Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

暑期本科生 数学科学研究所

• 批准号: 1101764
• 负责人: Patrick Dowling
• 金额: $ 14.25万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 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: 2011-05-01 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101764&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Summer; Undergraduate; Mathematical; Sciences; Research

The Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (SUMSRI) is a program conducted by the Department of Mathematics at Miami University. Each year, SUMSRI prepares about 15 students, recruited from institutions across the nation, for graduate programs in the mathematical sciences by providing them with intensive exposure to research and graduate-level mathematics. At the core of this experience is a seminar in which students conduct research under the guidance of a faculty member; each year, three different seminars are offered and students are placed in seminars according to their interests. The program is supplemented by short courses in Real Analysis, Algebra, Mathematical Writing, and GRE Preparation and a colloquium series featuring (primarily) female and minority mathematical scientists. In the year following their participation in the program, participants are asked to present their research at regional and national meetings, with financial support from SUMSRI.African Americans and Hispanics, who now comprise over 25% of the U.S. population, together received less than 6% of the 500 mathematics PhDs awarded to U.S. citizens in 2009. The percentage of PhDs earned by female U.S. Citizens was slightly over 30% of the total. Because of the shortage of minority and female mathematicians, SUMSRI is especially interested in, but not limited to, underrepresented minorities and women, with the goal of exposing them to research and graduate education in the mathematical sciences. In the past twelve years, SUMSRI has proven its effectiveness in preparing students for the challenges of graduate education. Of the 173 graduates of the program, 45.7% are from underrepresented minority groups; among these, 60.8% are either in a graduate program or have completed a graduate degree, while 11.3% are still undergraduates. Women comprise 75.1% of program graduates, of whom 73.8% are either in a graduate program or have completed a graduate degree, while 11.5% are still undergraduates. SUMSRI can now count 16 graduates who have received the Ph.D. degree; of these, 12 are women and 6 are from underrepresented ethnic groups. Eight of these have found employment in mathematical science departments within academia, 2 in non-mathematical science departments, and 5 in industry / government.

夏季本科生数学科学研究所（SUMSRI）是由迈阿密大学数学系开展的一个项目。每年，SUMSRI从全国各地的机构招募约15名学生，为数学科学研究生课程提供密集的研究和研究生水平的数学。这种体验的核心是一个研讨会，学生在教师的指导下进行研究；每年有三个不同的研讨会，学生根据他们的兴趣被安排在研讨会上。该计划还包括实分析、代数、数学写作和GRE准备等短期课程，以及一系列以女性和少数民族数学科学家为特色的研讨会。在参与该计划后的一年，参与者被要求在区域和国家会议上展示他们的研究，并得到SUMSRI的财政支持。非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人目前占美国人口的25%以上，但在2009年授予美国公民的500名数学博士学位中，他们获得的总数不到6%。女性美国公民获得博士学位的比例略高于总数的30%。由于少数民族和女性数学家的短缺，SUMSRI对但不限于代表性不足的少数民族和妇女特别感兴趣，其目标是使他们接触数学科学的研究和研究生教育。在过去的12年里，SUMSRI已经证明了它在培养学生应对研究生教育挑战方面的有效性。在该项目的173名毕业生中，45.7%来自代表性不足的少数群体；其中，60.8%是在读研究生或已完成研究生学位，11.3%仍然是本科生。女性占项目毕业生的75.1%，其中73.8%正在攻读研究生课程或已完成研究生学位，11.5%仍是本科生。SUMSRI现在有16名获得博士学位的毕业生；其中，12名是女性，6名来自代表性不足的少数民族。其中8人在学术界的数学科学部门工作，2人在非数学科学部门工作，5人在工业/政府部门工作。