Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) 2014, April 11-13, 2014

“未被充分代表的拓扑与代数研究学生研讨会”（USTARS）将于2014年4月11日至13日在加州大学伯克利分校举行。USTARS是一个年度研讨会，旨在将代数和拓扑学方面的学生研究人员聚集在一起，重点关注和展示代表性不足的学生的研究，并在关键的教育和职业过渡期间为参与者提供指导。2010年，29%的数学博士学位授予了女性，而授予少数族裔学生的比例不到4%。USTARS通过鼓励妇女和少数民族参加并发表演讲来促进数学科学的多样性。USTARS让所有参与者都能接触到代表性不足的数学家的研究和活动，鼓励建立一个更具包容性和协作性的数学社区。参加USTARS的研究生可以更好地寻求学术职位，并继续数学研究和合作的循环。本科学生接触到各种各样的最新研究、思想和结果，往往比在他们的国内机构提供的主题更全面。在USTARS开始时，为期一天的研讨会侧重于职业生涯的特定阶段以及与每个阶段相关的关键转变。参与者有机会与代表性不足的教授和学生建立联系，这些教授和学生可能成为未来的合作者、同事和/或导师。USTARS的参与者继续以积极的方式影响下一代学生，他们作为急需的导师，鼓励数学科学领域的学生提高自己，参与研究和会议活动。更多信息可在以下网站获得：www.ustars.orgThe未被充分代表的拓扑和代数研究学生研讨会（USTARS）是一个由未被充分代表的数学家组成的国家小组提出和指导的项目。在USTARS，学生研究人员与专业数学家一起召开有组织的会议。学生们在结构化的平行会议中进行30分钟的研究演讲。研究生做了75%或更多的演讲。两名杰出的研究生和一名特邀教师被选中进行1小时的演讲。海报会议邀请了本科生研究人员。前几年的演讲主题包括：组合学、编织群、图论、结论、表示论、数论和代数几何。

The Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) will take place at the University of California, Berkeley on April 11-13, 2014. USTARS is an annual symposium designed to bring together student researchers in algebra and topology, focusing on and showcasing research by underrepresented students and providing mentorship for the participants through critical educational and career transitions. In 2010, 29% of the mathematics doctorates were awarded to women, while less than 4% were awarded to minority students. USTARS promotes diversity in the mathematical sciences by encouraging women and minorities to attend and give talks. USTARS exposes all participants to the research and activities of underrepresented mathematicians, encouraging a more inclusive and collaborative mathematics community. Graduate students who attend USTARS are better equipped to seek academic positions and continue the cycle of mathematical research and collaboration. Undergraduate students are exposed to a wide variety of current research, ideas, and results, often more comprehensive than the topics available at their home institutions. A one-day workshop at the start of USTARS focuses on specific stages in professional careers and the critical transitions associated with each stage. Participants have the opportunity to network with underrepresented professors and students who may become future collaborators, colleagues, and/or mentors. USTARS participants 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. More information is available at: www.ustars.orgThe Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is a project proposed and guided by a national group of underrepresented mathematicians. At USTARS, student researchers convene in a structured meeting, along with professional mathematicians. Students deliver 30-minute research talks in structured parallel sessions. Graduate students give 75% or more of these presentations. Two distinguished graduate students and one invited faculty member are chosen to give 1-hour presentations. A poster session features invited undergraduate researchers. Topics of presentations given in prior years include: combinatorics, braid groups, graph theory, knot theory, representation theory number theory and algebraic geometry.