.” 2003.
Presentations
Sumner, Nick and Banu, Daniela, “JSAVE: Simple and Automated Algorithm Visualization Using the Java Collection Framework,” at the Tenth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, October 3-4, 2003.
Sumner, W. N., Evans, T., DeJongh, M., “Simulating the Effects of Speciation and Extinction Rates on Branch Lengths in Phylogenetic Trees,” at the International Conference for Mathematics in Biology and Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 25-28, 2004.
Posters
Sumner, W. Nicholas, Evans, Timothy M., DeJongh, Matt, Brown, Gregory K., “Simulation of Phylogenies for Analysis of Bromelioideae” at the Midwest Instructional Technology Center's Hands-on Teaching of Bioinformatics Workshop, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, May 13-15, 2004.
Memberships
Phi Beta Kappa Society (2005-present)
Pi Mu Epsilon National Honor Society for Mathematics (2004-present)
Chi Omicron Gamma Honor Society for Computer Science (2003-present)
Association for Computing Machinery (2003-present)
Delta Phi Alpha National Honor Society for German (2003-present)
Pi Mu Epsilon National Honor Society for Mathematics (2004-present)
Chi Omicron Gamma Honor Society for Computer Science (2003-present)
Association for Computing Machinery (2003-present)
Delta Phi Alpha National Honor Society for German (2003-present)
Research
Hope College REU – Algorithm Visualization (Summer 2003)Hope College REU – Distributed Networks on Small Devices (Summer 2004)
Hope College Biology Department – Genetic Development Simulations (2003-2004)
References
Available upon request