Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce (EMSW21-VIGRE)

增强数学科学劳动力 (EMSW21-VIGRE)

• 批准号: 0602173
• 负责人: Michael Tabor
• 金额: $ 350万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0602173&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; Mathematical; Sciences; Workforce; EMSW21

The Department of Mathematics and the Program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Arizona propose a far-reaching workforce-enhancement program that will prepare young American men and women for careers as professional mathematicians. The mathematical sciences workforce of the 21st century must be diverse not only with respect to gender and ethnicity but also with respect to training, to ensure that it can serve the full spectrum of societal needs in mathematical research and education. Furthermore, in order to be truly effective at the national level, such a training program must reach far beyond local institutional boundaries---both geographically and culturally---in order to maximize its impact on the growth and development of the professional community.This project builds upon and makes permanent many of the programs initiated during our first VIGRE project. These include graduate fellowships awarded strategically via a competitive proposal process, unique laboratory and internship opportunities, innovative undergraduate research and teaching assistantship programs, vertically integrated research and outreach opportunities with participants at all academic levels ranging from high-school students through senior faculty, and mentoring programs carefully designed to assist students with critical transitions such as becoming a mathematics major, entering graduate school, or beginning a career. Our project also includes a new summer research program for undergraduates which will make Arizona's unique integration of the creation, application, and communication of mathematics available to a wider audience.An important new aspect of our VIGRE program is a regional network involving undergraduate and graduate institutions throughout the Southwest. Within this network, ideas, students, and faculty will move in several directions. Arizona will benefit from the insights and experience of our colleagues at regional and minority-serving institutions, thereby increasing our capabilities to recruit and retain underrepresented students and opening new channels to place our graduates. Faculty from regional institutions will participate in activities such as the summer research program, supporting their intellectual and professional development and allowing them to start new programs which their institutions would not normally have the resources to initiate. Ultimately, our VIGRE program will have a large impact on the quality and quantity of the entire mathematical sciences workforce pipeline, from undergraduates through faculty, throughout the region.

亚利桑那大学的数学系和应用数学项目提出了一项影响深远的劳动力增强计划，该计划将为美国年轻男女成为专业数学家做好准备。 世纪的数学科学劳动力不仅在性别和种族方面必须多样化，而且在培训方面也必须多样化，以确保它能够满足数学研究和教育的全方位社会需求。 此外，为了在国家一级真正有效，这样的培训计划必须远远超出当地机构的界限-无论是地理上还是文化上-以便最大限度地发挥其对专业团体的成长和发展的影响。 这些包括研究生奖学金授予战略通过竞争性提案过程，独特的实验室和实习机会，创新的本科研究和助教计划，垂直整合的研究和推广机会，参与者在所有学术水平，从高中学生通过高级教师，精心设计的辅导计划，以协助学生的关键过渡，如成为数学专业，进入研究生院或开始职业生涯。 我们的项目还包括一个新的本科生暑期研究计划，这将使亚利桑那州的创造，应用和数学交流的独特整合提供给更广泛的观众。我们的VIGRE计划的一个重要的新方面是一个区域网络，涉及整个西南部的本科生和研究生机构。 在这个网络中，思想，学生和教师将在几个方向移动。 亚利桑那州将受益于我们在区域和少数民族服务机构的同事的见解和经验，从而提高我们招募和留住代表性不足的学生的能力，并开辟新的渠道来安置我们的毕业生。 来自区域机构的教师将参加夏季研究计划等活动，支持他们的智力和专业发展，并允许他们开始新的计划，他们的机构通常不会有资源启动。 最终，我们的VIGRE计划将对整个数学科学劳动力管道的质量和数量产生重大影响，从本科生到教师，整个地区。