Special Project: An Undergraduate Research Program in Discrete Mathematics

除了一个例外，自1997年以来，每年的首席研究员都在杜卢斯的明尼苏达大学指导一个离散数学的夏季本科生研究项目。该计划在吸引国家顶尖人才和产生专业水平的研究方面有着非凡的记录。 多年来，一个传统已经形成，即前计划参与者谁是在研究生院或已获得博士学位。回来长时间的访问以协助该计划。参观者参与项目的各个方面，并作为住宿顾问和大学生的榜样。 参观者已被证明是该计划成功的重要组成部分。这笔赠款提供支持，以继续该计划的这一重要方面。

With one exception, every year since 1997 the principal investigator has directed a summer undergraduate research programs in discrete mathematics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The program has an extraordinary record of attracting the nation's top talent and producing professionallevel research. Over the years a tradition has evolved whereby former program participants who are in graduate school or have obtained a Ph.D. have returned for lengthy visits to assist with the program. The visitors take part in allaspects of the program and serve as live-in councilors and role models for the undergraduates. The visitors have proved to be an important component in the success of the program. This grant provides support to continue this vital aspect of the program.