StemForAll
2021 program in geometry
Overview: The goal of Grad Stem For All is
to empower and further inspire all interested students from colleges
and universities in Western New York area to pursue advanced degrees
in STEM fields, particularly mathematics and statistics. We are
especially looking to involve groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented in STEM, including women and underrepresented
minorities. Our goal is to provide these students with the
information, skills and training needed to succeed in graduate
school, academic careers, and industry. The three components of the
program are coursework, research and mentoring. During the summer,
faculty from local universities will be teaching a series of
mini-courses that will enhance the undergraduate education the
students receive at their liberal arts institution. These
mini-courses are meant to be a preview of graduate coursework and
provide students with a deeper background in mathematics and/or
statistics. Each student participant will also be paired with an
experienced faculty mentor from an area college or university, who
can provide support and guidance throughout the student's college
career and beyond. By having an identified mentor, students will
more readily be able to get involved in research projects, learn
about graduate schools, get advice on the application process, and
learn more about life in academia in general. We intend for the
mentor/student relationship to be long lasting, inspiring students
to pursue advanced coursework and careers in STEM field. After the
mini-courses, the program is going to enter the research phase where
the students are going to be guided through a series of accessible
open problems.
Organizers: This program was launched in
2018 by Drs.
Joseph Ciminelli and Alex
Iosevich from the Department of Mathematics at the University
of Rochester and by Dr.
Sally Thurston from the Department Biostatistics and
Computational Biology. You
can find the description of last year's program by clicking on
this link. This year the program is organized by Alex
Iosevich and Steven Kleene from the Department of Mathematics.
Take a look at
https://people.math.rochester.edu/faculty/iosevich/stemforall2021.html
for the Tripods2021/StemForAll2021 program in data science running
in July/August.
Mentoring: Every participant in our
program will be assigned to a mentor, who will assist them with
course selection, advise them on additional readings and help them
seek out graduate and professional opportunities. The participant
will be able to maintain phone and email contact with the mentor, in
addition to regular meetings.
Lecturer: Steven Kleene
Description of the program: In this
reading group, the students will work in pairs and deliver lectures
based on the material in Manfredo Do Carmo's classic text on
Riemannian Geometry. The participants will deliver the lectures
under Professor Kleene's mentorship. The goal is to cover most of
the fundamental concepts of differential geometry by the end of the
program.
Time: Tuesday-Friday, June 29-July 2,
2021
Location: Hylan 1101