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，数学科学教师都会被邀请申请资助，以便在夏季在自己的校园举办美国数学协会 (MAA) 全国本科生研究体验项目 (NREUP)。 NREUP 的结构既是为了提高本科毕业率，也是为了鼓励更多的学生在完成大二学年后让他们接触研究经验，从而继续攻读研究生。 NREUP 旨在帮助少数族裔学生在其职业生涯的关键时刻——本科课程的中途进行学习。随着课程作业变得更加抽象，许多有前途的学生无法适应数学专业的要求，但通过与 NREUP 建立的教师导师的紧密联系，学生可以获得成功所需的工具。NREUP该计划帮助处于学习关键转折点的学生。到大二结束后的夏天，学生通常已经具备了深厚的微积分背景和线性代数或微分方程等课程，并在进行数学研究项目之前一定程度地接触了所需的基于证明的数学。在这个低年级和高年级学习之间的过渡点，教师将在一个具有挑战性的暑期项目中提供指导，为学生继续本科学习提供支持，并鼓励学生攻读数学研究生和职业生涯。几十年来从该项目的学生那里收集的纵向外部评估数据有助于我们更好地了解 STEM 管道。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。