REU Site: Analytical and Statistical Methods in the Mathematical Sciences

Albert Boggess博士（PI）和Jay Walton博士（共同PI）（数学）以及Dave Larson博士（数学）和Tom Wehrly博士（统计学）建议在学院站的德克萨斯A M大学建立一个数学和统计学NSF REU网站。我们寻求资助60名学生参加了从2003年6月开始的三年期。REU学生将加入A M本科生和研究生，他们是我们VIGRE计划的参与者，该计划运行垂直整合的研究研讨会，涵盖教师感兴趣的主题。在2003年夏天，我们打算同时运行两个为期八周的计划;一个在矩阵分析和小波，由戴夫·拉森在数学组织，另一个在生态数学。在生态学计划将至少有两个轨道-一个涉及统计模型，由汤姆·韦利在统计学组织，另一个涉及扩散模型，由杰伊·沃尔顿在数学组织。戴夫·拉森和杰伊·沃尔顿都在我们目前的REU计划中发挥了关键作用，都在学年期间为我们的VIGRE计划组织了类似的研讨会。在未来的夏天（2004年及以后），额外的REU计划，并可能会从成功的VIGRE研讨会，在学年期间运行产生。参与者将获得每周250美元的津贴，外加每天25美元的食物津贴。他们还将住在校内宿舍，宿舍费用将直接计入助学金。

Drs. Albert Boggess (PI) and Jay Walton (co-PI) (in Math) together with Drs. Dave Larson (Math) and Tom Wehrly (in Statistics) propose to establish an NSF REU Site in mathematics and statistics at Texas A&M University in College Station. We seek funding for 60 student participants over a three year period starting in June, 2003. REU students will join A&M undergraduate and graduate students who are participants in our VIGRE program, which runs vertically integrated research seminars covering topics of interest here to the faculty. During the summer of 2003, we intend to run two simultaneous eight-week programs; one in matrix analysis and wavelets, organized by Dave Larson in Math, and the other in the mathematics of ecology. The program in ecology will have at least two tracks - one involving statistical models, organized by Tom Wehrly in Statistics, and the other involving diffusion models, organized by Jay Walton in Math. Both Dave Larson and Jay Walton have played key roles in our current REU program and both have organized similar seminars during the academic year for our VIGRE program. In future summers (2004 and beyond), additional REU programs are planned and will likely arise from successful VIGRE seminars that run during the academic year. Participants will be paid a stipend of $250 per week plus a $25 per day food allowance. They will also stay in on-campus dormitories which will be charged directly to the grant.