EMSW21-RTG: Research Training Group on Inverse Problems and Partial Differential Equations

EMSW21-RTG：反问题和偏微分方程研究培训组

• 批准号: 0838212
• 负责人: Gunther Uhlmann
• 金额: $ 207.09万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; RTG; Research; Training; Group

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This RTG grant at the University of Washington (UW) supports an array of activities that will enhance the education and training of undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career postdoctoral researchers in the field of inverse problems and partial differential equations (IPDE). A highlight of the project is a summer school for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The school will consist of two three-week courses that introduce students to current research techniques in IPDE. Topics will include both theoretical models and numerical tools. These courses will be supplemented by week-long guest lecturers, who will give talks that complement the main topics. The summer school will be coordinated with the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at UW that is run by co-PI James Morrow. The budget includes funding for three UW students to attend the REU program, and for a teaching assistant to offset the increased workload. The IPDE group will additionally institute a Visiting Academic and Industrial Internship Program for its graduate students. Advanced graduate students will be offered the opportunity to work with senior researchers at institutions in the US and abroad. Past IPDE students have profited from such visits to other universities, as well as to research laboratories at Chevron and Lawrence Livermore. RTG funding will allow the IPDE group to systematize this practice and make it available to all IPDE students. A significant portion of the grant is to provide for the support of graduate students and postdoctoral assistants. Funding is included for a total of eight years of postdoctoral fellows at 50% support and for an average of seven graduate students in graduate traineeships each year of the grant. Graduate students will be supported for two quarters of the academic year, as well as for the summer quarter. Postdoctoral fellows will receive their remaining salary through teaching a 50% normal load. Travel funds are included for both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Undergraduate stipends are also provided to fund undergraduate research projects and internships in local laboratories. The IPDE seminar series will be enhanced through a preseminar series of lectures, and funding is provided for extended visits to the department by seminar speakers.IPDE is an active field that encompasses research in seismic exploration, medical imaging, and models arising in physical theories. The RTG grant provides significant support for graduate education in this area during a period of reduced local funding for teaching assistant positions. The average of fourteen quarters per year of graduate traineeship support in the budget will allow the department to sustain a vital graduate student population, and provide US citizen and permanent resident IPDE students with release time from teaching duties to devote to research. These graduate students will receive funding under the budgeted Academic and Industrial Internship Program for extended visits to other universities and research laboratories. They will establish contacts with potential employers and build relations with additional academic mentors. These contacts will be created at stages in their careers before they have the responsibilities of academic positions and will assist them throughout their early careers. The funding for postdoctoral associate positions will allow IPDE members to leverage department and college funds to form a viable group of postdoctoral researchers. The 50% teaching load will provide additional time for postdoctoral associates to devote to research; travel funds will allow for visits to other institutions. The summer school will attract advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students from across the country and introduce them to current research topics in the field of IPDE. The department will be able to identify potential students to recruit to its graduate program, and the graduate support funds will allow us to attract top candidates. Support for the REU program will sponsor the participation of three students each year from UW. This program attracts applications nationwide, and there are many more qualified applicants than can be currently funded. A number of strong applicants come through the honors undergraduate courses at UW and will be recruited for the REU program. Funding for an additional TA position to assist with running the REU will benefit all participants and provide an advanced undergraduate or graduate student with support during the summer. The collective activities of the RTG grant will strengthen the IPDE program at UW at all career levels, and introduce students nationwide to this important area of research.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。华盛顿大学（UW）的RTG资助支持一系列活动，这些活动将加强反问题和偏微分方程（IPDE）领域的本科生，研究生和早期职业博士后研究人员的教育和培训。该项目的一个亮点是为高年级本科生和研究生开办暑期学校。学校将包括两个为期三周的课程，向学生介绍IPDE当前的研究技术。主题将包括理论模型和数值工具。这些课程将由为期一周的客座讲师补充，他们将发表补充主要主题的演讲。暑期学校将与UW的本科生研究经验（REU）计划协调，该计划由共同PI James Morrow管理。预算包括资助三名华盛顿大学的学生参加REU项目，以及一名助教来抵消增加的工作量。IPDE集团还将为其研究生设立一个访问学术和工业实习计划。高级研究生将有机会与美国和国外机构的高级研究人员合作。过去的IPDE学生从对其他大学的访问中受益匪浅，也从雪佛龙和劳伦斯利弗莫尔的研究实验室中受益匪浅。RTG的资助将使IPDE小组能够将这种做法系统化，并使其提供给所有IPDE学生。补助金的很大一部分用于支持研究生和博士后助理。资助包括总共八年的博士后研究员，50%的支持，以及每年平均七名研究生的研究生培训。研究生将在学年的两个季度以及夏季季度获得支持。博士后研究员将通过教学获得50%的正常工作量。研究生和博士后研究员的旅费都包括在内。还提供本科生津贴，资助本科生的研究项目和在当地实验室实习。IPDE系列研讨会将通过一系列的讲座来加强，并为研讨会发言人对该部门的长期访问提供资金。IPDE是一个活跃的领域，包括地震勘探，医学成像和物理理论模型的研究。在当地为教学助理职位提供的资金减少的时期，RTG赠款为这一领域的研究生教育提供了重要支持。每年平均14个季度的研究生实习支持预算将使该部门能够维持一个重要的研究生人口，并提供美国公民和永久居民IPDE学生从教学职责释放时间致力于研究。这些研究生将根据预算中的学术和工业实习计划获得资金，用于扩展对其他大学和研究实验室的访问。他们将与潜在的雇主建立联系，并与其他学术导师建立关系。这些接触将在他们的职业生涯阶段创建之前，他们有学术职位的责任，并将在整个职业生涯早期协助他们。博士后助理职位的资金将使IPDE成员能够利用部门和学院的资金，形成一个可行的博士后研究人员群体。50%的教学量将为博士后提供额外的时间来投入研究;旅行资金将允许访问其他机构。暑期学校将吸引来自全国各地的高年级本科生和研究生，并向他们介绍IPDE领域的当前研究课题。该部门将能够确定潜在的学生招募到其研究生课程，研究生支持基金将使我们能够吸引顶尖的候选人。对REU计划的支持将每年赞助来自华盛顿大学的三名学生参加。该计划吸引了全国范围内的申请，有更多的合格申请人比目前可以资助。一些优秀的申请者通过了UW的荣誉本科课程，并将被REU项目招募。资助一个额外的助教职位，以协助运行REU将有利于所有参与者，并提供一个先进的本科生或研究生在夏季的支持。RTG赠款的集体活动将加强UW在各个职业层次的IPDE计划，并向全国学生介绍这一重要的研究领域。