REU Site: Research in Biomathematics, Enumerative Combinatorics, Networks, and Statistics at Valparaiso University

该奖项支持REU夏季网站瓦尔帕莱索本科生数学家研究经验（VERUM）。VERUM每年将招收12名本科生。学生们将以三人为一组，用九周的时间解决生物数学、枚举、网络或统计学方面的开放性问题。每个小组都有一名项目主任，他将每天为学生提供指导和反馈。参与者将研究更大的数学界感兴趣的开放问题，从而产生潜在的可发表的结果。该项目将为本科生提供第一次数学研究经验。大多数参与者将主要是来自本科院校的学生，他们还没有决定在研究生院的职业道路。将额外关注从STEM中代表性不足的群体中招募参与者，包括第一代大学生。该奖项由数学和物理科学局（MPS）的数学科学部（DMS）和生物科学局（BIO）的生物基础设施部（DBI）支持。通过模拟数学家的研究经验，该计划将培养学生参与并准备加入数学社区。该计划强调学生的专业发展，同时鼓励他们从事与数学相关的职业和研究生学习，从而增加传统上代表性不足的群体在STEM学科中的参与度。学生将成为一个小型专业小组的一部分，该小组将在他们的本科及以后的职业生涯中提供支持。作为该计划的一部分，学生们将参观研究生院，了解研究生在不同类型机构的经历。学生们也将接触到不同的数学领域，通过跟随每个研究小组的进展，并通过倾听和互动，每周访问该计划。VERUM的参与者将通过每周的小组演讲、在地方和国家会议上的演讲以及撰写最终项目报告来提高他们的沟通和演讲技巧。

This award supports the summer REU site Valparaiso Experience in Research by Undergraduate Mathematicians (VERUM). VERUM will recruit twelve undergraduate students each year. The students will work in teams of three, for nine weeks, on solving open problems in biomathematics, enumeration, networks, or statistics. Each group will work with a project director who will provide guidance and feedback to the students on a daily basis. Participants will investigate open questions of interest to the larger mathematical community, therefore yielding potentially publishable results. The program will provide undergraduates with a first research experience in mathematics. Most of the participants will be students from primarily undergraduate institutions who have not yet decided on a graduate school career path. Additional attention will be given to recruiting participants from groups under-represented in STEM, including first-generation college students. The award is supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). By modeling the research experience of a mathematician, the program will produce students engaged with, and prepared to join, the mathematical community. The program emphasizes the professional development of the students while encouraging them to pursue mathematically related careers and graduate studies, thus increasing the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. Students will become part of a small professional group that will provide support during their undergraduate careers and beyond. As part of the program, students will visit graduate schools to learn about the experiences of graduate students in different types of institutions. Students will also be exposed to different areas of mathematics by following the progress of each research group and by listening to, and interacting with, weekly visitors to the program. VERUM participants will increase their communication and presentation skills through weekly group presentations, presentations at local and national conferences, and through writing a final project report.