2011 MathematicalField of Dreams Conference

2011年数学梦想场会议

• 批准号: 1115165
• 负责人: Carlos Castillo-Chavez
• 金额: $ 4.5万
• 依托单位: Arizona State 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: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1115165&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2011; MathematicalField; Dreams; Conference

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.

在国家科学基金会的支持下，第五届数学梦想领域大会将于2011年10月14-16日在亚利桑那州坦佩的亚利桑那州立大学举行。该项目/会议的目标是启发和促进数量学科中代表性不足的学生获得数学科学博士课程的机会，同时提供一个论坛，在这里提供有助于选择和应用相关研究生课程的知识和信息。梦想的领域会议是全国数学科学博士研究联盟(http://www.mathalliance.org/)，)的主要活动之一，该联盟是一个由致力于鼓励和支持学生攻读数学科学博士学位的学院和大学组成的联合体。与以往的梦想领域会议一样，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、数学教育等领域的研究生学习机会。参与者将包括在全国范围内从数学科学代表性不足的群体中招募的大约100名本科生，30名本科生导师，以及至少22名来自全国联盟研究生项目的教职员工。对那些在数学科学或相关研究项目方面缺乏广泛资源和项目的少数族裔服务机构的学生，将优先给予支持。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进一步说，“在数学和其他学科方面有很强背景的博士？谁将数学理论应用于现实世界的问题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；来自美国代表性较低的少数群体的学生的情况更糟。梦想领域会议向未被充分代表的本科生和他们的教师导师介绍相关的、令人兴奋的和重要的数学科学研究和/或需要学生参与的科学研究项目，这些项目需要学生进行强有力的定量/计算培训。梦想领域会议为学生提供了申请数学科学博士学位所需的知识和工具。在梦想领域会议上，学生们将有机会与从事定量科学研究的教师、研究生和其他本科生见面和互动。学生将被鼓励申请研究生院，他们的教师导师将被提供信息，他们可能会在他们的母校传播。因此，数学科学信息方面的博士研究将超越整个全国数学科学博士研究联盟(http://www.mathalliance.org/).)的会议范围该联盟的本科生导师和研究生教师的参与促进了(I)从本科生到研究生课程的过渡和(Ii)建立伙伴关系(研究、课程开发和协调)。梦想的领域大会将继续成为增加未被充分代表的美国学生获得数学科学博士学位的重要推动力。