Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

该奖项支持内布拉斯加州数学本科女性会议（NCUWM），该会议将于2016年冬季在内布拉斯加大学林肯分校每年举行一次，为期三年。会议汇集了来自美国各地的主修数学的女性本科生，目的是鼓励她们去读数学或相关领域的研究生，并增加那些成功的人。全国妇女联合会通过各种活动来实现这些目标。杰出女数学家的两次全体会议表明，女性已经并将继续做出杰出的研究贡献。此外，还有48场讲座和更多的本科生女生关于她们自己研究的海报；这些报告为提供报告的妇女提供了宝贵的经验，并有助于激励经验较少的妇女寻找机会进行研究项目。小组讨论展示了数学如何为女性提供自然而有益的职业选择，并为本科生参与者提供内幕知识和个人经验，帮助她们选择研究生院并取得成功。还有各种各样的网络活动，帮助参与者与同龄人和导师建立联系。在鼓励年轻女性追求数学方面发挥着重要作用。除了来自获得数学博士学位的前NCUWM与会者的轶事证据外，2015年会议后准备的一份评估报告得出结论，NCUWM强烈影响了本科生与会者对追求研究生水平的数学和数学相关职业的态度和信念，会议对所有职业水平的与会者的专业成长都有显著贡献。2016年大会的全体会议和特邀演讲嘉宾包括贝尔实验室的数学家Emina Soljanin；阿比盖尔·汤普森，加州大学戴维斯分校；东伊利诺伊大学的Alejandra Alvarado；罗瑞娜·博丘，北卡罗来纳州立大学；约翰娜·富兰克林，霍夫斯特拉大学；艾米丽·霍根，太平洋西北国家实验室；以及标准普尔的克里斯蒂娜•波利祖。

This award supports the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) to be held annually for three years beginning in the winter of 2016 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The conference brings together women undergraduate math majors from all over the United States for the purposes of encouraging them to go to graduate school in mathematics or a related field and increasing the success of those who do. NCUWM pursues these goals through a variety of activities. Two plenary talks by prominent female mathematicians show that women have made, and are continuing to make, exceptional research contributions. Also featured are 48 talks and a larger number of posters by undergraduate women about their own research; these presentations provide valuable experience for the women who give them and serve to motivate the less experienced women to find opportunities to do research projects. Panel discussions demonstrate how mathematics offers natural and rewarding career choices for women and provide the undergraduate participants with insider knowledge and personal experiences that help them choose a graduate school and be successful. There are also a variety of networking activities that help participants connect with peers and mentors.NCUWM plays an important role in inspiring young women to pursue mathematics. In addition to anecdotal evidence from former NCUWM attendees who earned PhDs in mathematics, an assessment report prepared after the 2015 conference concluded that NCUWM strongly influences the attitudes and beliefs of the undergraduate participants about pursuing graduate-level mathematics and mathematics related careers and that the conference significantly contributes to the professional growth of participants at all career levels. Plenary and invited speakers at the 2016 conference include mathematicians Emina Soljanin, Bell Laboratories; Abigail Thompson, University of California Davis; Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois University; Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University; Johanna Franklin, Hofstra University; Emilie Hogan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Cristina Polizu, Standard and Poors.