EDT: Experiential Diversity in Graduate Education

在美国，博士水平的数学科学研究生研究培训不仅在促进数学研究事业方面发挥着至关重要的作用，而且在生物技术、金融服务、数据处理、工程和许多其他对国家经济和安全重要的工业和学术界领域也发挥着革命性的作用。这个为期三年的项目，研究生教育的体验多样性（EDGE@UB），旨在通过让数学博士生接触传统学术环境之外的数学挑战和职业道路来丰富数学博士生的培养。EDGE@UB将拓宽学生对非学术职业道路的认识；培养学生从数学科学之外的研究问题中获得灵感，保持他们的研究思路新鲜和相关；加强对强大和有抱负的学生的招募，特别是妇女和代表性不足的少数民族；加强教师对博士生多样化就业市场的了解；加强学术数学和数学消费者之间的联系。该计划旨在增加数学博士学位获得者的数量，他们已经做好了在非学术职业中茁壮成长的准备。参加布法罗大学研究生教育体验多样性项目的研究生将参加为期一年的补充培训项目，该项目由工业界和学术界的数学消费者合作开展。这次培训的核心是为期六周的暑期实习，与合作伙伴一起现场工作。参加实习的学生在实习前接受预科培训和教学释放时间，以便进一步学习。这种预备培训减少了在职学习曲线，提高了实习生对合作伙伴的价值。在整个培训过程中，学生与一名教员（培训师）配对，该教员监督他们的发展，并可提供额外的数学咨询。该项目已经确认了五个行业合作伙伴和一个学术合作伙伴。每个合作伙伴都确定了一个适合学生学习的具体问题。合作伙伴/问题是：MOOG——提高对滚珠丝杠控制力学的数学理解；M&amp；T Bank——了解拥有房屋净值信贷额度的房主的行为；布法罗大学管理学院——随机优化与网络中断安全射频公司——基于编织组和有限域的安全协议测试IBM布法罗创新中心——沃森培训。

Mathematical sciences graduate research training at the doctoral level in the United States plays a vital role in promoting not only the mathematical research enterprise, but transformative changes in biotechnology, financial services, data processing, engineering, and many other areas of industry and academia important to the nation's economy and security. This three-year project, Experiential Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE@UB), aims to enrich training of mathematics doctoral students by exposing them to mathematical challenges and career pathways outside the traditional academic environment. EDGE@UB will broaden students' awareness of non-academic career pathways; train students to take inspiration for research problems from outside the mathematical sciences, keeping their research ideas fresh and relevant; enhance recruitment of strong and ambitious students, particularly women and underrepresented minorities; enhance faculty understanding of the diverse job markets for their doctoral students; and strengthen ties between academic mathematics and consumers of mathematics. The program aims to increase the number of mathematics doctoral recipients who are well-prepared to thrive in non-academic careers.Graduate students participating in the Experiential Diversity in Graduate Education program at the University of Buffalo will take part in a yearlong supplementary training program, conducted in collaboration with partners from industry and consumers of mathematics in the academic community. The centerpiece of this training is a six week summer internship, working onsite with the partners. Participating students receive preparatory training and teaching release time for further study prior to the internship. This preparatory training reduces the at-work learning curve, enhancing the interns' value to the partners. Throughout training, students are paired with a faculty member (trainer) who monitors their development and is available for additional mathematical consultation. The program has confirmed five industry partners and one academic partner. Each partner has identified a specific problem suitable for student study. The partners/problems are: MOOG -- Improved understanding of the mathematics governing mechanics of ball screws; M&T Bank -- Understanding behavior of homeowners with home equity lines of credit; The University of Buffalo School of Management -- Stochastic optimization and network outages; Secure RF Corporation -- Testing security protocols based on Braid Groups and Finite Fields; IBM Buffalo Innovation Center -- Training of Watson.