Summer@ICERM: Topics in Computational Mathematics
Opportunity Description:
The Summer@ICERM program at Brown University is an eight-week residential program designed for a select group of 18-22 undergraduate scholars. Each year, a different theme within the field of mathematics is chosen as the focus for the summer workshop. For 2022, Summer@ICERM faculty advisers will present a variety of research projects on the combinatorics of parking functions. This overarching theme will allow participants to study and analyze parking functions by leveraging computational techniques and theory. Faculty will also guide the development of open-source computational tools for analyzing parking functions and their statistics, with time devoted to creating a database of parking functions and their generalizations.
Throughout the eight-week program, 18-22 students will work on their projects in groups of two to four, supervised by faculty advisors and aided by teaching assistants. Students will meet daily, give regular talks about their findings, attend mini-courses, guest talks, and professional development seminars, and will acquire skills in free software development. Students will learn how to collaborate mathematically, working closely in their teams to write up their research into a paper.
Program benefits:
- $3,800 stipend
- Providence, RI room, board, and travel funding provided for in-person programming, pandemic permitting. (Brown students who choose not to live in the dorm will waive ICERM provided housing and meal funding.)
Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must be matriculating undergraduate students at the time of the start of Summer@ICERM 2022.
Funding is available for 2-3 students who are not US citizens or permanent residents.
Application Process:
Applications are accepted via MathPrograms.org. Applications submitted by February 14, 2022 will receive full consideration.