REU Site: Mathematical Biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

这项国家科学基金会奖为北卡罗来纳大学格林伯勒分校的一个为期三年的REU站点提供支持，该站点每年夏天将接待8名学生，为期10周。暑期课程将让学生参与有价值的个人研究项目，并为他们在数学和生物学中日益复杂和信息驱动的科学分析的挑战做好准备。教师导师团队有着悠久的历史，并致力于积极的本科生指导，从而产生富有成效的学生研究项目。项目不需要广泛的数学背景，但在与导师组成团队解决数学和生物学之间的界面问题之前，学生将在介绍性短期课程中了解一些基本技能。该项目的目的是增加在数学、生物学或相关学科成功从事职业的准备充分的美国学生的数量。特别是，该项目力求增加这类学生的多样性，特别招生工作将确保代表性不足的学生群体的高度参与，包括来自hbcu的女学生。至少有一半的参与者将从STEM学科研究有限的机构招募，并且将考虑所有本科职业阶段的学生。每年，这个REU计划将涉及一组具体的研究项目，这些项目是原创的，创新的，并将在数学生物学方面取得重大进展。项目的共同主题是地域和/或社会互动的数学建模，大多数项目将涉及计算组件和模拟，以及理论分析。由研究导师和学生组成的团队将开发具体的项目，两名研究生将作为所有本科生的近同龄人导师。除了特定项目的技能外，学生还将接受重要研究技能的培训，包括文献综述、团队合作、研究伦理、使用LaTeX和Matlab等计算机软件，以及口头和书面沟通。REU还将以专业发展为目标，引导学生进行各种职业选择（学术界内外）。因此，学生将为学术和非学术就业做好更好的准备。该项目的成果和经验将通过会议报告和同行评议的出版物广泛传播。该项目分别由数学和物理科学局（MPS）和生物科学局（BIO）的数学科学部和生物基础设施部提供支持。

This National Science Foundation award provides support for a three-year REU site at the University of North Carolina Greenboro that will host eight students for ten weeks each summer. The summer program will involve students in meritorious, individual research projects and prepare them for the challenges of increasingly complex and information-driven scientific analyses in mathematics and biology. The faculty mentor team has a strong history and dedication to active undergraduate mentorship resulting in productive student research projects. Projects do not require extensive mathematical background but students will be introduced to some basic skills in an introductory short courses before forming teams with mentors to tackle problems at the interface between mathematics and biology. The aim of the project is to increase the number of well-prepared U.S. students who successfully pursue careers in mathematics, biology, or related disciplines. In particular, the project seeks to increase the diversity of such students and special recruitment efforts will ensure a high participation of underrepresented student populations, including female students from HBCUs. At least half of the participants will be recruited from institutions where research in STEM disciplines is limited and students of all undergraduate career stages will be considered.Each year, this REU program will involve a set of specific research projects that are original, innovative, and will make critical advances in mathematical biology. The common theme of the projects is the mathematical modeling of territorial and/or social interactions and most projects will involve a computational component and simulations, as well as theoretical analysis. Teams of research mentors and students will develop the specific projects and two graduate students will serve as near-peer mentors for all undergraduate students. In addition to project-specific skills, students will be trained in critical research skills including literature review, team work, research ethics, using computer software such as LaTeX and Matlab, and oral and written communication. The REU will also target professional development and guide students to various career options (within and beyond academia). As a result, the students will be better prepared for both academic and nonacademic employment. Results and experiences of the program will be widely disseminated through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications. This project is supported by the Divisions of Mathematical Sciences and Biological Infrastructure in the Directorates of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) and Biological Sciences (BIO), respectively.