CSUMS: Undergraduate Research Experiences for Computational Math Sciences Majors at ASU

这个CSUMS项目的目标是在亚利桑那州立大学的计算数学科学项目中培养一群不同的本科生，每个人都在本科课程的最后两年参与尖端研究项目。在任何给定的时间，两组各有11名学生参加：他们在三年级开始时开始课程，在四年级结束时(即4个学期后)完成课程。即将入学的学生，他们的预期准备包括多元微积分、线性代数和常微分方程式，他们参加为期两个学期的一学分研讨会课程，为即将到来的暑期项目做准备。暑期项目包括在经验丰富的教师导师的指导下，对一个研究项目进行为期8到10周的全职工作。完成项目的学生在研讨会上进行实践演讲，并被期望在适当的专业会议上展示他们的工作，以及写一篇荣誉论文或研究论文。学生的研究项目涉及大气科学中的及时问题，包括天气和气候预测；供应链建模；改进医学成像的数学技术(例如磁共振成像)；以及数学生物学(例如人类细胞过程的模型)。这些学生必须是美国公民或永久居民，他们有机会通过亚利桑那州立大学的Fulton高性能计算计划在大规模并行(2000+处理器)计算机上工作，并在亚利桑那州立大学的Decision Theater制作高性能图形。这些经历为学生在美国顶尖研究生院的气候动力学、药物发现、航空航天设计和类似主题的高级工作做好了准备。特别努力招收第一代大学生、女性和其他在数学科学领域代表性不足的群体成员。该项目得到了MPS数学科学部、MPS多学科活动办公室和EHR本科教育部的支持。

Kostelich0703587 The goal of this CSUMS project is to build a diverse groupof undergraduate students in the computational mathematicalsciences program at Arizona State University, each of whomparticipates in cutting-edge research projects during the lasttwo years of their undergraduate programs. At any given time,two cohorts of 11 students each participate: they begin theprogram at the start of their junior year and complete it at theend of their senior year (i.e., after 4 semesters). Incomingstudents, whose expected preparation includes multivariablecalculus, linear algebra, and ordinary differential equations,participate in a 1-credit seminar course for two semesters toprepare them for the upcoming summer's projects. Summer projectsconsist of 8 to 10 weeks of full-time work on a research projectunder the supervision of an experienced faculty mentor. Studentswho have completed their projects give practice talks in theseminar and are expected to present their work at appropriateprofessional conferences as well as to write an honors thesis orresearch paper. Student research projects involve timely problems inatmospheric sciences, including weather and climate forecasting;supply-chain modeling; mathematical techniques for improvedmedical imaging (e.g., magnetic resonance imaging); andmathematical biology (e.g., models for human cellular processes). The students, who must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents,have an opportunity to work on massively parallel (2000+processor) machines through ASU's Fulton High PerformanceComputing Initiative and to do high-performance graphics at ASU'sDecision Theater. These experiences prepare students foradvanced work in climate dynamics, drug discovery, aerospacedesign, and similar topics at top graduate schools across theUnited States. Special efforts are made to recruit students whoare first-generation college students, women, and members ofother underrepresented groups in the mathematical sciences. Theproject is supported by the MPS Division of MathematicalSciences, the MPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, and theEHR Division of Undergraduate Education.