Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics -- REU Site

莱斯大学夏季统计研究所（RUSIS）将培训和指导12名被选中的初高中少数族裔学生，以及在学校不易获得职业经验的学生。该研究所的根本动机是吸引更多代表性不足的少数民族学生参加数学和统计科学的研究生工作，并促进他们过渡到研究工作。这些目标将通过以下机制实现：-在概率，随机过程和统计推断方面的强化核心课程，特别强调当前感兴趣的领域。（如多重比较、极值理论、多元生存分析、统计遗传学、海量数据方法论）。-让学生与教师导师密切合作，参与研究项目，共同发表论文。将指导学生准备在国家会议上发表的作品。-短期课程，学习使用Unix平台、latex和用于研究目的的软件，如Mathematica和Splus。-将组织参观科学设施（如MD安德森癌症中心的生物数学和生物统计部门、美国国家航空航天局、壳牌石油公司），并参加由AGEP资助项目的各种科学家举办的一系列讲座。这些讲座涵盖了从申请研究生院到杰出科学家的职业经历等各种主题。-对学员参与后7年（预计完成研究生学业时间）的学习进度进行评估和监测；由参与的学生和外部咨询委员会对项目进行年度评估。RUSIS是一个为期10周的暑期项目。具有数学背景的学生，包括三个学期的微积分，一个学期的线性代数或矩阵分析，应联系PI Javier Rojo（电子邮件：jrojo@rice.edu 713-348-2797）或Theresa Chatman （tlc@rice.edu 713-348-5180）。

The Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics (RUSIS) will train and mentor 12 selected junior and senior underrepresented minority students, and students with no easy access to a career experience at their institution. The underlying motivation for the Institute is the fundamental interest in attracting more underrepresented minority students into graduate work in the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, and facilitating their transition into research work. These objectives will be accomplished through the following mechanisms:-Intensive core courses in probability, stochastic processes, and statistical inference, with special emphasis on areas of current interest. (e.g. multiple comparisons, extreme value theory, multivariate survival analysis, statistical genetics, and massive data methodologies). -Engaging the students in research projects under close collaboration with faculty mentors, with the goal of producing joint publications. Students will be mentored in the preparation of their work for presentation in national meetings.- Short courses on the use of Unix platforms, latex, and software to be utilized for research purposes such as Mathematica and Splus.-Visits to scientific facilities (e.g., Biomathematics and Biostatistics Departments at MD Anderson Cancer Center, NASA, Shell Oil) will be organized, and a series of lectures, by a variety of scientists, which are part of an AGEP funded program, will be attended. These lectures cover a variety of topics ranging from applying to Graduate School to career experiences by outstanding scientists.-Evaluation and monitoring of the progress of students for seven years (expected time for them to finish graduate school) after their participation; annual evaluation of the program by the participating students and an external advisory committee.RUSIS is a 10-week summer program. Students with a mathematical background that includes three semesters of calculus, and one semester of linear algebra or matrix analysis, should contact the PI Javier Rojo (email: jrojo@rice.edu 713-348-2797) or Theresa Chatman (tlc@rice.edu 713-348-5180).