Vertical Integration of Research and Education in Mathematics at the University of Georgia

佐治亚大学数学系的Vigre项目将从美国招聘和培训数学科学家，以满足21世纪科学工作场所的需求。我们的计划将重点放在各级研究和教育的融合上。通过我们的垂直整合研究小组(VRGs)，将有一个动态的研究环境，教师、博士后、研究生和本科生可以在其中做出发现并产生可发表的结果。结合我们的核心数学课程和VRGs，我们将通过我们的暑期培训计划、工业实习、MEFT(数学家教育未来教师)培训计划和专业发展研讨会，为我们的学生和博士后提供更多的专业发展机会。通过扎实的培训和指导，我们将为数学科学和教师队伍培养高质量的毕业生和博士后。我们将继续发展VRG模式，该模式已经改变了UGA的研究生教育，并有望在其他学术机构实施。我们的毕业生凭借他们的协作Vigre经验，将能够在他们的各种职业生涯中传授这些知识和专业技能。在我们的暑期培训计划中，我们将举办一年一度的暑期学校计划。该计划中的小型课程面向研究生和博士后研究员，将介绍特定领域的基本概念和最新进展。我们的实习和跨学科外展计划将通过建立我们系与学术、工业和政府机构之间的联系，促进所有层次的跨学科研究。此外，我们的MEFT计划将对当地学校以及全国范围内的学校产生积极影响，使学生和博士后能够有效地教授K-12教师。

The VIGRE program in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Georgia (UGA) will recruit and train mathematical scientists from the US to meet the demands of the scientific workplace in the 21st century. Our program will focus on the integration of research and education at all levels. Through our vertically integrated research groups (VRGs) there will be dynamic research environments where faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates can make discoveries and produce publishable results. In conjunction with our core mathematics curriculum and VRGs, we will provide additional professional development opportunities for our students and postdocs through our summer training program, industrial internships, MEFT (Mathematicians Educating Future Teachers) training program and professional development workshops. With solid training and mentorship we will produce high quality graduates and postdocs for the mathematical science and teaching workforce. We will continue to develop the VRG model which has transformed graduate education at UGA and has the promise of being implemented at a other academic institutions. Our graduates with their collaborative VIGRE experience will be able to transfer this knowledge and expertise in their various professional career paths. Within our summer training program, we will hold a yearly Summer School Program. The mini-courses in this program, intended for for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, will introduce foundational concepts and recent advances in a particular area. Our Internship and Interdisplinary Outreach Program will foster interdisciplinary research at all levels though by building contacts between our department with academic, industrial, and government agencies. Furthermore, our MEFT Program will have a positive impact at the local area schools as well as on the nationwide level by preparing students and postdocs to effectively teach K-12 teachers.