Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Research Program for Undergraduates

为对数学在自然科学或社会科学中的应用有强烈的量化训练和兴趣的本科生提供了一个多个暑期的研究经验。在课程的前三周，一年级学生将被介绍动力系统理论、随机过程、生物种群模型和模拟方法。该项目的最后四周致力于开发数学模型，解决学生在自然科学或社会科学中提出的问题。学生以2-5人为一组，对他们的模型进行数学分析和模拟，并利用他们的结果写一份回答他们最初问题的技术报告(20-30页)。四到八名学生被选为二年级学生。他们在参加为期8周的暑期项目的同时担任导师，该项目建立在他们第一年的研究经验的基础上。二年级的学生还会制作一份重要的技术小组报告(2-3名学生)，以回答一个科学问题。该计划从那些研究机会有限的机构广泛招募人才，并将种族和性别作为录取过程的一部分。学生们在暑期末、科学会议和SACNAS全国会议上展示他们的研究成果。该项目的成功是由研究的质量和参加我们项目后进入研究生院的非传统学生的数量衡量的。整个学年，该项目的工作人员都会监控学生的进步。

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.