REU Site: Mathematical Modeling in the Sciences

REU网站：科学中的数学建模建立在Prairie View AM大学，一个历史悠久的黑人机构。REU网站旨在让来自全国主要教学大学的大一新生和二年级学生参与跨学科研究，并通过发展他们的数学背景和跨学科视野以及其他专业技能为成功学习做好准备。REU网站的研究重点是结合数学建模和技术来研究生物学，化学和物理学中的各种实际问题。REU网站的学生参加为期八周的夏季研究活动。由所有研究导师提供的介绍性研讨会将帮助学生选择一个项目，并计划他们的活动。参与者将有两个不同学科的导师，其中一个是数学。REU网站夏季研究活动，MatLab和其他软件的培训，以及与导师的日常会议将帮助参与者成功地进行研究，向同行和导师展示他们的成果，并准备会议演讲和出版物。学生将继续与他们的导师沟通，在下一学年完成他们的演讲和论文工作。该计划将有助于培养新一代的年轻教育家，科学家和工程师。拟议的活动提高了少数民族服务，主要是教学大学提供的研究活动的知名度和非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔大学生参与研究，拟议的跨学科项目将为参与者提供适用于跨学科的新的数学技术，以及展示需要和可以使用强大的数学工具的新领域。学生将获得跨学科的研究经验，同时调查有意义的实际解释问题，并在他们的论文和演示工作。这种经验将丰富REU网站的参与者与新的跨学科知识，并展示数学技术的力量，以解决实际问题。该项目由数学科学部、生物基础设施部、物理部、多学科活动办公室和人力资源开发部共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The REU Site: Mathematical Modeling in the Sciences is established at Prairie View A&M University, a historically black institution. The REU Site aims to engage freshmen and sophomores from predominantly teaching universities across the nation in interdisciplinary research and prepare them for successful study by developing their mathematical background and interdisciplinary vision among other professional skills. The research focus of the REU Site is incorporation of mathematical modeling and techniques to investigate various practical problems in biology, chemistry, and physics. REU site students participate in eight-week summer research activities. An introductory seminar given by all research mentors will help students choose a project and plan their activities. Participants will have two mentors from two different disciplines, one of which is mathematics. The REU site summer research activities, training in MatLab and other software, and daily meetings with mentors will help participants succeed in their research, present their outcomes to peers and mentors, and prepare conference talks and publications. Students will continue to communicate with their mentors to finish their work on presentations and papers during the following academic year. This program will contribute to preparing a new generation of young educators, scientists, and engineers from minority groups. The proposed activities increase the visibility of research activities provided in minority-serving, predominantly teaching universities and the involvement of African-American and Hispanic undergraduates in research.The proposed interdisciplinary projects will provide participants with new mathematical techniques applicable across disciplines, as well as demonstrate new areas where powerful mathematical tools are needed and can be used. Students will get an interdisciplinary research experience while investigating problems with meaningful practical interpretation and working on their papers and presentations. This experience will enrich REU-site participants with new interdisciplinary knowledge and demonstrate the power of mathematical techniques to address practical problems. This project is co-funded by the Division of Mathematical Sciences, the Division of Biological Infrastructure, the Division of Physics, the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, and the Division of Human Resource Development.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.