REU Site: Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Research Experience in Mathematics

“REU网站：罗斯-霍尔曼本科数学研究经验”建立在罗斯-霍尔曼理工学院REU项目的成功基础上，更加强调为学生提供强大的研究经验，否则他们将无法获得类似的机会。更具体地说，这个REU项目将集中在招募当地人才，以培养中西部地区的人才，特别是来自代表性不足的少数群体的人才。每年夏天，八到九名本科生将从事数学各个领域的研究项目。在完成为期八周的课程后，学生们将在成功和挫折方面尝到数学研究的滋味，并将做好准备决定是否继续深造和作为研究数学家或其他STEM专业的职业生涯。学生还将获得必要的专业技能培训，如数学写作和口头表达技能，通过整个夏天提供的讲习班。参与者将被鼓励与教师保持联系，以获得指导，因为他们继续他们的职业生涯。每年夏天，两到三名教员将分别指导一组三到四名本科生进行数学研究。这些团队将研究数学生物学、金融数学、密码学和拓扑学等领域的问题。这些问题不需要广泛的背景知识就可以获得，许多问题使用计算软件来生成示例和猜想，然后进行分析、证明和推广。参与者完成一份技术报告，做几次正式的演讲，大多数人在项目结束后在会议或他们的家庭机构做一次或多次演讲。具体主题每年都会有所不同，但可能包括1)从上下文无关语法预测和理解RNA结构，2)离散对数和安全性，3)图空间嵌入的拓扑特性，4)RNA二级结构匹配模型，5)利用发展中国家移动支付数据增强社会流动性的数据分析。该计划的网站是：http://www.rose-hulman.edu/mathREU/.This该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

The "REU Site: Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Research Experience in Mathematics" builds on the successes of the REU program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, with a greater emphasis on providing a strong research experience for students who would otherwise not have access to similar opportunities. More specifically, this REU program will concentrate in recruiting locally to cultivate talent in the Midwest region, especially from underrepresented minority groups. Each summer, eight or nine undergraduate students will work on research projects in various areas of mathematics. After completion of the eight-week program, the students will have had a taste of mathematical research, in terms of successes and frustrations, and will be well-poised to decide whether to pursue further study and a career as a research mathematician or in other STEM professions. Students will also gain training in necessary professional skills, such as mathematical writing and oral presentation skills through workshops offered throughout the summer. Participants will be encouraged to maintain contact with faculty members for mentorship as they continue along their professional careers.Each summer, two or three faculty members will each mentor a group of three or four undergraduate students in mathematical research. The teams will work on problems from areas including mathematical biology, financial mathematics, cryptography, and topology. The problems are accessible without a need for extensive background, and many use computational software to generate examples and conjectures, then follow up with analysis, proof, and generalization. Participants complete a technical report, give several formal presentations, and most give one or more presentations at conferences or their home institutions after the program ends. Specific topics will vary year-to-year, but may include 1) predicting and understanding RNA structures from context-free grammars, 2) discrete logarithms and security, 3) topological properties of spatial embeddings of graphs, 4) RNA secondary structure matching models, 5) data analysis on utilizing mobile payments data in developing countries to enhance social mobility. The website for the program is available at: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/mathREU/.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.