REU Site: Computational and Applied Mathematics Program

REU 网站：计算和应用数学项目

• 批准号: 2348984
• 负责人: Jillian Cannons
• 金额: $ 52.93万
• 依托单位: Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-09-01 至 2027-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2348984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Computational; Applied; Mathematics

This project establishes a 3-year summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in computational and applied mathematics at Cal Poly Pomona. While mathematics has long served as a fundamental skill, constant improvements in technology now better facilitate its application to a wide range of problems in other sciences and engineering. In particular, such advancements support areas of research focused on developing mathematical models for complex systems to which the ever-increasing available computational power can be applied to find analytically intractable solutions. In undertaking faculty-mentored research projects, students participating in the REU program will gain first-hand experience in research practices, delving into topics to a depth beyond typical mathematics curricula, and providing insight into a key developing role of mathematics in society. The associated use of computation during their endeavors will provide significant coding opportunities, allowing for the development of programming and problem solving skills to support not only current projects, but also the students' future academic and industrial careers. Moreover, a focus of the REU program will be to recruit students from diverse backgrounds and from underrepresented minority groups. Such individuals will shine as role models for their peers and for future generations, helping to promote diversity and inclusion in mathematics and to expand the pool of mathematically- and technologically-focused individuals capable of reinforcing the U.S. as a leader in the global economy.In each of 3 subsequent summers, the 10 students participating in the REU program will be divided into groups; each group will be paired with a faculty member well-versed in the use of computation in areas such as optimization, graph theory, Gaussian processes, and spectral analysis. Each mentor will guide their group from an initial study of foundational material, through a literature review, to the implementation, development, and presentation of computational solution approaches. Alongside their research activities, the students will also engage in a series of workshops beginning with a coding bootcamp and subsequently covering topics such as the responsible conduct of research, resume/CV writing, LaTeX, conference presentation, paper writing, and graduate school preparation. Daily meetings between each mentor and their group, as well as weekly whole-cohort meetings, will build the students' collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills. Upon completion of the program, the students will have gained extensive experience in computational and applied mathematics, and will be equipped to foster the development and incorporation of mathematics in our increasingly digital and online world. Additional information on this REU program can be found at https://www.cpp.edu/camp-reu/index.shtml.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.

该项目在Cal Poly Pomona的计算和应用数学方面为本科生（REU）计划建立了为期3年的夏季研究经验。尽管数学长期以来一直是一项基本技能，但技术的不断提高现在可以更好地促进其在其他科学和工程中的广泛问题中的应用。特别是，此类进步支持研究领域的重点是为复杂系统开发数学模型，可将可用的计算能力应用于该模型，以找到分析性棘手的解决方案。在进行教职研究项目的过程中，参加REU计划的学生将获得第一手方面的研究实践经验，深入研究典型数学课程以外的深度，并为数学在社会中的关键发展作用提供洞察力。在努力期间，相关的计算使用将提供大量的编码机会，从而可以发展编程和解决问题的技能，不仅支持当前的项目，而且还支持学生的未来学术和工业职业。此外，REU计划的重点将是招募来自不同背景和代表性不足的少数群体的学生。这些人将成为同龄人和子孙后代的榜样，有助于促进数学中的多样性和包容性，并扩大能够加强美国作为全球经济领导者的数学和技术专注的个人。每个小组将与在优化，图理论，高斯过程和光谱分析等领域中使用计算的教师配对。每个导师将通过文献综述，从对基础材料的初步研究，到计算解决方案方法的实施，开发和呈现。除了他们的研究活动外，学生还将参加一系列研讨会，从编码训练营开始，随后涵盖了诸如负责任的研究，简历/简历写作，乳胶，会议介绍，纸质写作和研究生院的准备等主题。每个导师及其小组之间的每日会议以及每周的全科波特会议将建立学生的合作，沟通和人际交往能力。该计划完成后，学生将在计算和应用数学方面获得丰富的经验，并能够在我们日益数字和在线世界中促进数学的开发和合并。有关此REU计划的其他信息，请参见https://www.cpp.edu/camp-reu/index.shtml.this奖，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的影响审查标准来评估的。