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OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS
GENERAL INFORMATION
The
American Mathematics Society (AMS) website lists many different
opportunities for undergraduates interested in mathematics. This is
a good place to begin finding out about career opportunities, study
abroad possibilities, summer programs and internships, graduate
study and so on.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
There are many excellent summer research programs. The National
Science Foundation (NSF) supports several REUs (Research Experiences
for Undergraduates) with different emphases; some on math biology,
some just for women, some for sophomores, some for more advanced
students... You are paid for participating (enough to cover
expenses).
For information visit:
http://www.ams.org/employment/reu.html
There are also summer research programs run under different
auspices. For example the Columbia Mathematics department has one:
for information about summer 2009 visit
http://www.math.columbia.edu/programs/main/one/summerprogram.html
The Institute for Advanced STudy and the
Park City Mathematics Institute jointly sponsor a yearly summer
meeting in Park City Utah with an undergraduate component. The topic
in 2010 will be Image Processing. Deadline for applications Jan 31,
2010, visit http://pcmi.ias.edu
The NSF sponsored institutes have a few programs for undergraduates,
though their main focus is at the graduate level and above.
You can find them by searching their joint web site:
http://www.mathinstitutes.org
There is also a lot of interesting information about mathematics on
the MSRI website: www.msri.org
PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN
There are several well established and very worthwhile programs for
women. Again, your expenses are paid (from grants from NSF, NSA and
so on). Here are two of the best.
1. The University of Nebraska in Lincoln has been running a
weekend conference each February for female undergraduate Math
majors. There are about 150 participants from all over North
America; it is an enlightening and enjoyable experience.
Visit:
http://www.math.unl.edu/~ncuwm/12thAnnual/. For the next
meeting which will be Jan 29-31, 2009.
2. The Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University
jointly run a 10 day program (next in May 17-29, 2009) for
undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs. Visit:
http://www.math.ias.edu/wam
GENERAL LINKS FOR WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS
Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM)
European Women in Math (EWM) |