2011 MathematicalField of Dreams Conference

在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，第五届梦的数学领域会议将于2011年10月14日至16日在亚利桑那州坦佩的亚利桑那州立大学举行。该项目/会议的目标是激励和促进在定量学科中代表性不足的学生获得数学科学博士课程的机会，同时提供一个论坛，为相关研究生课程的选择和应用提供知识和信息。梦的领域会议是全国数学科学博士研究联盟（http://www.mathalliance.org/）的主要活动之一，该联盟是一个致力于鼓励和支持寻求数学科学博士学位的学生的大学集团。与以往的梦想领域会议一样，2011年的会议将为学生提供在数学、应用数学、计算生物学、统计学、生物统计学和生物信息学、数学教育等领域进行研究生学习的机会。参与者将包括大约100名从全国范围内代表性不足的数学科学群体中招募的本科生，30名本科生导师，以及至少22名来自全国联盟研究生项目的教员。优先支持来自少数民族院校的学生，这些院校在数学科学或相关研究项目方面缺乏广泛的资源和项目。美国劳工部报告称，从2008年到2018年，数学家的工作岗位预计将增长20%以上。http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm此外，“拥有数学和其他学科的博士学位？将数学理论应用于现实世界问题的人将有最好的就业前景”（同上）申请数学科学博士课程的美国公民和永久居民短缺；美国少数族裔学生的情况更糟。梦的领域会议向未被充分代表的本科生和他们的教师导师介绍相关的、令人兴奋的、重要的数学科学研究和/或需要具有强大定量/计算训练的学生参与的科学研究项目。梦想领域会议为学生提供申请数学科学博士学位所需的知识和工具。在梦的领域会议上，学生将有机会与教师、研究生和其他从事定量科学研究的本科生见面并互动。学生将被鼓励申请研究生院，他们的教师导师将被提供信息，他们可能会在他们的家乡机构传播。因此，数学科学博士研究的信息将通过全国数学科学博士研究联盟（http://www.mathalliance.org/）传播到会议之外。来自联盟的本科导师和研究生教师的参与促进了(1)从本科到研究生课程的过渡和(2)建立伙伴关系（研究，课程开发和协调）。梦的领域会议将继续成为一个重要的推动力，以增加被忽视的美国学生获得数学科学博士学位的人数。

The fifth Mathematical Field of Dreams Conference will be held at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona on October 14-16, 2011 with the support of the National Science Foundation. The goal of this project/conference is to inspire and facilitate the access of students underrepresented in quantitative disciplines, to doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences while providing a forum where the knowledge and information that facilitates the selection of and application to relevant graduate programs is provided. The Field of Dreams Conference is one of the principal activities of the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (http://www.mathalliance.org/), a conglomerate of colleges and universities dedicated to encouraging and supporting students seeking doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences. As with previous Field of Dreams Conferences, the 2011 meeting will allow students to identify opportunities for graduate study in mathematics, applied mathematics, computational biology, statistics, biostatistics and bioinformatics, mathematics education, and others. Participants will include approximately 100 undergraduate students recruited nationwide from groups underrepresented in the mathematical sciences, 30 undergraduate mentors, and at least 22 faculty members from the National Alliance graduate programs. Priority for support will be given to students from minority-serving institutions that lack extensive resources and programs in the mathematical sciences, or related research programs. The US Department of Labor reports that jobs for mathematicians are expected to increase more than 20% from 2008 to 2018. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm Further, "Ph.D. holders with a strong background in mathematics and another discipline ? and who apply mathematical theory to real world problems will have the best job prospects" (Ibid.) There is a shortage of U.S. citizen and permanent residents applying to doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences; the situation is worse for students from U.S. underrepresented minority groups. The Field of Dreams Conference introduces underrepresented undergraduates and their faculty mentors to relevant, exciting, and important research in mathematical sciences and/or to scientific research programs that required the participation of students with strong quantitative/computational training. The Field of Dreams Conference provides students with the knowledge and tools required to apply for doctoral studies in the mathematical sciences. At the Field of Dreams Conference students will have the opportunity to meet and interact with faculty, graduate students, and other undergraduates doing quantitative scientific research. Students will be encouraged to apply to graduate school and their faculty mentors will be provided with information that they may disseminate at their home institution. Therefore, doctoral studies in the mathematical sciences information will spread beyond the conference throughout National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (http://www.mathalliance.org/). The participation of both undergraduate mentors and graduate faculty from the Alliance facilitates (i) the transition from undergraduate to graduate programs and (ii) the establishment of partnerships (research, curricular development and coordination). The Field of Dreams Conference will continue to be an important driving force in increasing the number of underrepresented U.S. students obtaining doctoral degrees in mathematical sciences.