Department News and Announcements
Recent Department News
- Math Major Liem Nguyen wins 2011 Chancellor's Award for Excellence
- Dr. Eric Kuennen wins 2011 COLS Global Education Award
- Dr. Stephen Szydlik wins 2011 Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award
- Meet the Prof: Steve Winters
- Math Major Liem Nguyen wins Celebration of Scholarship Undergraduate School Award
- Math Major Liem Nguyen wins 2011 MAA Undergraduate Poster Session Prize
- Math Major Nathan Harris to present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
- COLS Special Report: Dr. Jennifer Szydlik
- Making Mathematical Connections Program Brings New Focus to Learning Math
- Dr. Jennifer Szydlik wins 2010 UW System Regents' Teaching Excellence Award
- Math Major Krista Newell wins 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
- Wisconsin MAA Newsletter
Announcements
Upcoming Events
- Math/Stats Club Event
Summer Mathematics Research Opportunity: The UW-Stout REU
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Time: Pizza 5:30 - 6:00
Talk 6:00 - 7:00
Refreshments to follow
Room: Swart 127Do you enjoy mathematics? Are you interested in solving problems that nobody has ever solved before? Are you possibly interested in attending graduate school or a working as an industrial mathematician? If so, then a summer mathematics research program is probably for you. The University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in mathematics next summer. The program runs from June 9 to August 4, 2012 and pays a stipend of $4400 plus travel expenses. Students in the program will work closely with one of 4 faculty mentors on solving open problems from the mentor’s current research. There will be projects in:
• Algebraic Geometry: approximating algebraic curves
• Complex Analysis
• CR Mappings
• Invariants of hypersurfaces
• Geometric Group Theory: Thompson’s groups F, T and V .
In this talk, we will give a brief overview of the REU program and a short introduction to each
of the research topics to help you decide if you’d like to apply for the program. There will also
be plenty of time for us to answer questions and talk individually about the various aspects of an REU over pizza and refreshments.