1988 — 1989 |
Singer, Michael [⬀] Shearer, Michael (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius Wright, Stephen |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Mathematical Sciences Research Equipment @ North Carolina State University
This grant is under the Scientific Computing Research Equipment for the Mathematical Sciences program of the Division of Mathematical Sciences. It is for the purchase of special purpose equipment dedicated to the support of research in the mathematical sciences. In general, this equipment is required by several research projects, and would be difficult to justify for one project alone. Support from the National Science Foundation is coupled with discounts and contributions from manufacturers, and with substantial cost-sharing from the institution submitting the proposal. This is an instance of university, industrial, and government cooperation in the support of basic research in the mathematical sciences. The equipment in this project will be utilized in the following projects in the mathematics department: connections between finite simple groups and nonassociative algebras; hyperbolic partial differential equations describing plastic flow; closed form solutions of differential equations; and some problems in optimization, with various applications.
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2005 — 2009 |
Kogan, Irina Szanto, Agnes (co-PI) [⬀] Hong, Hoon (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius Kaltofen, Erich (co-PI) [⬀] |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Scientific Computing Research Environments For the Mathematical Sciences (Screms): Parallel Computer Algebra @ North Carolina State University
The Department of Mathematics at NC State University proposes to create a high performance computational cluster to support the research of the symbolic computation group. The Department is one of the largest groups in symbolic computation in the USA. The group is composed of 6 faculty (4 professors and 2 assistant professors), 11 PhD. students and 1 Masters student. The field of Symbolic Computation has, by its very nature, been pushed forward by the symbiotic relationship between the development of computational tools and the development and implementation of good algorithms. This relationship is reflected in the various research projects supported by this award. The research relies heavily on the ability to compute examples and test proposed algorithms, not only to see what is true but also to see which algorithms truly work.
Symbolic Computation is of fundamental importance throughout science and industry. It forms the basic building blocks of the mathematical programs, like Matlab, Mathematica, Maple and many others, all of which have become fundamental tools throughout science. The work of the symbolic computation group at NC State University will help expand these programs to become even more powerful and at the same time improve their usability. This will enable more and more people to take advantage of these powerful mathematical tools. Good symbolic computation packages will turn theoretical models into practical software. These packages will provide an easier approach to a highly technical area for students at many levels of mathematics, and researchers from many branches of science and engineering.
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2006 — 2011 |
Singer, Michael (co-PI) [⬀] Campbell, Stephen Medhin, Negash (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius Banks, H. Thomas |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Emsw21-McTp: Institute For Mathematics At North Carolina State University (I'M At State) @ North Carolina State University
The Institute for Mathematics at North Carolina State University (I'm at State) will support U.S. students through their transition to graduate school in mathematics. Its goals are to increase the number of students going to graduate school and to improve the retention of graduate students in the first two years.
The programs are designed to engage students in research early and to encourage them to continue in mathematics. Research for Early Graduate Students (REG) is designed to sustain the enthusiasm for collaborative original research that attracts students to Ph.D. programs, by providing students with research experiences during the early years of graduate work. Research and enrichment experience for undergraduate students belonging to groups under-represented in mathematics (REU+) is designed to provide a supportive REU experience for students who may not usually consider an REU program. An important feature is the participation in the Institute of accomplished mentors of students from under-represented groups. These programs will develop the students' sense of belonging and enthusiasm as undergraduates and reinforce it through the early graduate school years.
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2006 — 2012 |
Tran, Hien Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Research Experiences For Undergraduates: Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics @ North Carolina State University
The objective of the REU program in the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University is to provide undergraduates with summer university research experiences in Modeling and Industrial Mathematics. Specific topics will include: biomathematics (blood flow models, cartilage, menstrual cycle, infectious diseases etc.), Material Science (Smart materials and optimal chutes), Financial Math., Symbolic Computation, Data Mining, Computer Vision, and a new industrial project co-sponsored by Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. This REU program will provide a rich applied mathematics research experience to a diverse population of students that will encourage them to continue their academic programs to the graduate level and will help them in making more informed decisions about their academic or nonacademic careers. Targeted student participants include rising senior and exceptional rising junior mathematics majors who have demonstrated academic excellence. Particular consideration will be given to under-represented groups. Student recruitment points of contact are Aloysius G. Helminck (loek@unity.ncsu.edu, and 919-515-7720), Hien Tran (tran@math.ncsu.edu, 919-515-8782) and through the REU website http://www.math.ncsu.edu/mathREU. Fifteen students per year will participate in the ten-week summer REU program. In addition to research, the program includes a workshop on mathematical modeling at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), a national NSF funded institute, in the first week. There will also be presentations from industry representatives on their mathematical problems. Additionally, joint with other REU programs at NCSU are workshops on research ethics, poster presentations, graduate school preparation, as well as a number of social functions. During the school year, travel to professional meetings is offered for students with projects that developed to the point where talks can be given.
