==== RLEC 2023 ==== 
8 essays: 3 winners, 4 Honorable Mention

  ==== Judges RLEC 2023 ==== 
(UF Alum) Delio Figueiras.  (Had  Prof. Long as a teacher.)
Prof. Dana Bartosova, Math.		
Prof. Chris Dorst, Philosophy.
Prof. J. King, Math, RLEC committee chair.


==== 4 Honorable Mention ====
Brandon Duebel	  [The Beginnings and Masterminds of Group Theory]

Karen Liu	  [History of Topology]

Isabelle Stratton [Islamic Girih Tiles:
                     Aniconism Induces Penrose Tilings 
                     First Appearing in the 15th Century]

Logan Wax	  [Modern Applications of Abstract Algebra
		     within Music]

==== Winners ====
Sydney Edwards
  "Lost in Translation: How the Math Behind 
   Language Models is Revolutionizing Biology"

Ekansh Jauhari
  "Demystifying the behavior of Prime Numbers"

Junhao Zhang
  "The Enigma of the Rising Sun: A Brief Look into 
   Japanese Cryptography During World War II"

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