2011 MathematicalField of Dreams Conference

第五届数学梦想大会将于2011年10月14日至16日在美国国家科学基金会的支持下在亚利桑那州滕佩的亚利桑那州立大学举行。该项目/会议的目标是激励和促进学生在数量学科中代表性不足，在数学科学博士课程的访问，同时提供一个论坛，在那里的知识和信息，促进相关研究生课程的选择和应用提供。梦想大会的领域是数学科学博士研究全国联盟（http：//www.mathalliance.org/）的主要活动之一，这是一个致力于鼓励和支持学生寻求数学科学博士学位的学院和大学集团。与以往的梦想会议领域，2011年的会议将允许学生确定在数学，应用数学，计算生物学，统计学，生物统计学和生物信息学，数学教育等研究生学习的机会。参与者将包括大约100名本科生，他们来自全国范围内数学科学代表性不足的群体，30名本科生导师，以及至少22名来自全国联盟研究生课程的教职员工。将优先支持来自少数民族服务机构的学生，这些机构缺乏广泛的数学科学资源和项目或相关研究项目。美国劳工部报告称，从2008年到2018年，数学家的工作岗位预计将增加20%以上。 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm此外，“博士持有人在数学和其他学科的强大背景？而那些将数学理论应用于真实的世界问题的人将拥有最好的就业前景”（同上）。申请数学科学博士课程的美国公民和永久居民短缺;来自美国代表性不足的少数群体的学生的情况更糟。梦想会议的领域介绍了代表性不足的本科生和他们的教师导师在数学科学和/或科学研究计划，需要学生的参与具有较强的定量/计算训练相关，令人兴奋和重要的研究。梦想会议的领域为学生提供了申请数学科学博士研究所需的知识和工具。在梦想会议的领域，学生将有机会与教师，研究生和其他做定量科学研究的本科生见面和互动。将鼓励学生申请研究生院，他们的教师导师将提供信息，他们可以在他们的家乡机构传播。因此，数学科学博士研究信息将在会议之外通过数学科学博士研究全国联盟（http：//www.mathalliance.org/）传播。来自联盟的本科生导师和研究生教师的参与促进了（i）从本科到研究生课程的过渡，以及（ii）建立伙伴关系（研究，课程开发和协调）。梦想大会的领域将继续成为增加代表性不足的美国学生获得数学科学博士学位的数量的重要推动力。

The fifth Mathematical Field of Dreams Conference will be held at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona on October 14-16, 2011 with the support of the National Science Foundation. The goal of this project/conference is to inspire and facilitate the access of students underrepresented in quantitative disciplines, to doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences while providing a forum where the knowledge and information that facilitates the selection of and application to relevant graduate programs is provided. The Field of Dreams Conference is one of the principal activities of the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (http://www.mathalliance.org/), a conglomerate of colleges and universities dedicated to encouraging and supporting students seeking doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences. As with previous Field of Dreams Conferences, the 2011 meeting will allow students to identify opportunities for graduate study in mathematics, applied mathematics, computational biology, statistics, biostatistics and bioinformatics, mathematics education, and others. Participants will include approximately 100 undergraduate students recruited nationwide from groups underrepresented in the mathematical sciences, 30 undergraduate mentors, and at least 22 faculty members from the National Alliance graduate programs. Priority for support will be given to students from minority-serving institutions that lack extensive resources and programs in the mathematical sciences, or related research programs. The US Department of Labor reports that jobs for mathematicians are expected to increase more than 20% from 2008 to 2018. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm Further, "Ph.D. holders with a strong background in mathematics and another discipline ? and who apply mathematical theory to real world problems will have the best job prospects" (Ibid.) There is a shortage of U.S. citizen and permanent residents applying to doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences; the situation is worse for students from U.S. underrepresented minority groups. The Field of Dreams Conference introduces underrepresented undergraduates and their faculty mentors to relevant, exciting, and important research in mathematical sciences and/or to scientific research programs that required the participation of students with strong quantitative/computational training. The Field of Dreams Conference provides students with the knowledge and tools required to apply for doctoral studies in the mathematical sciences. At the Field of Dreams Conference students will have the opportunity to meet and interact with faculty, graduate students, and other undergraduates doing quantitative scientific research. Students will be encouraged to apply to graduate school and their faculty mentors will be provided with information that they may disseminate at their home institution. Therefore, doctoral studies in the mathematical sciences information will spread beyond the conference throughout National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (http://www.mathalliance.org/). The participation of both undergraduate mentors and graduate faculty from the Alliance facilitates (i) the transition from undergraduate to graduate programs and (ii) the establishment of partnerships (research, curricular development and coordination). The Field of Dreams Conference will continue to be an important driving force in increasing the number of underrepresented U.S. students obtaining doctoral degrees in mathematical sciences.