Conference: Underrepresented Students in Algebra and Topology Research Symposium (USTARS)

这一奖项将支持在拓扑学和代数研究研讨会(USTARS)中代表不足的学生。这次会议的一个目标是突出由未被充分代表的学生在代数和拓扑学领域进行的研究。在这个独特的会议上，与会者可以接触到他们研究领域和其他领域的更多当前的研究、想法和结果。参与者还有机会与代表人数不足的教授和学生见面并建立联系，他们以后可能会成为合作者和同事。这对那些学术潜力很大的学生来说尤其重要，这些学生没有进入一流的研究机构；这些学生经常被忽视，尽管他们拥有强大的教职员工和研究生人数。此外，USTARS通过鼓励妇女和少数族裔参加并发表演讲来促进数学科学的多样性。USTARS的参与者继续以积极的方式影响下一代学生，充当亟需的导师，鼓励数学科学领域的学生提升自己，参与研究和会议活动。USTARS让所有参与者接触到未被充分代表的数学家的研究和活动，鼓励建立一个更具协作性的数学社区。拓扑学和代数研究研讨会中的代表不足学生(USTARS)是由一群代表不足的年轻数学家提出的项目。会议组委会在性别、种族和教育背景方面具有多样性，并处于有利地位，可以积极鼓励妇女和少数族裔参与。研讨会包括网络会议和研究报告。演讲者将进行30分钟的平行研究演讲。研究生将至少做75%的报告。两名杰出的研究生和一名特邀教职员工将被选中进行一小时的演讲，并计划举办一场以特邀本科生为特色的海报会议。此外，讨论小组和创造性数学会议将提供过去USTARS参与者过渡到全职教师职位的网络、指导和指导机会。会议网站是https://www.ustars.org/.This奖，反映了国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This award will support the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS). A goal of this conference is to highlight research being conducted by underrepresented students in the areas of algebra and topology. At this unique meeting, attendees are exposed to a greater variety of current research, ideas, and results in their areas of study and beyond. Participants are also given the opportunity to meet and network with underrepresented professors and students who may later become collaborators and colleagues. This is particularly important for students with great academic potential who do not attend top-tier research institutions; students that are often overlooked, despite a strong faculty and graduate student population. Furthermore, USTARS promotes diversity in the mathematical sciences by encouraging women and minorities to attend and give talks. Participants of USTARS continue to influence the next generation of students in positive ways by serving as much needed mentors and encouraging students in the mathematical sciences to advance themselves and participate in research and conference events. USTARS exposes all participants to the research and activities of underrepresented mathematicians, encouraging a more collaborative mathematics community. The Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is a project proposed by a group of underrepresented young mathematicians. The conference organizing committee is diverse in gender, ethnicity, and educational background, and is well-positioned to actively encourage participation by women and minorities. The symposium includes networking sessions along with research presentations. Speakers will give 30-minute parallel research talks. Graduate students will give at least 75% of these presentations. Two distinguished graduate students and one invited faculty member are chosen to give 1-hour presentations and a poster session featuring invited undergraduates is also planned. Additionally, a discussion panel and creative math session will provide networking, guidance, and mentorship opportunities from past USTARS participants that have transitioned to full-time faculty positions. The conference website is https://www.ustars.org/.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.