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

这个csum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建立一个多样化的本科生群体，每个人都在他们本科课程的最后两年参与尖端的研究项目。在任何给定的时间，每组11名学生参加两组：他们在大三开始时开始课程，在大四结束时完成课程（即4个学期后）。新生需要准备的课程包括多元微积分、线性代数和常微分方程，他们需要参加两个学期的1学分研讨班课程，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监督下进行8至10周的全职研究项目。完成项目的学生将在研讨会上进行实践演讲，并在适当的专业会议上展示他们的工作，并撰写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，包括天气和气候预报；供应链建模;改进医学成像（如磁共振成像）的数学技术；以及数学生物学（例如，人类细胞过程的模型）。学生必须是美国公民或永久居民，有机会通过亚利桑那州立大学的富尔顿高性能计算计划在大规模并行（2000+处理器）机器上工作，并在亚利桑那州立大学的决策剧院做高性能图形。这些经历为学生在美国顶尖研究生院从事气候动力学、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、女性和数学科学领域其他代表性不足的群体的成员。该项目得到了MPS数学科学部、MPS多学科活动办公室和本科教育ehr部门的支持。

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.