REU Site: Multi-mentored Mathematical Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students at Towson University

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。该奖项支持陶森大学数学系本科生研究经验（REU）项目。每年夏天，九名本科生将参加一个为期八周的研究项目，学生们被分成三个小组，每个小组有三名学生。这个REU项目将通过为代表性不足的学生和其他可能没有数学研究机会的学生提供真实的研究经验来促进本科研究。除了接触到广泛的数学研究领域外，REU的参与者还将受益于来自不同教师群体的多重指导，以及众多的专业发展机会。多重指导方法不仅有利于REU参与者；它还将使导师受益，并在数学界建立能力。通过一系列的研究经验和专业发展活动，REU的参与者将为未来的学习和工作奠定坚实的数学基础。教师导师在导师的专业领域（应用数学、组合学、图论、群论、数论和概率论）和他们正在进行的研究项目中精心设计了9个研究项目。每个项目都包含开放的问题和以前未探索的研究途径，预计一些产品将适合出版。因此，这个REU计划也将推进数学领域的知识。此外，REU研究项目将培养学生参加研究生院和/或在REU项目结束后继续从事研究的兴趣。该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 award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in the Towson University Department of Mathematics. Each summer, nine undergraduate students will participate in an eight-week research program, with students split into three teams each containing three students. This REU program will promote undergraduate research by providing authentic research experiences for both underrepresented students and students who otherwise may not have mathematical research opportunities. In addition to being exposed to a wide range of research areas in mathematics, the REU participants will benefit from multi-mentoring by a diverse group of faculty members, as well as numerous professional development opportunities. The multi-mentoring approach will not only benefit the REU participants; it also will benefit the mentors and build capacity within the mathematical community. Through a series of research experiences and professional development activities, the REU participants will build a strong mathematical foundation for future study and work. The faculty mentors have crafted nine research projects on topics in the mentors’ areas of expertise (applied mathematics, combinatorics, graph theory, group theory, number theory, and probability) and part of their active research programs. Each project contains open problems and previously unexplored avenues of research, and it is anticipated that some products will be suitable for publication. As a result, this REU program will also advance knowledge within the field of mathematics. Moreover, the REU research projects will develop students’ interests in attending graduate school and/or continuing to engage in research after their REU program has concluded.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.