REU Site: National Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in the Mathematical Sciences

REU 网站：数学科学本科生项目国家研究经验

• 批准号: 1950644
• 负责人: Rebecca Garcia
• 金额: $ 129万
• 依托单位: Mathematical Association of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing 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=1950644&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; National; Research; Experiences

Each year mathematical sciences faculty are invited to apply for a grant to host the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) National Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NREUP) at their own campus over the summer. NREUP is structured both to increase undergraduate completion rates and encourage more students to pursue graduate study by exposing them to research experiences after they complete their sophomore year. NREUP is designed to reach minority students at a critical point in their career path - midway through their undergraduate programs. As course work becomes more abstract, many promising students are not able to adjust to the demands of a major in mathematics, but with a strong connection to a faculty mentor established through the NREUP, students are given the tools they need to succeed.The NREUP program reaches students at a critical transition point in their studies. By the summer after their sophomore year, students typically have a strong background in calculus and a course such as linear algebra or differential equations with some degree of exposure to the proof-based mathematics needed prior to undertaking a research project in mathematics. At this transition point, between lower division and upper division studies, faculty will provide mentoring in a challenging summer program that supports students as they continue their undergraduate studies and encourage students to pursue graduate studies and careers in mathematics. Longitudinal external evaluation data collected from students in this program over several decades helps us better understand the STEM pipeline.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.

每年，数学科学学院都被邀请申请一笔赠款，以在夏季在自己的校园内为本科生数学协会（MAA）国家研究经验（NREUP）。 NREUP的结构是提高本科完成率，并鼓励更多的学生在完成大二年后将他们的研究经历暴露在研究生学习中。 NREUP旨在在他们的职业生涯中的关键时刻 - 在本科课程中途接触少数族裔学生。随着课程工作变得越来越抽象，许多有前途的学生无法适应数学专业的要求，但是与通过NREUP建立的教师导师有着密切的联系，为学生提供了成功的工具。NREUP计划在他们的研究中在关键的过渡点上触及学生。在大二年后的夏天，学生通常在微积分方面具有强大的背景，例如线性代数或微分方程等课程，并在进行数学研究项目之前需要一定程度地接触基于证据的数学。在这个过渡点，在下层和上层研究之间，教职员工将在一个充满挑战的夏季计划中提供指导，该计划在学生继续本科学习并鼓励学生从事数学研究生学习和职业时为学生提供指导。几十年来，从该计划的学生那里收集的纵向外部评估数据有助于我们更好地理解STEM管道。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估评估的评估来支持的。