REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics

WPI工业数学和统计本科生的研究经验通过介绍他们在工业环境中进行研究，为数学学生提供了独特的教育体验。学生们以小组形式解决当地商业和工业提供的问题。他们与公司代表密切合作，确定问题并制定对公司有直接价值的解决方案。他们与教师顾问密切合作，以保持对项目核心数学和统计学的明确关注。每年夏天将有12名本科生参加。每个工业项目将由3 - 4名学生组成的团队负责。学生根据他们的兴趣和课程背景被分配到一个项目，但在大多数情况下，这项工作需要数学和统计学几个领域的知识和工具。每个小组每周向整个小组报告进度，所有学生都参加这些报告。在项目结束时，每个团队提供最终的书面报告以及总结其研究结果的最终公开口头报告。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作支持。

The Research Experience for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics at WPI provides a unique educational experience for students of mathematics by introducing them to research in an industrial environment. The students work in teams on problems provided by local business and industry. They work closely with a company representative to define the problem and develop solutions of immediate value to the company. They work closely with a faculty advisor to maintain a clear focus on the mathematics and statistics at the core of the project. Twelve undergraduates will participate each summer. A team of three-four students will work on each of the industrial projects. Students are assigned to a project according to their interest and course background, but in most cases the work requires knowledge and tools from several areas of mathematics and statistics. Each team makes weekly progress reports to the full group and all students participate in these presentations. At the end of the program, each team provides a final written report as well as a final public oral presentation summarizing the results of their research. The site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.