Conference on Trends in Undergraduate Research in the Mathematical Sciences

数学科学本科生研究趋势会议

• 批准号: 1205272
• 负责人: Darren Narayan
• 金额: $ 3.6万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205272&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Trends; Undergraduate; Research; Mathematical

The Trends in Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Sciences conference to be held in October 2012 in Chicago, Illinois will invite faculty and graduate students to address several issues pertinent to undergraduate research in the mathematical sciences. They will explore the following topics: (1) student demand for undergraduate research that is not being met; (2) strategies for creating undergraduate research opportunities for all mathematics majors; (3) opportunities for undergraduate research during the academic year; (4) competition between disciplines for funding to support undergraduate research in mathematics; and (5) the role of undergraduate research in tenure and promotion decisions at different institutions - an issue that is essential to getting junior faculty involved.This award supports the participation of 30 junior faculty and graduate students in the conference, who will benefit from networking with more experienced faculty. We will hold a session for junior faculty that provides advice when applying for an REU grant. The conference program will include a panel session for graduate students on how they can best serve as mentors to undergraduate researchers. Some REU programs have graduate student mentors, and we will present best practices from these programs.A conference webpage (e.g., www.maa.org/turms) will be developed where conference details and announcements can be found. After the conference, summaries of outcomes of panel and break-out sessions will be posted. In addition the website will include an electronic copy of the conference proceedings, which will be published as a special issue of the journal Involve, and will be available to everyone free of charge.

将于2012年10月在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的数学科学本科生研究趋势会议将邀请教职员工和研究生讨论与数学科学本科生研究相关的几个问题。他们将探讨以下主题：(1)学生对本科生研究的需求没有得到满足；(2)为所有数学专业创造本科生研究机会的策略；(3)本学年本科生研究的机会；(4)各学科之间为支持本科生数学研究而争夺资金的竞争；以及(5)本科生研究在不同机构的终身教职和晋升决策中的作用--这是让初级教师参与进来的关键问题。该奖项支持30名初级教师和研究生参加会议，他们将受益于与更有经验的教师建立网络。我们将为初级教员举办一次会议，在申请REU助学金时提供建议。会议计划将包括为研究生开设小组讨论会，讨论他们如何最好地充当本科生研究人员的导师。一些REU项目有研究生导师，我们将介绍这些项目的最佳实践。我们将开发一个会议网页(如www.maa.org/turms)，在那里可以找到会议细节和公告。会议结束后，小组和分组会议的结果摘要将张贴。此外，该网站还将包括一份会议记录的电子版，将作为《涉及》杂志的一期特刊出版，并将向所有人免费提供。