EMSW21-RTG: Research Training Group on Inverse Problems and Partial Differential Equations

EMSW21-RTG：反问题和偏微分方程研究培训组

• 批准号: 0838212
• 负责人: Gunther Uhlmann
• 金额: $ 207.09万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; RTG; Research; Training; Group

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This RTG grant at the University of Washington (UW) supports an array of activities that will enhance the education and training of undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career postdoctoral researchers in the field of inverse problems and partial differential equations (IPDE). A highlight of the project is a summer school for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The school will consist of two three-week courses that introduce students to current research techniques in IPDE. Topics will include both theoretical models and numerical tools. These courses will be supplemented by week-long guest lecturers, who will give talks that complement the main topics. The summer school will be coordinated with the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at UW that is run by co-PI James Morrow. The budget includes funding for three UW students to attend the REU program, and for a teaching assistant to offset the increased workload. The IPDE group will additionally institute a Visiting Academic and Industrial Internship Program for its graduate students. Advanced graduate students will be offered the opportunity to work with senior researchers at institutions in the US and abroad. Past IPDE students have profited from such visits to other universities, as well as to research laboratories at Chevron and Lawrence Livermore. RTG funding will allow the IPDE group to systematize this practice and make it available to all IPDE students. A significant portion of the grant is to provide for the support of graduate students and postdoctoral assistants. Funding is included for a total of eight years of postdoctoral fellows at 50% support and for an average of seven graduate students in graduate traineeships each year of the grant. Graduate students will be supported for two quarters of the academic year, as well as for the summer quarter. Postdoctoral fellows will receive their remaining salary through teaching a 50% normal load. Travel funds are included for both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Undergraduate stipends are also provided to fund undergraduate research projects and internships in local laboratories. The IPDE seminar series will be enhanced through a preseminar series of lectures, and funding is provided for extended visits to the department by seminar speakers.IPDE is an active field that encompasses research in seismic exploration, medical imaging, and models arising in physical theories. The RTG grant provides significant support for graduate education in this area during a period of reduced local funding for teaching assistant positions. The average of fourteen quarters per year of graduate traineeship support in the budget will allow the department to sustain a vital graduate student population, and provide US citizen and permanent resident IPDE students with release time from teaching duties to devote to research. These graduate students will receive funding under the budgeted Academic and Industrial Internship Program for extended visits to other universities and research laboratories. They will establish contacts with potential employers and build relations with additional academic mentors. These contacts will be created at stages in their careers before they have the responsibilities of academic positions and will assist them throughout their early careers. The funding for postdoctoral associate positions will allow IPDE members to leverage department and college funds to form a viable group of postdoctoral researchers. The 50% teaching load will provide additional time for postdoctoral associates to devote to research; travel funds will allow for visits to other institutions. The summer school will attract advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students from across the country and introduce them to current research topics in the field of IPDE. The department will be able to identify potential students to recruit to its graduate program, and the graduate support funds will allow us to attract top candidates. Support for the REU program will sponsor the participation of three students each year from UW. This program attracts applications nationwide, and there are many more qualified applicants than can be currently funded. A number of strong applicants come through the honors undergraduate courses at UW and will be recruited for the REU program. Funding for an additional TA position to assist with running the REU will benefit all participants and provide an advanced undergraduate or graduate student with support during the summer. The collective activities of the RTG grant will strengthen the IPDE program at UW at all career levels, and introduce students nationwide to this important area of research.

该奖项根据 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）提供资金。华盛顿大学 (UW) 的 RTG 赠款支持一系列活动，这些活动将加强反问题和偏微分方程 (IPDE) 领域本科生、研究生和早期职业博士后研究人员的教育和培训。该项目的一大亮点是为高年级本科生和研究生开设的暑期学校。学校将包括两门为期三周的课程，向学生介绍 IPDE 的当前研究技术。主题将包括理论模型和数值工具。这些课程将由为期一周的客座讲师进行补充，他们将发表与主要主题相辅相成的演讲。该暑期学校将与华盛顿大学本科生研究体验（REU）项目相协调，该项目由联合首席研究员詹姆斯·莫罗（James Morrow）负责管理。预算包括资助三名威斯康星大学学生参加 REU 项目，以及资助一名助教以抵消增加的工作量。 IPDE 小组还将为其研究生设立访问学术和工业实习计划。高级研究生将有机会与美国和国外机构的高级研究人员一起工作。过去的 IPDE 学生从对其他大学以及雪佛龙和劳伦斯利弗莫尔研究实验室的访问中受益匪浅。 RTG 资金将使 IPDE 小组能够将这一实践系统化，并提供给所有 IPDE 学生。赠款的很大一部分用于为研究生和博士后助理提供支持。每年资助的金额包括为总共八年的博士后研究员提供 50% 的支持，以及平均每年 7 名研究生实习生的资助。研究生将在学年的两个季度以及夏季季度获得支持。博士后将按照正常教学任务的50%领取剩余工资。研究生和博士后研究员的旅费均包含在内。还提供本科生津贴，用于资助本科生研究项目和当地实验室的实习。 IPDE 研讨会系列将通过研讨会前系列讲座得到加强，并为研讨会发言人对该部门的长期访问提供资金。IPDE 是一个活跃的领域，涵盖地震勘探、医学成像和物理理论中产生的模型的研究。在当地助教职位资金减少期间，RTG 拨款为该领域的研究生教育提供了重要支持。预算中平均每年十四个季度的研究生实习支持将使该系能够维持重要的研究生人口，并为美国公民和永久居民 IPDE 学生提供从教学职责中解脱出来投入研究的时间。这些研究生将获得预算学术和工业实习计划的资助，以便对其他大学和研究实验室进行长期访问。他们将与潜在雇主建立联系，并与其他学术导师建立关系。这些联系将在他们承担学术职务之前的职业生涯阶段建立，并将在他们的早期职业生涯中为他们提供帮助。博士后助理职位的资助将使 IPDE 成员能够利用部门和学院的资金来组建一支可行的博士后研究人员团队。 50%的教学负担将为博士后提供额外的时间投入研究；旅行资金将用于参观其他机构。暑期学校将吸引来自全国各地的高年级本科生和研究生，并向他们介绍IPDE领域当前的研究课题。该部门将能够识别潜在的学生来招募其研究生课程，而研究生支持资金将使我们能够吸引顶尖的候选人。对 REU 项目的支持将每年赞助三名来自华盛顿大学的学生参与。该计划吸引了全国范围内的申请，合格的申请者比目前资助的要多得多。许多优秀的申请者在华盛顿大学完成了荣誉本科课程，并将被招募参加 REU 项目。为额外的助教职位提供资金以协助运行 REU 将使所有参与者受益，并在夏季为高年级本科生或研究生提供支持。 RTG 资助的集体活动将加强威斯康星大学各个职业层面的 IPDE 项目，并向全国学生介绍这一重要的研究领域。