Collaborative Proposal: Central States Mathematics Undergraduate Research Conferences

该国家科学基金会奖支持先前资助的成功的中央国家数学本科研究（CeSMUR）系列会议的第四和第五次会议，这些会议将分别于2018年4月20日至21日在内布拉斯加州林肯和2019年春季在堪萨斯州曼哈顿举行。研究经验对研究生申请过程和技术要求高的工作的安置都非常有帮助。CeSMUR的科学活动和指导互动旨在鼓励已经从事研究的本科生，并激励其他人开始研究。会议为期一天半。该格式遵循在以前版本中成功测试过的格式。两位主讲人每人做一个小时的演讲，本科生也有充足的时间来展示他们的研究。在晚上和午餐会议上，学生们与出席的特邀演讲者和客座研究生进行互动，并获得关于他们职业生涯下一步的建议。除了致力于增加训练有素的STEM专业人员的数量外，会议还关注通过第一代大学生、女性和代表性不足的少数群体的参与，增加数学劳动力的多样性。关于2018年CeSMUR会议的更多细节可以在会议网站上找到：https://www.math.unl.edu/events/cesmur.This该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This National Science Foundation award supports the fourth and fifth in the previously funded, successful series of Central States Mathematics Undergraduate Research (CeSMUR) conferences that will take place on April 20-21, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and in spring 2019 in Manhattan, Kansas, respectively. Research experience is very helpful in both the graduate application process, and in placement in technically demanding jobs. The scientific activities and mentoring interactions at CeSMUR are designed to encourage undergraduate students who are already engaged in research, and to inspire others to begin. The conference is comprised of one and a half days. The format follows the one successfully tested in previous editions. Two main speakers each give a one-hour lecture, and there is ample time for undergraduate student speakers to present their research. During the evening and lunch meetings students interact with the featured speakers and guest graduate students in attendance, and get advice on the next steps in their career. In addition to a commitment to increasing the number of highly trained STEM professionals, the conferences focus on increasing diversity in the mathematical workforce, via participation of first generation college students, females, and underrepresented minority groups. Further details regarding the 2018 CeSMUR conference can be found on the conference website: https://www.math.unl.edu/events/cesmur.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.