EMSW21-VIGRE: Focus on Mathematics

EMSW21-VIGRE：专注于数学

• 批准号: 0636297
• 负责人: Jesus De Loera
• 金额: $ 322.52万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0636297&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; VIGRE; Focus; Mathematics

The project uses the resources of the UC Davis Department of Mathematics to attract more US citizens to careers in the mathematical sciences, with special attention paid to women and underrepresented groups. The main tool for this is the Research Focus Group (RFG), a construct created in the prior VIGRE grant, which has been wildly successful. An RFG is a group of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students, who collaborate in a year-long intense exploration of a particular research area. Through RFG activities, members are exposed to cutting-edge research, and they participate in all its aspects: exploration, discovery, leadership, exposition, and lecturing. In particular, graduate students develop strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Every year, four RFGs are selected and funded.In addition to the RFGs are activities new to this project: A Mini-Grant Program through which students can apply not just for summer stipends but for conference travel funds, or even to organize workshops, to run outreach activities, or to host visiting mathematicians. Writing a mini-grant is not only a valuable challenge that forces the students to plan and organize a research project, but it also unleashes the creativity of the graduate students and postdocs.Mathematics majors are recruited aggressively using several tools: The EXPLORE Math program is an outreach program for high school and undergraduate students that was created by VIGRE graduate students. The project supports local student organizations, Math Club and Math Cafe, to promote peer-based recruitment and retention of mathematics majors. Mathematics fairs for senior high school students are held in geographic proximity (which includes large communities of underrepresented minorities) to attract incoming freshmen to major in math and promote career paths that use mathematics. VIGRE-funded students and postdocs are required to participate in at least two of the many outreach activities.The increased focus on particular research areas leads to increased research productivity among students and postdocs. It may also lead to new developments and results obtained by RFG participants (e.g., theses, publications, and lecture notes). Attending conferences increases the exposure of graduate students to new ideas and to the dissemination of research.The impact on creating a larger and better group of U.S. citizens and permanent residents working in mathematics will be significant. The project directly affects the surrounding geographic area of Northern and Central California. In the recruitment plan special attention is given to attracting and retaining minorities currently underrepresented in mathematics but abundant in this geographic area.

该项目利用加州大学戴维斯分校数学系的资源，吸引更多的美国公民投身数学科学的职业生涯，特别关注女性和代表性不足的群体。这方面的主要工具是研究焦点小组(RFG)，这是在之前的Vigre赠款中创建的一个结构，取得了巨大的成功。RFG是一群教职员工、博士后、研究生和本科生，他们在一个特定研究领域长达一年的紧张探索中合作。通过RFG活动，成员们接触到尖端研究，他们参与其中的方方面面：探索、发现、领导、展览和演讲。特别是，研究生培养了很强的书面和口头沟通能力。除了RFGs之外，这个项目还有一些新的活动：迷你助学金计划，通过这个计划，学生们不仅可以申请暑期津贴，还可以申请会议旅费，甚至组织研讨会，开展外展活动，或者接待来访的数学家。写一份迷你助学金不仅是一项宝贵的挑战，迫使学生计划和组织一个研究项目，而且还可以释放研究生和博士后的创造力。数学专业的学生通过几种工具进行积极的招聘：探索数学项目是由Vigre研究生创建的面向高中和本科生的外联项目。该项目支持当地学生组织，数学俱乐部和数学咖啡馆，以促进基于同行的招聘和保留数学专业的学生。高中生数学博览会在地理位置接近的地方(包括代表人数较少的大型少数民族社区)举行，以吸引新生选择数学专业，并推广使用数学的职业道路。Vigre资助的学生和博士后被要求参加许多外展活动中的至少两个。对特定研究领域的关注增加了学生和博士后的研究效率。它还可能导致RFG参与者获得的新的发展和结果(例如，论文、出版物和讲稿)。参加会议增加了研究生接触新思想和传播研究的机会。这将对创造一个更大、更好的从事数学工作的美国公民和永久居民群体产生重大影响。该项目直接影响到加州北部和中部的周边地理区域。在招聘计划中，特别注意吸引和留住目前在数学领域任职人数较少但在这一地理区域中人数较多的少数群体。