REU Site: Mathematics Research in Charlotte

北卡罗来纳州大学夏洛特分校的数学研究REU网站是一个为期三年的计划，每年夏天10名本科生与教师导师一起工作10周，主题包括金融数学，数论，材料科学，概率论和统计学。招聘工作的重点是STEM中代表性不足的群体，以及研究机会有限的机构的学生。该计划的目标是培养学生对数学及其应用的欣赏能力，并激发学生对STEM职业的兴趣。该计划通过演讲，培训以及与校友和行业合作伙伴的网络联系促进参与者的整体专业成长。每年夏天，该计划开始于密集的启动靴子营地，为参与者提供完成研究项目所需的背景，包括研究伦理，最佳实践以及如何通过演示文稿和书面形式交流研究结果。通过参与项目活动，参与者对数学研究过程以及数学与其他STEM学科之间存在的密切联系表示赞赏。该网站为参与者创造了与工业界和学术界科学家互动的机会，并在专业会议上传播他们的研究成果，并在同行评审的期刊上发表。该奖项反映了NSF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 Mathematics Research in Charlotte REU site at the University of North Carolina Charlotte is a three-year program where each summer ten undergraduate students work for ten weeks with faculty mentors on research projects in topics including financial mathematics, number theory, materials science, probability theory, and statistics. Recruitment efforts focus on underrepresented groups in STEM, and on students at institutions with limited research opportunities. The objective of the program is to cultivate in the students an appreciation of mathematics and its applications and to stimulate the students' interest in pursuing careers in STEM more. The program fosters the overall professional growth of the participants through presentations, training, and networking with alumni and industry partners. Each summer the program starts with an intensive start-up boot camp, which provides the participants with the background needed to complete the research projects and includes presentations on research ethics, best-practices, and how to communicate research findings through presentations and in writing. Through engagement in the project activities, the participants gain an appreciation for the mathematical research process and for the close connection existing between mathematics and other STEM disciplines. The site creates opportunities for the participants to interact with scientists from industry and academia and to disseminate their research results at professional conferences and by publishing in peer-reviewed journals.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.