REU Site: UCSB Mathematics Summer Research Program for Undergraduates

加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的本科生研究体验(REU)项目是一个为期八周的项目，旨在向参与者介绍数学研究。它寻求从2015-2017年间每年夏天招收12名学生，与两名教职员工一起研究数学中的原创研究问题。这一REU的前几次迭代都以他们招收女性、少数族裔和来自缺乏研究机会的大学的学生的记录而自豪。该计划旨在继续这种在数学领域招收代表不足和服务不足的群体的趋势，并将这视为本RU的基本目标之一。本REU的目标是向其本科生参与者介绍数学研究的实践和文化。研究的主题每年都会有所不同；可能的候选领域包括设计理论、矩阵理论、线性代数和图论。在学术层面上，REU的学生将接触到大量的数学背景材料。他们将通过教员讲授的微型课程和沉浸在研究问题中来了解自己感兴趣的领域。此外，学生还将通过每周会议、演讲和书面报告，指导学生如何进行演讲、制作海报和撰写研究论文等实践层面的关注。教师将指导学生如何在适当的研究会议上展示他们的研究成果，以及如何将包含他们工作成果的论文提交给参考期刊。此外，整个暑假，小组将就如何继续研究生学习、撰写简历和个人陈述、在会议中建立网络，以及在返回母校后继续与更广泛的数学界接触等方面提供建议。

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of California - Santa Barbara is an eight-week-long program designed to introduce its participants to mathematical research. It seeks to admit twelve students each summer from 2015-2017 to work with two faculty members on original research problems in mathematics. Previous iterations of this REU have prided themselves on their track record of recruiting women, minorities, and students from colleges that lack research opportunities for their students. The program aims to continue this trend of recruiting underrepresented and underserved groups in mathematics, and views this as one of the fundamental goals of this REU.The goal of this REU is to introduce its undergraduate participants to the practice and culture of mathematical research. The topics researched will vary from year to year; likely candidate areas include the fields of design theory, matrix theory, linear algebra, and graph theory. On an academic level, students in the REU will be exposed to a large amount of background material in mathematics. They will learn about their fields of interest through minicourses taught by faculty and immersion in their research problem. As well, students will be guided in the practical-level concerns of how to give talks, create posters, and write research papers through weekly meetings, presentations, and written reports. Students will be guided by faculty in how to present their results in appropriate research conferences and in submitting papers containing their work to refereed journals. Moreover, panels throughout the summer will advise students on how to pursue graduate studies, write a resume and personal statement, network in conferences, and continue to engage with the wider mathematical community once they return to their home institution among others.