Special Project: An Undergraduate Research Program in Discrete Mathematics

除了一个例外，自1997年以来，首席研究员每年都会在明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校（University of Minnesota, Duluth）指导一个离散数学的暑期本科生研究项目。该项目在吸引全国顶尖人才和产生专业水平的研究方面有着非凡的记录。多年来，已经形成了一种传统，即在研究生院或获得博士学位的前项目参与者返回进行长期访问，以协助该项目。访客参与项目的各个方面，并担任本科生的住家顾问和榜样。参观者已被证明是该计划成功的重要组成部分。这项奖助金提供支持，以继续这个计划的重要方面。

With one exception, every year since 1997 the principal investigator has directed a summer undergraduate research programs in discrete mathematics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The program has an extraordinary record of attracting the nation's top talent and producing professionallevel research. Over the years a tradition has evolved whereby former program participants who are in graduate school or have obtained a Ph.D. have returned for lengthy visits to assist with the program. The visitors take part in allaspects of the program and serve as live-in councilors and role models for the undergraduates. The visitors have proved to be an important component in the success of the program. This grant provides support to continue this vital aspect of the program.