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2006 — 2017 |
Tran, Hien Medhin, Negash (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius Banks, H. Thomas |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Research Scholars Program in Mathematics @ North Carolina State University
The goal of the Research Scholars Program in Mathematics is to attract, retain, and graduate academically talented, financially needy students with degrees in mathematics. The program uses a multi-faced approach to provide a comprehensive educational environment for students in mathematics, especially traditionally underrepresented groups. The program integrates long established in-place campus support structures and academic initiatives with new and innovative approaches to provide a comprehensive, challenging, yet supportive, academic environment for students in mathematics. These include faculty mentoring, academic advising, and enrollment in special seminars focused on careers and graduate school. Special seminars are designed to help scholarship students better understand the range of career options, prepare academically for these options, and develop relationships with industrial people. The program includes an enhanced curriculum that incorporates new and innovative courses and research or internships experiences with dedicated faculty mentors and industrial partners to ensure excellent training of a new generation of mathematicians. Each year the program provides 8 scholarships to undergraduate students and 8 to graduate students.
Intellectual Merit: A major component of the project is the integration of research into the traditional mathematics curriculum through the utilization of existing courses augmented with new and innovative courses designed to guide students towards research and/or internships. The curriculum-research integration is boosted through interdisciplinary research seminars at the university as well as from local industrial partners and co-op opportunities. Scholarship recipients are encouraged and assisted by faculty mentors to make professional contacts, participate in tours of industry locations, attend professional conferences, and become members in student chapters of professional/academic societies.
Broader Impact: The impacts of the program are multi-layered and directly relevant to the needs of the high technological society of today. Talented students with financial needs who are largely from traditionally underrepresented groups in mathematics are guided through a rigorous academic program toward a timely graduation. Graduates of the program who choose academic careers impact the philosophy of teaching mathematics and the culture of mathematics departments. Students who utilize their mathematics degrees in the high technological workforce fill the technical needs of employers and help diversify the workforce.
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2009 — 2011 |
Bakalov, Bojko (co-PI) [⬀] Jing, Naihuan (co-PI) [⬀] Misra, Kailash (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Conference On: Quantum Groups, Algebraic Groups and Related Topics; Summer 2009, Beijing, China @ North Carolina State University
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Principal Investigator: Helminck, Aloysius G. Proposal Number: DMS - 0913405 Institution: North Carolina State University Title: Conference on: Quantum Groups, Algebraic Groups and Related Topics
Quantum groups have become a comprehensive and mainstream research area in mathematics with numerous applications in mathematics and theoretical physics. It involves research from a broad range of fields, including many types of algebras, like vertex algebras, Kac-Moody Lie algebras, Hecke algebras, etc. Much of the theory of quantum groups is based on results developed for algebraic groups and Lie groups and the interface of these areas continues to provide a base of new research opportunities. The scope of the areas of quantum and algebraic groups is very broad and expertise in the various aspects has been developed all over the world. In order for the subject to continue to develop and flourish it is important that there are periodic international conferences bringing together specialists from all over the world together with young mathematicians and graduate students seeking to specialize in these rich areas. This will create opportunities for exchange of ideas and to expose new frontiers.
This award supports the travel expenses of a group of research mathematicians and graduate students from USA universities to join researchers from Asia, Australia and Europe in a timely international conference on "Quantum groups, Algebraic groups and related topics" at the Peking University, Beijing, China during July 18-23, 2009. Some of the participants will also attend a second related conference hosted at the Chern Institute of Mathematics, Nankai University, Tianjin during July 23-27, 2009 on "Quantum algebras and Physics.'' There are more than half dozen major mathematical departments and research centers in the region such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Institute of Mathematics, etc. A large number of graduate students from local universities and research centers will attend this conference. The senior invited international experts will outline the future directions of research in quantum groups and algebraic groups. The informal sessions will provide ample opportunity for junior researchers and graduate students to interact with other experts in the field. This conference will bring unprecedented opportunities for graduate students and young researchers to gain insights on the important area of quantum groups and algebraic groups. In particular, the USA graduate students will gain international working experience. It will also help strengthen the ongoing collaboration between USA and Chinese mathematicians.
