Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

内布拉斯加州数学本科女性会议

• 批准号: 1551087
• 负责人: Judy Walker
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1551087&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Nebraska; Conference; Undergraduate; Women; Mathematics

This award supports the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) to be held annually for three years beginning in the winter of 2016 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The conference brings together women undergraduate math majors from all over the United States for the purposes of encouraging them to go to graduate school in mathematics or a related field and increasing the success of those who do. NCUWM pursues these goals through a variety of activities. Two plenary talks by prominent female mathematicians show that women have made, and are continuing to make, exceptional research contributions. Also featured are 48 talks and a larger number of posters by undergraduate women about their own research; these presentations provide valuable experience for the women who give them and serve to motivate the less experienced women to find opportunities to do research projects. Panel discussions demonstrate how mathematics offers natural and rewarding career choices for women and provide the undergraduate participants with insider knowledge and personal experiences that help them choose a graduate school and be successful. There are also a variety of networking activities that help participants connect with peers and mentors.NCUWM plays an important role in inspiring young women to pursue mathematics. In addition to anecdotal evidence from former NCUWM attendees who earned PhDs in mathematics, an assessment report prepared after the 2015 conference concluded that NCUWM strongly influences the attitudes and beliefs of the undergraduate participants about pursuing graduate-level mathematics and mathematics related careers and that the conference significantly contributes to the professional growth of participants at all career levels. Plenary and invited speakers at the 2016 conference include mathematicians Emina Soljanin, Bell Laboratories; Abigail Thompson, University of California Davis; Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois University; Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University; Johanna Franklin, Hofstra University; Emilie Hogan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Cristina Polizu, Standard and Poors.

该奖项支持内布拉斯加州会议本科妇女在数学（NCUWM）将于2016年冬季开始在内布拉斯加大学林肯分校每年举行三年。 该会议汇集了来自美国各地的女性本科数学专业的学生，目的是鼓励她们进入数学或相关领域的研究生院，并增加那些这样做的人的成功。NCUWM通过各种活动追求这些目标。 两个全体会议上的谈话由著名的女数学家表明，妇女已经取得，并继续作出特殊的研究贡献。 此外，还举办了48场讲座，并由女大学生制作了大量关于她们自己研究的海报;这些演讲为演讲的妇女提供了宝贵的经验，并有助于激励经验不足的妇女寻找机会从事研究项目。 小组讨论展示了数学如何为女性提供自然和有益的职业选择，并为本科生参与者提供内幕知识和个人经验，帮助他们选择研究生院并取得成功。 还有各种各样的网络活动，帮助参与者与同龄人和导师联系。NCUWM在激励年轻女性追求数学方面发挥着重要作用。除了从前NCUWM与会者谁获得数学博士学位的轶事证据，2015年会议后编写的评估报告得出结论，NCUWM强烈影响本科生参与者的态度和信念追求研究生水平的数学和数学相关的职业，会议显着有助于参与者在所有职业水平的专业成长。 2016年会议的全体会议和特邀演讲者包括贝尔实验室的数学家Emina Soljanin;加州大学戴维斯分校的Abigail Thompson;东伊利诺伊大学的Alejandra阿尔瓦拉多;北卡罗来纳州州立大学的洛雷纳Bociu;霍夫斯特拉大学的Johanna富兰克林;太平洋西北国家实验室的Emilie Hogan;以及标准普尔的Cristina Polizu。