Collaborative Proposal: REU Site: North Carolina A&T State University and Elon University Joint Summer REU in Mathematical Biology

合作提案：REU 地点：北卡罗来纳州 A

基本信息

批准号：
1851957
负责人：
Nicholas Luke
金额：
$ 26.35万
依托单位：
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-09-01 至 2023-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1851957&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Collaborative Proposal REU Site North

项目摘要

The North Carolina A&T State University and Elon University Joint REU in Mathematical Biology is a 10-week residential summer program in which 10 undergraduate participants will conduct research on a variety of topics within the field of mathematical biology in small groups of two to three students. A team of faculty members from both host institutions will be involved with the planning and execution of the REU program and the location of the program will alternate between the host institutions. The primary objective of the program is to provide students an opportunity to conduct and present research with a diverse group of peers. Students will be recruited from a variety of institutions, including those with similar demographics to the host institutions. A heavy emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from underrepresented minorities, women, and individuals whose home institution have limited research opportunities in STEM (including community colleges and advanced high schools). At the conclusion of the summer program, each participant will have produced an oral presentation, a poster, and a manuscript. Participants will be encouraged to present their research at regional and national conferences, and to submit their manuscripts for publication in appropriate peer-reviewed journals. Each year, participants in this REU program will conduct research at the interface of mathematics and biology under the guidance of a group of dedicated faculty mentors. Research topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, epidemiological and ecological modeling, and biostatistics. A variety of modeling techniques will be employed, including differential equations modeling, agent-based modeling, stochastic equations, and regression analysis. Through participation in the REU program, participants will improve their oral and written communication skills, gain exposure to higher level proof-based mathematical topics, learn how to use software that is commonly used in mathematical research (such as MATLAB, LaTeX, and R), and participate in a variety of workshops aimed at career preparation and professional development. Through participation in the REU, students will have regular meetings with a faculty research mentor and a graduate assistant mentor. Students will give a weekly "work in progress" presentation, and twice a week, they will attend a mathematical proof course. Participation in the REU program will help students to be better prepared for graduate school or a career in the mathematical sciences. Results from the research conducted as a part of the program, and experiences from the planning and execution of the program will be disseminated through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.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.

北卡罗来纳州A＆T州立大学和埃隆大学数学生物学联合REU是一项为期10周的住宅夏季计划，其中10名本科参与者将在数学生物学领域内对两到三名学生的数学生物学领域进行各种主题进行研究。来自两个主机机构的教职员工团队将参与REU计划的计划和执行，该计划的位置将在主机机构之间交替。该计划的主要目的是为学生提供与一群同龄人进行研究和进行研究的机会。学生将从各种机构中招募，包括与东道机构相似的人口统计的机构。重点将放在招募来自代表性不足的少数族裔，家庭机构在STEM方面的研究机会有限的学生（包括社区大学和高级高中）。在夏季计划结束时，每个参与者都会制作一个口头演示，海报和手稿。将鼓励参与者在区域和民族会议上介绍他们的研究，并提交手稿以在适当的同行评审期刊上出版。每年，此REU计划的参与者将在一群专门的教师导师的指导下在数学和生物学的界面进行研究。研究主题来自各种领域，包括药代动力学，药效学，流行病学和生态建模以及生物统计学。将采用多种建模技术，包括微分方程建模，基于代理的建模，随机方程和回归分析。通过参加REU计划，参与者将提高他们的口头和书面沟通能力，获得更高级别的基于证明的数学主题，学习如何使用数学研究中常用的软件（例如MATLAB，LATEX和R）并参加旨在职业准备和专业发展的各种研讨会。通过参加REU，学生将与教师研究导师和研究生助理导师定期开会。学生将每周进行一次“正在进行的工作”演讲，每周两次，他们将参加数学证明课程。参加REU计划将帮助学生为研究生院或数学科学的职业做好准备。该研究作为计划的一部分的结果，该计划的计划和执行的经验将通过会议演讲和同行评审的出版物进行传播。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过使用评估的支持，基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。