University of Wisconsin-Stout REU Site in Mathematics

威斯康星大学斯托特分校数学、统计和计算机科学系将举办一个数学REU，其中8名学生将在2012- 2014年的每个夏天参加为期8周的暑期研究项目。该项目的研究主题是使用计算工具来解决代数和分析中的几何问题。该计划将涉及学生的研究，解决代数几何，复杂分析和几何群论的开放性问题。参与者将被分成两组，每组四名学生和两名教师导师，并由一名常驻计算机科学教师为两组提供理论和实践的计算机科学支持。这些项目的设计是为了让学生有很强的机会获得对其导师当前研究很重要的结果和部分结果。这个REU更广泛的目标是：(1)增加第一代大学生对数学研究的参与，(2)激励这些学生追求研究生教育，(3)为参与者在研究生院取得成功做好准备。威斯康星大学斯托特所在的中西部上游地区的许多大学都有很大比例的第一代学生，在这些学校，我们将专门招收合格的第一代学生，他们可能不会考虑参加研究生院或REU。我们将通过在研究生院取得成功所需技能的专业发展研讨会，以及参观行业和客座讲座，为参与者准备和激励他们进入研究生院，这些讲座将使参与者接触到广泛的可能的研究职业。此外，还选择了一些研究项目，向学生介绍他们将在研究生院遇到但在本科工作中可能看不到的主题和工具。项目结束后，将与参与者保持沟通，以撰写和发表所获得的成果，在国家和地区会议上展示成果，并为参与者开始其学术和职业生涯的下一阶段提供资源导师。

The Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stout will host an REU in mathematics where 8 students will attend an 8 week summer research program during each of the summers of 2012--2014. The research theme for the projects is the use of computational tools to address geometric questions in algebra and analysis. The program will involve students in research that addresses open questions in algebraic geometry, complex analysis and geometric group theory. Participants will be organized into two groups consisting of four students and two faculty mentors each, with a resident computer science faculty member providing theoretical and practical computer science support to both groups. The projects have been designed to allow students a strong chance to achieve results and partial results that are important to the current research of their faculty mentors.Broader objectives of this REU are, (1) to increase the participation in mathematics research by first-generation college students, (2) to motivate these students to pursue graduate education, (3) to prepare participants to succeed in graduate school. Many universities throughout the upper Midwest region where UW-Stout is located have large percentages of first-generation students, and at these schools we will specifically recruit qualified first-generation students who may not otherwise consider attending graduate school or an REU. We will prepare and motivate participants for graduate school through professional development seminars in skills necessary for success in graduate school as well as visits to industry and guest lectures that will expose the participants to a broad range of possible research careers. Additionally, research projects have been selected that introduce students to subjects and tools that they will encounter in graduate school but that they may not see in their undergraduate work. After the program ends, communication will be maintained with participants for the purposes of writing up and publishing results obtained, presenting results at national and regional conferences and for serving as resource mentors for the participants as they begin the next phases of their academic and professional careers.