NYC Regional Math Alliance Conference at Kean University

该奖项为将于2018年9月15日在新泽西州基恩大学举行的为期一天的纽约地区数学联盟会议提供支持。纽约市地区数学联盟是全国数学科学博士研究联盟(数学联盟)的一个分支机构，该联盟的重点是努力增加来自代表性不足群体的学生获得数学科学博士学位的人数。这次会议将突出纽约市地区数学联盟指导学生的研究，并将通过营造有利于数学讨论和形成和培育新合作的氛围来促进对数学的持续兴趣。会议将通过几种方式进一步实现增加来自代表性不足群体的学生获得数学科学博士学位的数量的目标。一方面，学生参与者接触到他们的同龄人关于数学研究的海报演示和演讲将提高他们对这门学科的兴趣。与附近机构博士项目的教职员工见面和互动，将追求博士学位作为一个可接近和可实现的目标。此外，会议将有助于建立一个教师社区，有兴趣指导来自代表不足的群体的学生。新泽西和纽约市地区已经有大量教职员工致力于会议的目标，这次会议将有助于组织和推动他们的努力。有关会议的更多细节可在网页上找到，http://mathalliance.ccny.cuny.edu/conference-2018/.This奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award provides support for a one-day conference, The NYC Regional Math Alliance Conference, to be held at Kean University in New Jersey on September 15, 2018. The NYC Regional Math Alliance is an affiliate of the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (Math Alliance) that is focused on an effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who obtain doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences. The conference will highlight the research of students being mentored by the NYC Regional Math Alliance and will promote a continued interest in mathematics by fostering an atmosphere conducive to mathematical discussion and to the formulation and nurturing of new collaborations.The conference will further the goal of increasing the numbers of students from underrepresented groups obtaining doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences in several ways. On the one hand, the exposure of student participants to poster presentations and talks on mathematical research by their peers will heighten their interest in the subject. Meeting and interacting with faculty from PhD programs at nearby institutions presents the pursuit of a PhD as an accessible and realizable goal. Additionally, the conference will contribute to the building of a community of faculty interested in mentoring students from underrepresented groups. There are already a large number of faculty in the New Jersey and NYC area committed to the aims of the conference and this meeting will help organize and further their efforts. More details on the conference can be found on the webpage, http://mathalliance.ccny.cuny.edu/conference-2018/.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.