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来吸引更多的美国公民进入数学科学的职业，并特别注意妇女和代表性不足的群体。 主要工具是研究焦点小组（RFG），这是一种在先前的Vigre Grant中创建的构造，它取得了巨大成功。 RFG是一群教职员工，博士后，研究生和本科生，他们在一年的特定研究领域进行了为期一年的激烈探索。 通过RFG活动，成员接触到尖端研究，他们参与了所有方面：探索，发现，领导，领导，博览会和讲课。 特别是，研究生培养了书面和口头的良好沟通能力。 每年，选择和资助四个RFG。除了RFG之外，这是该项目的新活动：一个微型节目的计划，不仅可以通过该计划申请夏季津贴，还可以用于会议旅行资金，甚至可以组织工作室，开展外展活动，或者开展宣传活动或接待访客数学家。 编写迷你奖励不仅是一项有价值的挑战，迫使学生计划和组织一个研究项目，而且还释放了研究生和博士学位的创造力。学术专业的专业是使用多种工具积极招募的：探索数学课程是为高中生的外展计划和由Vigre Gradeply创建的校学生。 该项目支持本地学生组织，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招聘。 高中生的数学博览会以地理位置（包括代表性不足的少数群体的大型社区）举行，以吸引新生的数学专业，并促进使用数学的职业道路。 艾奇资助的学生和博士后必须参加许多宣传活动中的至少两个。对特定研究领域的关注越来越大，导致学生和博士后研究的生产力提高。 这也可能导致RFG参与者（例如，论文，出版物和讲义）获得的新发展和结果。 参加会议会增加研究生对新想法和研究的传播。建立更大，更好的美国公民和数学工作的永久居民的影响将是重要的。 该项目直接影响北加州和中部的周围地理区域。 在招聘计划中，特别注意吸引和保留少数民族目前的数学人数不足，但在该地理区域中很丰富。