Richmond Area Mathematical Sciences Conference at Virginia Commonwealth University

弗吉尼亚联邦大学里士满地区数学科学会议（弗吉尼亚联邦大学RAMS会议）将于2020年3月28日星期六举行。会议将免费向所有与会者开放，并将促进数学、应用数学、统计学和运筹学领域的教育和研究。会议将专门为本科生和研究生量身定制，以展示他们的研究成果，并允许各级学生相互交流和学习。教师导师将有机会观察并与同行建立联系，寻找潜在的合作者，并讨论指导本科生研究的最佳实践。在弗吉尼亚联邦大学举行的里士满地区数学科学会议将建立一个传统，吸引来自弗吉尼亚和整个大西洋中部地区的活跃的本科生研究人员和教师导师。学生之间以及学生与教师之间的个人互动机会将是本次会议的一个标志。这种相互作用增强了研究基础设施，对研究的成功至关重要。我们估计，女性和少数民族（目前在数学研究中代表性不足）将占到这项资助的参与者的一半左右。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，认为值得支持。

Richmond Area Mathematical Sciences Conference at Virginia Commonwealth University (RAMS Conference at VCU) will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The conference will be free to all participants and will promote education and research in the fields of mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and operations research. The conference will be specifically tailored for undergraduate and graduate students to present results of their research and to allow students at all levels to interact with and learn from each other. Faculty mentors will have an opportunity to observe and network with peers, find potential collaborators, and discuss best practices to mentor undergraduate students in research.The Richmond Area Mathematical Sciences Conference at Virginia Commonwealth University will establish a tradition of attracting active undergraduate researchers and faculty mentors from Virginia and the whole mid-Atlantic region. The opportunity for personal interaction among students and between students and faculty will be a hallmark of this conference. Such interactions enhance the research infrastructure and are essential for the success of research. We estimate that women and minorities (who are currently underrepresented in mathematical research) will account for around half of the participants who will be supported by this grant. The conference website is https://math.vcu.edu/rams/.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.