REU Site: Computational and Applied Mathematics Program

该项目在Cal Poly Pomona建立了为期3年的计算和应用数学本科生夏季研究经验（REU）计划。虽然数学长期以来一直是一项基本技能，但技术的不断进步现在更好地促进了它在其他科学和工程中的广泛应用。特别是，这些进步支持研究领域的重点是开发复杂系统的数学模型，不断增加的可用计算能力可以应用于找到分析上棘手的解决方案。在进行教师指导的研究项目，学生参加REU计划将获得研究实践的第一手经验，深入研究主题超越典型的数学课程，并提供洞察数学在社会中的关键发展作用。在他们的努力过程中，计算的相关使用将提供重要的编码机会，允许编程和解决问题的技能的发展，不仅支持当前的项目，而且还支持学生未来的学术和工业生涯。此外，REU计划的重点将是招收来自不同背景和代表性不足的少数群体的学生。这些人将成为同龄人和后代的榜样，有助于促进数学的多样性和包容性，并扩大数学和技术方面的人才库，能够加强美国作为全球经济领导者的地位。在随后的三个夏天，参加REU计划的10名学生将被分成小组;每个小组将与一名精通优化、图论、高斯过程和频谱分析等领域计算的教员配对。每位导师将指导他们的小组从基础材料的初步研究，通过文献综述，到计算解决方案方法的实施，开发和演示。除了他们的研究活动，学生们还将参加一系列研讨会，从编码训练营开始，随后涵盖的主题包括负责任的研究行为，简历/CV写作，LaTeX，会议演示，论文写作和研究生院准备。每个导师和他们的小组之间的日常会议，以及每周的全队列会议，将建立学生的协作，沟通和人际交往能力。完成该计划后，学生将获得计算和应用数学方面的丰富经验，并将有能力在我们日益数字化和在线的世界中促进数学的发展和融合。关于这个REU计划的更多信息可以在www.example.com上找到https://www.cpp.edu/camp-reu/index.shtml.This奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

This project establishes a 3-year summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in computational and applied mathematics at Cal Poly Pomona. While mathematics has long served as a fundamental skill, constant improvements in technology now better facilitate its application to a wide range of problems in other sciences and engineering. In particular, such advancements support areas of research focused on developing mathematical models for complex systems to which the ever-increasing available computational power can be applied to find analytically intractable solutions. In undertaking faculty-mentored research projects, students participating in the REU program will gain first-hand experience in research practices, delving into topics to a depth beyond typical mathematics curricula, and providing insight into a key developing role of mathematics in society. The associated use of computation during their endeavors will provide significant coding opportunities, allowing for the development of programming and problem solving skills to support not only current projects, but also the students' future academic and industrial careers. Moreover, a focus of the REU program will be to recruit students from diverse backgrounds and from underrepresented minority groups. Such individuals will shine as role models for their peers and for future generations, helping to promote diversity and inclusion in mathematics and to expand the pool of mathematically- and technologically-focused individuals capable of reinforcing the U.S. as a leader in the global economy.In each of 3 subsequent summers, the 10 students participating in the REU program will be divided into groups; each group will be paired with a faculty member well-versed in the use of computation in areas such as optimization, graph theory, Gaussian processes, and spectral analysis. Each mentor will guide their group from an initial study of foundational material, through a literature review, to the implementation, development, and presentation of computational solution approaches. Alongside their research activities, the students will also engage in a series of workshops beginning with a coding bootcamp and subsequently covering topics such as the responsible conduct of research, resume/CV writing, LaTeX, conference presentation, paper writing, and graduate school preparation. Daily meetings between each mentor and their group, as well as weekly whole-cohort meetings, will build the students' collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills. Upon completion of the program, the students will have gained extensive experience in computational and applied mathematics, and will be equipped to foster the development and incorporation of mathematics in our increasingly digital and online world. Additional information on this REU program can be found at https://www.cpp.edu/camp-reu/index.shtml.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.