Collaborative Proposal: REU Site: North Carolina A&T State University and Elon University Joint Summer REU in Mathematical Biology

北卡罗来纳农工州立大学和伊隆大学数学生物学联合REU是一个为期10周的住宿暑期项目，其中10名本科生参与者将以2至3名学生为小组，对数学生物学领域的各种主题进行研究。来自两个主办机构的教师团队将参与REU项目的规划和执行，项目的地点将在主办机构之间交替进行。该计划的主要目标是为学生提供一个与不同群体的同龄人进行和展示研究的机会。学生将从不同的院校招收，包括那些与接收院校人口结构相似的院校。重点将放在招收来自代表性不足的少数民族、女性和家庭机构在STEM研究机会有限的个人（包括社区大学和高级高中）的学生上。在暑期课程结束时，每位参与者将提交一份口头报告、一张海报和一份手稿。将鼓励参与者在区域和国家会议上介绍他们的研究，并提交手稿在适当的同行评议期刊上发表。每年，这个REU项目的参与者将在一组专门的教师导师的指导下进行数学和生物学界面的研究。研究课题来自各个领域，包括药代动力学、药效学、流行病学和生态模型以及生物统计学。各种建模技术将被采用，包括微分方程建模，基于主体的建模，随机方程，和回归分析。通过参加REU计划，参与者将提高他们的口头和书面沟通能力，获得更高水平的基于证明的数学主题，学习如何使用数学研究中常用的软件（如MATLAB， LaTeX和R），并参加各种旨在职业准备和专业发展的研讨会。通过参与REU，学生将与教师研究导师和研究生助理导师定期会面。学生们将每周做一次“工作进展”的报告，每周两次，他们将参加数学证明课程。参加REU计划将帮助学生更好地为研究生院或数学科学的职业生涯做好准备。作为该计划一部分的研究成果以及计划和执行的经验将通过会议报告和同行评议的出版物进行传播。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The North Carolina A&T State University and Elon University Joint REU in Mathematical Biology is a 10-week residential summer program in which 10 undergraduate participants will conduct research on a variety of topics within the field of mathematical biology in small groups of two to three students. A team of faculty members from both host institutions will be involved with the planning and execution of the REU program and the location of the program will alternate between the host institutions. The primary objective of the program is to provide students an opportunity to conduct and present research with a diverse group of peers. Students will be recruited from a variety of institutions, including those with similar demographics to the host institutions. A heavy emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals whose home institution have limited research opportunities in STEM (including community colleges and advanced high schools). At the conclusion of the summer program, each participant will have produced an oral presentation, a poster, and a manuscript. Participants will be encouraged to present their research at regional and national conferences, and to submit their manuscripts for publication in appropriate peer-reviewed journals. Each year, participants in this REU program will conduct research at the interface of mathematics and biology under the guidance of a group of dedicated faculty mentors. Research topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, epidemiological and ecological modeling, and biostatistics. A variety of modeling techniques will be employed, including differential equations modeling, agent-based modeling, stochastic equations, and regression analysis. Through participation in the REU program, participants will improve their oral and written communication skills, gain exposure to higher level proof-based mathematical topics, learn how to use software that is commonly used in mathematical research (such as MATLAB, LaTeX, and R), and participate in a variety of workshops aimed at career preparation and professional development. Through participation in the REU, students will have regular meetings with a faculty research mentor and a graduate assistant mentor. Students will give a weekly "work in progress" presentation, and twice a week, they will attend a mathematical proof course. Participation in the REU program will help students to be better prepared for graduate school or a career in the mathematical sciences. Results from the research conducted as a part of the program, and experiences from the planning and execution of the program will be disseminated through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.