RTG: Building Communities in the Mathematical Sciences at Rice University

RTG：在莱斯大学建立数学科学社区

基本信息

批准号：
1745670
负责人：
Shelly Harvey
金额：
$ 199.7万
依托单位：
William Marsh Rice University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-08-01 至 2024-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1745670&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
RTG Building Communities Mathematical Sciences

项目摘要

The aim of this Research Training Group project "RTG: Building Communities in the Mathematical Sciences at Rice University" is to continue, enhance, broaden and diversify the core ideas and values that were articulated by its founder Edgar Odell Lovett; namely that it be a, "school of the highest grade looking, in its educational programme, as much to investigation as to instruction." In the context of the Mathematics Department, and more precisely, this Research Training Group project, the Principal Investigators (who have a broad expertise in Geometry and its connections with Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, Geometric Analysis, Geometric Topology, and Algebraic Number Theory) together with other faculty members, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students intend to focus on building communities which will impact, at all stages of the academic pipeline, the number and readiness of people entering the U.S. mathematical workforce (both academic and industrial), and bolstering in particular the representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the mathematical sciences. Moreover, structures put in place will see a vertical community of women mathematicians, a vertical community of mathematicians from low-income households and underrepresented minority groups, a community of young scholars who will pursue research careers in industry, and a horizontal community of strong junior and senior math majors.The RTG Senior Faculty will use their research expertise and previous experience to mentor research of junior mathematicians centered on Geometry. Reflecting the strongly collaborative relationship of the team, contributions will come from perspectives not only within but also across the disciplines of Analysis and PDE, Geometric Analysis, Geometric Topology, Algebraic Geometry and Algebraic Number Theory. To that end, vertical integration of postdocs and students will allow collaborative research projects, and this will be aided by developing an expository writing seminar in the mathematical sciences for freshmen as an alternative entry point into mathematical thinking, as well as organize conferences of RTG programs to share ideas, the highlights of which will be stored in a public written record. The log-cabin conferences and undergraduate conferences will give participants the opportunity to disseminate their research and grow collaborative networks. There will be opportunities for summer internships in local industries.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.

研究培训小组项目“RTG：在莱斯大学建立数学科学社区”的目的是延续、增强、拓宽和多样化其创始人埃德加·奥德尔·洛维特（Edgar Odell Lovett）所阐述的核心思想和价值观；也就是说，它是一所“最高等级的学校，在其教育计划中，注重研究和教学”。在数学系的背景下，更准确地说，在这个研究培训小组项目中，主要研究人员（在几何及其与分析和偏微分方程、几何分析、几何拓扑和代数数论的联系方面拥有广泛的专业知识）与其他教职人员、博士后、研究生和本科生一起，打算重点建设社区，这将在学术管道的各个阶段影响进入美国数学劳动力队伍的人数和准备情况（包括学术和工业），特别是提高妇女和代表性不足的少数群体在数学科学中的代表性。此外，所建立的结构将包括一个由女性数学家组成的垂直社区、一个由来自低收入家庭和代表性不足的少数群体的数学家组成的垂直社区、一个由将在工业界从事研究事业的年轻学者组成的社区以及一个由实力雄厚的青年数学家组成的水平社区。 RTG 高级教师将利用他们的研究专业知识和以往的经验来指导以几何为中心的初级数学家的研究。反映了团队紧密的协作关系，贡献不仅来自分析和偏微分方程、几何分析、几何拓扑、代数几何和代数数论等学科内部的观点，而且还来自跨学科的观点。为此，博士后和学生的垂直整合将允许合作研究项目，这将通过为新生举办数学科学说明性写作研讨会作为数学思维的替代切入点以及组织 RTG 项目会议来帮助实现分享想法，其要点将存储在公共书面记录中。小木屋会议和本科生会议将为参与者提供传播他们的研究成果和发展合作网络的机会。将有机会在当地行业进行暑期实习。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。