Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Research Program for Undergraduates

一个多夏季的研究经验，本科生有很强的定量训练和兴趣在数学应用于自然或社会科学提供。一年级的学生将在课程的前三周学习动力系统理论、随机过程、生物种群建模和模拟方法。该课程的最后四周致力于开发数学模型，以解决学生在自然科学或社会科学中提出的问题。学生们以2-5人为一组，对他们的模型进行数学分析和模拟，并利用他们的结果撰写一份技术报告（20-30页），以回答他们最初的问题。四至八名学生被选为二年级学生。他们作为导师，同时参加一个为期8周的暑期项目，该项目建立在他们第一年的研究经验基础上。二年级的学生还要完成一份重要的技术小组报告（2-3名学生），解决一个科学问题。该项目从获得有限研究机会的机构中广泛招募，并将种族和性别作为录取过程的一部分。学生们在夏季结束时，在科学会议和SACNAS全国会议上展示他们的研究成果。该计划的成功是通过研究的质量和非传统学生在参加我们的计划后注册研究生院的数量来衡量的。学生的进步是由该计划的工作人员在整个学年监测。

A multi-summer research experience for undergraduates with strong quantitative training and interest in the application of mathematics to the natural or social sciences is offered. First year students are introduced to dynamical systems theory, stochastic processes, modelling of biological populations, and methods of simulation during the first three weeks of the program. The last four weeks of the program are devoted to the development of mathematical models that address student-generated questions in the natural or social sciences. Students, in groups of 2-5, carry out the mathematical analysis and simulation of their models and use their results to write a technical report (20-30 pages) that responds to their original question. Four to eight students are selected as second year students. They serve as mentors while participating in a simultaneous 8-week summer program that builds on their first year research experience. Second year students also produce a significant technical group report (2-3 students) that addresses a scientific question. The program recruits extensively from institutions that have access to limited research opportunities andconsiders ethnicity and gender as part of the admission process. Students present their research at the end of the summer, at scientific conferences, and at the SACNAS national meeting. The success of the program is measured by the quality of the research and by the number of non-traditional students who enroll in graduate school after their participation in our program. Students' progress is monitored by the program's staff throughout the academic year.