EMSW21-RTG: Research Training Group on Inverse Problems and Partial Differential Equations

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。华盛顿大学(UW)的RTG赠款支持一系列活动，这些活动将加强对反问题和偏微分方程(IPDE)领域的本科生、研究生和博士后早期研究人员的教育和培训。该项目的一个亮点是为高级本科生和初级研究生开设暑期学校。该学院将包括两个为期三周的课程，向学生介绍IPDE的当前研究技术。主题将包括理论模型和数值工具。这些课程将由为期一周的客座讲师补充，他们将进行补充主要主题的演讲。暑期班将与威斯康星大学的本科生研究体验(REU)项目协调，该项目由共同的Pi James Morrow运营。预算包括三名华盛顿大学学生参加REU项目的资金，以及一名助教的资金，以抵消增加的工作量。IPDE小组还将为其研究生设立访问学术和工业实习计划。高级研究生将有机会与美国和海外机构的高级研究人员合作。过去的IPDE学生从访问其他大学以及雪佛龙和劳伦斯·利弗莫尔的研究实验室中受益匪浅。RTG资助将使IPDE小组将这一做法系统化，并向所有IPDE学生提供。这笔补助金的很大一部分是用于资助研究生和博士后助理。资助包括总共八年的博士后研究员，50%的资助，以及平均每年七名研究生实习生的补助金。研究生将在本学年的两个季度和暑期获得资助。博士后研究员将通过教授50%的正常负荷来获得剩余的工资。研究生和博士后研究员的旅费都包括在内。还提供本科生津贴，为本科生研究项目和在当地实验室的实习提供资金。IPDE研讨会系列将通过一系列研讨会前系列讲座得到加强，并为研讨会演讲者延长访问该部门提供资金。IPDE是一个活跃的领域，包括地震勘探、医学成像和物理理论中产生的模型的研究。在当地用于教学助理职位的资金减少的时期，RTG赠款为这一领域的研究生教育提供了重大支持。预算中平均每年14个季度的研究生培训支持将使该部门能够维持至关重要的研究生群体，并为美国公民和永久居留的IPDE学生提供从教学职责中释放出来的时间，用于研究。这些研究生将根据预算的学术和工业实习计划获得资金，用于延长对其他大学和研究实验室的访问。他们将与潜在雇主建立联系，并与更多的学术导师建立关系。这些联系将在他们的职业生涯阶段建立，然后他们才承担起学术职位的责任，并将在他们的早期职业生涯中提供帮助。博士后助理职位的资金将使IPDE成员能够利用系和学院的资金来组建一个可行的博士后研究人员小组。50%的教学负担将为博士后助理提供更多的时间从事研究；旅费将允许访问其他机构。暑期班将吸引来自全国各地的高级本科生和初级研究生，并向他们介绍IPDE领域的当前研究课题。该系将能够确定潜在的学生招收其研究生项目，研究生资助基金将使我们能够吸引顶尖的候选人。对REU计划的支持将赞助每年来自威斯康星大学的三名学生参加。该项目在全国范围内吸引了申请者，符合条件的申请者比目前所能提供的资金多得多。许多实力雄厚的申请者将通过威斯康星州大学的荣誉本科课程，并将被REU项目招募。资助一个额外的助教职位以协助运营REU将使所有参与者受益，并在夏季为高级本科生或研究生提供支持。RTG助学金的集体活动将加强威斯康星州大学所有职业级别的IPDE计划，并向全国学生介绍这一重要的研究领域。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This RTG grant at the University of Washington (UW) supports an array of activities that will enhance the education and training of undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career postdoctoral researchers in the field of inverse problems and partial differential equations (IPDE). A highlight of the project is a summer school for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The school will consist of two three-week courses that introduce students to current research techniques in IPDE. Topics will include both theoretical models and numerical tools. These courses will be supplemented by week-long guest lecturers, who will give talks that complement the main topics. The summer school will be coordinated with the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at UW that is run by co-PI James Morrow. The budget includes funding for three UW students to attend the REU program, and for a teaching assistant to offset the increased workload. The IPDE group will additionally institute a Visiting Academic and Industrial Internship Program for its graduate students. Advanced graduate students will be offered the opportunity to work with senior researchers at institutions in the US and abroad. Past IPDE students have profited from such visits to other universities, as well as to research laboratories at Chevron and Lawrence Livermore. RTG funding will allow the IPDE group to systematize this practice and make it available to all IPDE students. A significant portion of the grant is to provide for the support of graduate students and postdoctoral assistants. Funding is included for a total of eight years of postdoctoral fellows at 50% support and for an average of seven graduate students in graduate traineeships each year of the grant. Graduate students will be supported for two quarters of the academic year, as well as for the summer quarter. Postdoctoral fellows will receive their remaining salary through teaching a 50% normal load. Travel funds are included for both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Undergraduate stipends are also provided to fund undergraduate research projects and internships in local laboratories. The IPDE seminar series will be enhanced through a preseminar series of lectures, and funding is provided for extended visits to the department by seminar speakers.IPDE is an active field that encompasses research in seismic exploration, medical imaging, and models arising in physical theories. The RTG grant provides significant support for graduate education in this area during a period of reduced local funding for teaching assistant positions. The average of fourteen quarters per year of graduate traineeship support in the budget will allow the department to sustain a vital graduate student population, and provide US citizen and permanent resident IPDE students with release time from teaching duties to devote to research. These graduate students will receive funding under the budgeted Academic and Industrial Internship Program for extended visits to other universities and research laboratories. They will establish contacts with potential employers and build relations with additional academic mentors. These contacts will be created at stages in their careers before they have the responsibilities of academic positions and will assist them throughout their early careers. The funding for postdoctoral associate positions will allow IPDE members to leverage department and college funds to form a viable group of postdoctoral researchers. The 50% teaching load will provide additional time for postdoctoral associates to devote to research; travel funds will allow for visits to other institutions. The summer school will attract advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students from across the country and introduce them to current research topics in the field of IPDE. The department will be able to identify potential students to recruit to its graduate program, and the graduate support funds will allow us to attract top candidates. Support for the REU program will sponsor the participation of three students each year from UW. This program attracts applications nationwide, and there are many more qualified applicants than can be currently funded. A number of strong applicants come through the honors undergraduate courses at UW and will be recruited for the REU program. Funding for an additional TA position to assist with running the REU will benefit all participants and provide an advanced undergraduate or graduate student with support during the summer. The collective activities of the RTG grant will strengthen the IPDE program at UW at all career levels, and introduce students nationwide to this important area of research.