IRES: International Research in Industrial Projects for Students (Beijing)

加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)理论与应用数学研究所(IPAM)将从2007年开始为本科生提供工业项目研究(RIPS)-北京，一个暑期项目。其目标是将国际研究经验与成熟和成功的RIPS格式相结合。这些学生不仅将获得更好的数学应用和工业研究需求的欣赏，还将从国际研究体验中受益。微软亚洲研究院(MSRA)将在微软北京设施赞助五个项目，每个项目都涉及尖端数学。10名美国学生和10名中国学生将以四人一组的方式工作，每个国家两名成员。每个团队将有一名教师导师(由IPAM招聘)和一名行业导师(代表MSRA研究小组)。学生们将进行为期8周的研究，最终向研究组提交最终报告和口头报告。RIPS-北京项目每年将增加10名顶尖的美国学生和10名顶尖的中国学生，他们将作为国际团队的一员在世界上最令人兴奋的工业研究中心工作，并亲身体验数学解决重要现实世界问题的能力。我们预计，大多数美国学生将发现这一研究经历具有吸引力和说服力，并将决定继续攻读研究生，并利用他们在亚洲环境中工作的能力从事职业。每年参加的来自美国的教师导师将获得领导团队和在国际环境中工作的技能。IPAM和MSRA在联合举办这一项目方面的合作也将为进一步的联合活动奠定基础。

The UCLA Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) will offer Research in Industrial Projects (RIPS)- Beijing, a summer program for undergraduates, starting in 2007. The goal is to integrate an international research experience with the established and successful RIPS format. The students will gain not only a better appreciation for the applications of math and the demands of industrial research, but will also benefit from an international research experience.Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) will sponsor five projects, each involving cutting-edge mathematics, at Microsoft's Beijing facility. Ten U.S. students and 10 Chinese students will work on teams of four, with two members from each country. Each team will have a faculty mentor (recruited by IPAM) and an industry mentor (representing the MSRA research group). The students will engage in research for 8 weeks and ultimately present a final report as well as give an oral presentation to the research group. The RIPS-Beijing program will add to the pipeline each year 10 top US students and 10 top Chinese students who will have experienced working at one of the world's most exciting industrial research centers as part of an international team, and experiencing first-hand the power of mathematics to solve important real-world problems. We expect that most of the U.S. students will find this research experience attractive and compelling, and will decide to go on to graduate school and to careers utilizing their capability to work in an Asian setting. The faculty mentors from the U.S. who participate each year will acquire skills in guiding a team and in working in an international setting. The cooperation between IPAM and MSRA in jointly running this program will lay the groundwork for further joint activities as well.