REU Site: Iowa State University Mathematics REU

爱荷华州立大学数学系将在五年内举办三次本科生研究体验活动。ISU Math REU的目标是提供一个支持性环境，让学生能够发现数学研究的兴奋之处，增加获得数学科学博士学位的美国公民(包括女性和少数族裔)的数量，并产生适合在知名期刊上发表的高质量研究成果。最后，参赛者将作专题介绍。许多研究团队提交论文以供发表，大多数REU参与者在会议上介绍他们的工作。参与者将获得津贴，学生住宿，以及一些旅费和餐费。作为该项目的一部分和更大的全ISU REU暑期计划的一部分，还将提供额外的教育、社区建设和社会活动。特别鼓励女性和少数族裔申请REU。每年，REU将挑选大约15名学生，以3-5名学生参与者以及研究生和教职员工导师组成的小组进行为期8周的研究项目。这些项目涉及不同的数学领域，代表了执行支助股数学系的不同研究兴趣，包括：图论和组合学、数值分析、代数、分析、数据科学和概率。提供的主题每年都会根据教师的可用性而有所不同。以前的项目在REU网站https://reu.math.iastate.edu.上有更详细的描述这种REU以研究为重点，第一周(大约)由导师介绍背景信息，然后过渡到学生花时间在专门的空间进行研究，每天从他们的导师那里获得反馈。每周会留出一两个小时用于专业发展，包括准备研究生院、股权、与合作者合作、使用LaTeX以及如何进行专业演示等问题。这为学生提供了数学研究的经验和在苛刻的学术环境中茁壮成长所需的技能。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Department of Mathematics at Iowa State University (ISU) will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) three times over five years. The goals of the ISU Math REU are to provide a supportive environment where students can discover the excitement of mathematical research, to increase the number of US citizens including women and minorities receiving Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences, and to produce high quality research suitable for publication in reputable journals. The REUs will conclude with presentations given by the participants. Many of the research teams submit papers for publication and most REU participants present their work at conferences. Participants will be provided a stipend, accommodation in student housing, and some travel and meal funding. Additional educational, community building, and social activities will be provided, both as part of this project and as part of the larger all-ISU REU summer program. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply to this REU.Each year the REU runs, approximately 15 students will be selected to spend eight weeks working on research projects in teams consisting of 3-5 student participants together with graduate student and faculty mentors. The projects are in a variety of mathematical areas, representing the diverse research interests of the ISU Mathematics Department including the following: graph theory and combinatorics, numerical analysis, algebra, analysis, data science, and probability. The offered topics will vary each year based on faculty availability. Previous projects are described in more detail on the REU website https://reu.math.iastate.edu. This REU is research focused, with the first week (approximately) being spent covering background information by the mentors and then transitions to where students spend their time conducting research in dedicated spaces receiving daily feedback from their mentors. Each week one or two hours are set aside for professional development, including issues such as preparing for graduate school, equity, working with collaborators, using LaTeX, and how to give professional presentations. This provides students with an experience of mathematical research and the skills needed to thrive in a demanding academic environment.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.