REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science

这笔赠款是为了支持俄勒冈州州立大学REU计划在数学和理论计算机科学。 该计划将提供一个为期八周的密集的夏季研究经验，从全国各地的10名本科生在2015年，2016年和2017年的夏天。 研究项目将在数学和理论计算机科学，特别侧重于数论，概率，密码学和算法的研究。来自数学系和电气工程与计算机科学学院的教师每年夏天都会指导项目。 该计划旨在提供一个研究数学家的生活一瞥，并为有兴趣在数学科学的职业生涯的学生提供支持和指导。学生将在两个或三个小组在一个研究项目由教师导师在数学或计算机科学的监督工作。这些项目的目的是在各自领域的现代研究的最前沿，但也在一个水平，这是合理的预期在八个星期的本科生取得重大进展。 他们精心制作，轻轻地引导学生从他们的导师学习的位置，在他们的项目的领导地位。 学生将学习提出问题，研究和阅读文献，制作图表，获得初步结果，并修改原始问题以继续获得结果。 教师导师将指导这一过程，并帮助处理可能出现的任何问题。 该计划将包括参与者的演讲，当地教师的座谈会系列，关于开展研究和申请研究生院等主题的小组讨论，以及详细的出版规划会议。 在项目结束时，参与者提交一份关于他们项目的书面报告，并与他们的导师一起决定出版计划。 计划结束后，为参与者提供支持，以参加会议，以展示他们的REU研究。

This grant is to support the Oregon State University REU program in mathematics and theoretical computer science. The program will provide an eight-week intensive summer research experience to ten undergraduate students from around the country in the summers of 2015, 2016, and 2017. The research projects will be in mathematics and theoretical computer science, with a particular focus on number theory, probability, cryptography, and the study of algorithms. Faculty members from both the mathematics department and the school of electrical engineering and computer science will be mentoring projects each summer. The program is designed to provide a glimpse into the life of a research mathematician, and to provide support and guidance for students interested in careers in the mathematical sciences.Students will work in groups of two or three on a research project supervised by a faculty mentor in mathematics or computer science. The projects are designed to be at the forefront of modern research in their respective areas, but also at a level which is reasonable to expect significant progress by undergraduates in eight weeks. They are crafted to gently guide students from a position of learning from their mentors, to a position of leadership in their projects. The students will learn to formulate a question, research and read the literature, make conjectures, get initial results, and modify the original problem to continue getting results. Faculty mentors will direct this process and help deal with any issues that may arise. The program will include presentations by participants, a colloquium series by local faculty, panel discussions on topics such as conducting research and applying to graduate school, and detailed publishing planning sessions. At the end of the program, participants submit a written report on their project and decide on a publishing plan with their mentors. After the program, participants are offered support to travel to meetings for the purpose of presenting their REU research.