Research Experience for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics

WPI的工业数学和统计的REU专注于应用于工业问题的数学和统计。由2-4名学生组成的小组将进行为期8周的工作，解决来自企业和行业的问题，这些问题在过去几年中与工业数学和统计中心合作(参见该中心的网页http://www.wpt.edu/~cims).学生将与公司代表密切合作，公司代表将介绍问题，并帮助指导他们的工作，找到公司真正可以使用的解决方案。他们还将与一名教师导师密切合作，以保持对问题核心的数学问题的关注。对每一家赞助公司的有组织的访问将通过更多地了解公司面临的一系列问题，让学生了解项目的重要性。此外，还将与在工业领域工作的数学家进行演讲和讨论。整个体验旨在让学生一瞥高等数学是如何用来解决现实世界中的问题的。这些项目将帮助培养一些沟通和团队合作的技能，这些技能对于在非学术环境中取得成功至关重要。每位参与者将获得2400美元的津贴和大学住房。根据需要，将提供高达400美元的旅行津贴。

The REU in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics at WPI focuses on mathematics and statistics applied to industrial problems. Teams of 2 - 4 students will work for eight weeks on problems that come from businesses and industries that have collaborated in the past years with the Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics (see the Center's web page http://www.wpt.edu/~cims). The students will work closely with a company representative who will introduce the problem and help guide their work toward a solution that the company can really use. They will also work closely with a faculty advisor to maintain a focus on the mathematical issues at the core of the problem. Organized visits to each of the sponsoring companies will give the students the dimension of the importance of their project by learning more about the range of problems facing the companies. In addition there will be presentations and discussion sessions with mathematicians working in industry. The whole experience is designed to provide the students with a glimpse of the ways that advanced mathematics is used to solve real-world problems. The projects will help develop some of the skills in communication and teamwork that are crucial for success in a nonacademic environment. Each participant will receive a stipend of $ 2400 and university housing. A travel stipend of up to $ 400 will be available as needed.