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MSRI-UP 2007: Undergraduate Program
Jun 17, 2007 to Jul 29, 2007

Organizer(s)

Dr. Ricardo Cortez, Dr Ivelisse Rubio, Dr. Herbert Medina, Dr. Suzanne Weekes, Dr. Duane Cooper.

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The MSRI-UP is a comprehensive program for undergraduates that aims at increasing the number of students from underrepresented groups in mathematics graduate programs. MSRI-UP includes summer research opportunities, mentoring, workshops on the graduate school application process, and follow-up support. The MSRI-UP will:
  • Train undergraduates in mathematical research through a six-week summer program at MSRI in Berkeley, CA
  • Provide participating students opportunities to present their research at national conferences in the year following the summer program
  • Introduce participating students to a network of mentors through national societies known for their mentoring activities and professional support for students
  • Guide students in the process of applying to graduate programs and fellowships
  • Further information can be found on the MSRI-UP wiki page.

Details of the 2007 summer program:
  • Twelve students will participate in research on Computational Mathematics led by Dr. Juan Meza from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and two graduate assistants
  • Program dates: June 17 - July 29
  • Students who will finish their sophomore or junior year in 2007 are preferred. African American, Latino and Native American students are especially sought
  • Each student will receive room and board, a $3,000 summer stipend, transportation to and from Berkeley, and funding to attend a national conference
  • For further information, see our description/requirements or contact any one of the program Directors:
  • Dr. Ricardo Cortez   rcortez@tulane.edu, 2007 on-site Director
  • Dr. Ivelisse Rubio   ive@mate.uprh.edu
  • Dr. Herbert Medina   hmedina@lmu.edu
  • Dr. Suzanne Weekes   sweekes@wpi.edu
  • Dr. Duane Cooper   dcooper@morehouse.edu

    This program is funded by the NSA


    • Important

    Schedule
    Friday, July 27, 2007
    10:00AM - 11:00AM Natalie Durgin, Sofia Garcia Syncing up with the Quinn-Rand-Strogatz Constant [Video available]
    11:00AM - 12:00PM Patrick Cesarz, Luis de la Torre, Gina-Maria Pomann, Greta Villarosa Detecting Network Vulnerabilities Through Discrete Graph Methods [Video available]
    2:00PM - 3:00PM Donavion Huskey, Carmen Smith, Sean Ewing-Owens Density Functional Theory: Adaptive Parameter Selection for Minimizing Kohn-Sham Equations [Video available]
    3:00PM - 4:00PM Talea Mayo, Mitch Wilson, Thomas Pulickal Supernova Recognition Through Adaptive Constraint Reduction of Support Vector Machines [Video available]


    Questions about this workshop should be sent either by email to
    425@msri.org

    or by regular mail to:
    MSRI-UP 2007: Undergraduate Program
    Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
    17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA
    94720-5070.
    USA

    The Institute is committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.



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