Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS)

拓扑与代数研究研讨会（USTARS）中代表性不足的学生

• 批准号: 1053428
• 负责人: Candice Price
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1053428&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Underrepresented; Students; Topology; Algebra; Research

The University of Iowa Mathematics Department has received recognition for its outstanding minority mentoring program and has made a commitment to increase the number of minority graduate students and scientists. The Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is a project proposed by a group of underrepresented students in its department and will be largely run and organized by graduate students. The conference is scheduled to be held at the University of Iowa on April 1-3, 2011. It will be structured so that speakers will give 20-minute parallel research talks in topology and algebra. One distinguished graduate student will give an hour long presentation and one invited faculty member, Dr. Emille Davie Lawrence of California Polytechnic University Pomona, will give a one hour keynote address. The broader impact of this event is that graduate students who attend USTARS will be better equipped to find academic positions and continue the cycle of research and collaboration. Attendees will be exposed to a greater variety of current research, ideas, and results, and meet more underrepresented professors and students in their generation who may become future collaborators or colleagues. This is particularly important for students with great academic potential but are not attending top tier research institutions schools that can often be overlooked, despite a strong faculty and graduate student population. The conference also promotes diversity in the mathematical sciences by encouraging women and minorities to attend and give talks. The conference Organizing Committee is remarkably diverse in gender, ethnicity, and educational background, and hence is well-positioned to encourage participation by women and minorities. The participants of the conference will continue to influence the next generation of students in positive ways by serving as much needed mentors and encouraging students in the mathematical sciences to advance themselves and participate in research and conference events.http://www.mathalliance.org/ustars.asp

爱荷华大学数学系因其杰出的少数族裔指导计划而获得认可，并承诺增加少数族裔研究生和科学家的数量。拓扑与代数研究中代表性不足的学生研讨会（USTARS）是由该系一群代表性不足的学生提出的项目，将主要由研究生管理和组织。 该会议定于 2011 年 4 月 1 日至 3 日在爱荷华大学举行。会议的结构是，演讲者将进行 20 分钟的拓扑和代数并行研究报告。一位杰出的研究生将进行一小时的演讲，一位受邀教员、加州理工大学波莫纳分校的 Emille Davie Lawrence 博士将进行一小时的主题演讲。此次活动的更广泛影响是，参加 USTARS 的研究生将更有能力找到学术职位并继续研究和合作的循环。与会者将接触到更多种类的当前研究、想法和成果，并会见更多同代人中代表性不足的教授和学生，他们可能成为未来的合作者或同事。这对于具有巨大学术潜力但没有就读于经常被忽视的顶级研究机构学校的学生来说尤其重要，尽管这些学校拥有强大的师资力量和研究生群体。该会议还通过鼓励女性和少数族裔参加并发表演讲来促进数学科学的多样性。会议组委会在性别、种族和教育背景方面非常多样化，因此非常适合鼓励妇女和少数族裔的参与。会议的参与者将继续以积极的方式影响下一代学生，充当急需的导师并鼓励数学科学领域的学生进步自己并参与研究和会议活动。http://www.mathalliance.org/ustars.asp