MSRI-UP

The MSRI Undergraduate Program (MSRI--UP) is a comprehensive summer program designed for undergraduate students who have completed two years of university-level mathematics courses and would like to conduct research in the mathematical sciences.  The main objective of the MSRI-UP is to identify talented students, especially those from underrepresented groups, who are interested in mathematics and make available to them meaningful research opportunities, the necessary skills and knowledge to participate in successful collaborations, and a community of academic peers and mentors who can advise, encourage and support them through a successful graduate program.
 

The academic and research portion of the 2014 MSRI-UP will be led by Prof. Victor Moll from Tulane University.

MSRI-UP 2014: Arithmetic Aspects of Elementary Functions
 

Announcement:

Three posters from 2014 MSRI-UP were selected as outstanding presentations in the undergraduate poster session at the JMM:

On the divisibility and valuations of the Franel numbers
Samantha VanSchalkwyk, Mount Holyoke College
Adela Yang, Bowdoin College
Abraham Schulte, Northwestern University

Infinite Products Arising in Paperfolding
Hadrian Quan, University of California, Santa Cruz
Fernando Roman, Kansas State University
Michole Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology

Sequences of p-adic valuations of polynomials: an analysis of aperiodic and non pregular behavior
Amber Yuan, The University of Chicago
Alyssa Brynes, Tulane University
Isabelle Nogues, Princeton University

General Description

During the summer, each of the 18 student participants will:

• participate in the mathematics research program under the direction of Dr. Victor Moll, Tulane University, a post-doc and two graduate students
• complete a research project done in collaboration with other MSRI-UP students
• give a presentation and write a technical report on his/her research project
• attend a series of colloquium talks given by leading researches in their fields
• attend workshops aimed at developing skills and techniques needed for research careers in the mathematical sciences and
• learn techniques that will maximize a student's likelihood of admissions to graduate programs as well as the likelihood of winning fellowships
• receive a $3100 stipend, lodging, meals and round trip travel to Berkeley, CA.

After the summer, each student will:

• have an opportunity to attend a national mathematics or science conference where students will present their research
• be part of a network of mentors that will provide continuous advice in the long term as the student makes progress in his/her studies
• be contacted regarding future research opportunities

Application Materials

Applications for MSRI-UP 2014 should be submitted via the MathPrograms listing, which lists the required application materials.  Due to funding restrictions, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply, and the proram cannot accept foreign students regardless of funding.  In addition, students who have already graduated or will have graduated with a bachelor's degree by June 16, 2014 are not eligible to apply.  The application link will be available on this page starting November 15, 2013. Applications submitted by February 15, 2014 will receive full consideration. (Applications submitted after February 15, 2014 but by March 1, 2014 may still be considered in a second round of acceptances.) We hope to begin making offers for participation in late February or early March.

Email: msriup@msri.org (Primary)

The directors of MSRI-UP are:

• Dr. Herbert Medina - hmedina@lmu.edu - 2014 on-site director
• Dr. Duane Cooper - dcooper@morehouse.edu
• Dr. Suzanne Weekes - sweekes@wpi.edu
• Dr. Ricardo Cortez - rcortez@tulane.edu
• Dr. Ivelisse Rubio - iverubio@gmail.com

Previous Years:

• 2020 MSRI-UP: Branched Covers of Curves
• 2019 MSRI-UP: Combinatorics and Discrete Mathematics
• 2018 MSRI-UP: The Mathematics of Data Science
• 2017 MSRI-UP: Solving Systems of Polynomial Equations
• 2016 MSRI-UP: Sandpile Groups
• 2015 MSRI-UP: Geometric Combinatorics Motivated by the Social Sciences
• 2014 MSRI-UP: Arithmetic Aspects of Elementary Functions
• 2013 MSRI-UP: Algebraic Combinatorics
• 2012 MSRI-UP: Enumerative Combinatorics
• 2011 MSRI-UP: Mathematical Finance
• 2010 MSRI-UP: Elliptic curves and Applications
• 2009 MSRI-UP: Coding Theory
• 2008 MSRI-UP: Experimental Mathematics
• 2007 MSRI-UP: Computational Science and Mathematics