Summer Institute in Mathematics for Undergraduates (SIMU)

波多黎各大学胡马考分校的本科生暑期数学学院（SIMU）是一个为期六周的数学科学研究项目。该项目由波多黎各大学胡马考分校首席研究员Ivelisse Rubio教授和洛约拉玛丽蒙特大学联合首席研究员Herbert A. Medina教授共同指导。此外，每年夏季有两名教师担任SIMU的研讨会领导和研究主任。在2000年夏季，这些教员是新墨西哥州立大学的Reinhard Laubenbacher和杜兰大学的Victor Moll。2000年至2002年，每年将有24名本科生参加SIMU。每年，一半的学生将是女性。该项目是为有才华的拉丁裔和美洲原住民设计的，这些人是Chicanos和美洲原住民科学促进协会（SACNAS）的服务对象，该组织与该项目有着密切的联系，他们是想从事本科数学研究的本科生。在SIMU期间，学生将完成一个活跃的数学领域的本科研究项目。学生将在2000年夏季学习的数学领域是计算代数和有理函数的积分。学生们将在课程结束后的系列研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，并就他们的工作撰写一份技术报告。毕业后，学生们将在学术会议上展示他们的研究成果，如一年一度的SACNAS会议和联合数学会议。SIMU的目标是增加拉丁裔和美洲原住民获得研究生学位和从事数学科学研究的人数。卢比奥教授和梅迪纳教授认为，为SIMU参与者提供在数学活跃领域丰富而深入的研究经验，是激励和准备学生进入数学科学研究生课程和职业生涯的绝佳方法。SIMU的网页上有关于这个项目的更多信息：http://cuhwww.upr.clu.edu。

The Summer Institute in Mathematics for Undergraduates (SIMU) at the University of Puerto Rico -- Humacao is a six-week research program in the mathematical sciences. The program is co-directed by Principal Investigator Professor Ivelisse Rubio, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao, and Co-Principal Investigator Professor Herbert A. Medina, Loyola Marymount University. In addition, each summer two faculty members serve as seminar leaders and research directors for SIMU. In summer 2000, these faculty are Reinhard Laubenbacher, New Mexico State University, and Victor Moll, Tulane University. Twenty-four undergraduate students will participate each year in SIMU from 2000 - 2002. Each year, half of the students will be women.The program is designed for talented Latino and Native American---these are the populations served by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), an organization with which the programs has close ties---undergraduates who want to engage in undergraduate mathematics research. During SIMU students will complete an undergraduate research project in an active area of mathematics. The mathematical areas in which students will work in summer 2000 are computational algebra and integration of rational functions. Students will present their research at an end-of-program colloquium series and write a technical report on their work. After SIMU, students will present their research in academic conferences such as the annual SACNAS Conference and the Joint Mathematics Meetings.The goal of SIMU is to increase the number of Latinos and Native Americans earning graduate degrees and pursuing research careers in the mathematical sciences. Professor's Rubio and Medina believe that providing SIMU participants a rich and intensive research experience in an active area of mathematics is an excellent method for motivating and preparing students for graduate programs and careers in the mathematical sciences.The SIMU web page has more information about the program: http://cuhwww.upr.clu.edu.