REU Site: Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University

REU 网站：弗吉尼亚联邦大学数学系

• 批准号: 1950015
• 负责人: Dewey Taylor
• 金额: $ 26.07万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950015&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Mathematics; Virginia; Commonwealth

The “Mathematics at VCU” Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site is an eight-week research experience for undergraduate students hosted by the Virginia Commonwealth University. The objectives of this REU Site are to promote early engagement of undergraduate students in research, to involve students in meritorious research programs, to prepare them for the challenges of increasingly complex and information-driven scientific analyses in mathematics, and to inspire them to pursue graduate education. We aim to increase the number and diversity of well-prepared U.S. students who successfully pursue careers in mathematics. Special priority will be given to recruiting applicants who are from institutions that serve underrepresented minorities, who are women, and who are students with limited research opportunities in their home institutions. Students at the early stages of their careers (prior to their sophomore or junior year) will be involved in substantial numbers. The REU will provide hands-on research opportunities in several disciplines, including graph theory, mathematical biology, fluid dynamics, analysis, and differential geometry. Projects will involve a computational component and simulations as well as theoretical analysis. Students will be trained on research skills including those used in literature review, understanding ethical issues, using computer software such as LaTeX and Matlab, and oral and written communication of research. We will also hold workshops on undergraduate research, implicit bias, and increasing involvement of women and minorities to facilitate professional development of faculty mentors. Students will work in groups and will stay in touch with their mentors even during the following academic year. The teams will be encouraged to submit manuscripts to professional journals and to present their work at conferences throughout the year.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.

本科生（REU）网站的“ VCU的数学”研究经验是为弗吉尼亚联邦大学主持的本科生的八周研究经验。 REU网站的目标是促进本科生参与研究的早期参与，使学生参与有功的研究计划，为他们准备数学越来越复杂和信息驱动的科学分析的挑战，并激发他们购买研究生教育。我们的目标是增加成功从事数学职业的精心准备的美国学生的数量和多样性。将要特别优先考虑，这些申请是来自服务不足的少数民族，妇女，并且是其家庭机构研究机会有限的学生。在职业生涯的早期（大二或大三之前）的学生将大量参与。 REU将在几个学科中提供动手研究机会，包括图理论，数学生物学，流体动力学，分析和差异几何形状。项目将涉及计算组件和仿真以及理论分析。学生将接受研究技能的培训，包括在文献综述中使用的技能，了解乳胶和MATLAB等计算机软件，以及研究和书面研究的培训。我们还将举办有关本科研究，隐性偏见以及妇女和少数民族越来越多的参与，以促进教师导师的专业发展。学生将分组工作，即使在接下来的学年，学生也将与他们的导师保持联系。将鼓励团队向专业期刊提交手稿，并全年在会议上介绍他们的作品。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。

项目成果

Mathematical modelling Treponema infection in free-ranging Olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Tanzania

• DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100638
• 发表时间: 2022-10-22
• 期刊: EPIDEMICS
• 影响因子: 3.8
• 作者: Hawkins，Diamond;Kusi，Roland;Taylor，Dewey
• 通讯作者: Taylor，Dewey

A Game-Theoretic Model of Voluntary Yellow Fever Vaccination to Prevent Urban Outbreaks

• DOI: 10.3390/g13040055
• 发表时间: 2022-08-01
• 期刊: GAMES
• 影响因子: 0.9
• 作者: Caasi, Jovic Aaron S.;Joseph, Brian M.;Taylor, Dewey
• 通讯作者: Taylor, Dewey

Mathematical models of Guinea worm disease eradication: A review.

根除麦地那龙线虫病的数学模型：综述。

• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: The UMAP journal
• 作者: Gonzalez Engelhard, C. A.;Hodgkins, A. P.;Pearl, E. E.;Spears, P. K.;Rychtář, J.;Taylor, D.
• 通讯作者: Taylor, D.

Imperfect vaccine can yield multiple Nash equilibria in vaccination games

• DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2023.108967
• 发表时间: 2023-01-20
• 期刊: MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES
• 影响因子: 4.3
• 作者: Augsburger, Ian B.;Galanthay, Grace K.;Taylor, Dewey
• 通讯作者: Taylor, Dewey