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2010 — 2018 |
Castillo-Chavez, Carlos (co-PI) [⬀] Tran, Hien Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Alliance For Building Faculty Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences @ North Carolina State University
An alliance comprised of NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes and seven major research universities with a good record of mentoring minority mathematics graduate students will offer post-doctoral fellowships to new Ph.D.s for a period of up to three years. The program specifically targets minority candidates. A typical 3-year postdoctoral fellow will spend 1 year at a national institute and 2 years at the host institution (university), which will provide mentoring and other support. The Alliance universities are (listed alphabetically): Arizona State University, Howard University, Iowa Alliance (University of Iowa and Iowa State University), North Carolina State University, University of Arizona, and University of Nebraska. The Alliance NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes are (listed alphabetically): American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), Institute For Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI), Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI/IAS), and Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI).
Despite slowly increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate students in math coming from underrepresented groups, there remain very few minority faculty members in the mathematical sciences, especially at Research I Universities. An explicit goal of this proposal is to increase this number. The career track of most faculty at the best universities includes a strong postdoctoral experience in which they build their research portfolio and broaden their understanding of mathematics and its community. This postdoctoral fellowship program will allow strong Ph.D.s, especially those from underrepresented groups, to reach their full potential. Additionally, increasing the number of minority faculty will provide role models for undergraduates and graduate students, thereby encouraging underrepresented groups at all levels to continue in STEM fields in general and mathematics in particular.
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2010 — 2015 |
Singer, Michael (co-PI) [⬀] Medhin, Negash (co-PI) [⬀] Campbell, Stephen Banks, H. Thomas Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Emsw21-McTp: Institute For Mathematics At North Carolina State University. (I'M At State) @ North Carolina State University
This proposal aims to improve the retention of graduate students in the first two years and increase the number of students going to graduate school. We do this by incorporating students in research and the mathematical community earlier and providing support programs for pre-graduate students. The main component is a set of interconnected summer programs involving research experiences and short courses for students. These are designed to engage them and encourage them to continue in mathematics. Several parts of this proposal are directly aimed at underrepresented students. The major programs include the following. (1) Research for Early Graduate Students (REG), designed to sustain the enthusiasm for collaborative original research that attracts students to Ph.D. programs by providing them with research experiences during the early years of graduate work. (2) Research and enrichment experiences for under-represented undergraduate students (REU+), designed to provide a supportive REU experience for underrepresented students who may not usually consider an REU program. An important feature is the inclusion of established mentors of underrepresented students to work with the program and us. (3) Enhanced Research Program for Early Graduates (REG+), a one-year program for students who have graduated from college and are not quite prepared for graduate studies in mathematics. This program targets underrepresented groups. The program includes a summer research experience, a year of remedial course work and significant mentoring.
Four important groups are included: underrepresented undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate students considering returning to mathematics, under-prepared graduate students, and early graduate students. In particular, this grant features a collaborative effort between faculty at NCSU, and the Mathematics Departments of 6 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We aim to increase the number of underrepresented students who get graduate degrees in Mathematics.
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2010 — 2011 |
Jing, Naihuan (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Us-China Summer School On Representation Theory @ North Carolina State University
Representation theory provides concrete models to study various symmetries in nature and has been a central theme in mathematics and physics. Many research groups world wide do research related to representation theory from various perspectives using different tools. Thus it is especially important that a graduate student working in this area has exposure to some of the breadth of the area. In order to strengthen graduate education in representation theory and help our graduate students gain international working experiences, a joint US-China Summer School on Representation theory will be held at East China Normal University in Shanghai during July 12-26, 2010. The program will feature five short courses given by leading experts on quantum affine algebras and Kac-Moody algebras.
This proposal provides travel supports for a group of US graduate students to attend a 2-week Summer School program in East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, as well as the international workshop at the end of the summer school. In the allocation of travel funds we will give preference to women and other minorities and underrepresented groups. The summer activities will strengthen the graduate education of US students in representation theory by providing unprecedented opportunities for them to gain insights on the mathematics, and it will also provide them with a wealth of international working experiences.
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2011 — 2018 |
Tran, Hien Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Reu Site: Modeling and Industrial Applied Mathematics @ North Carolina State University
The REU program at North Carolina State University aims to get more undergraduates interested in pursuing academic and nonacademic careers in mathematics. The program does this by giving the students the opportunity to work on applied research problems in a supportive, collaborative environment that is part of a vibrant research department with strong collaboration with industry and government laboratories. The program combines a strong commitment to outreach, well thought-out programs for students, and a long-standing dedication to diversity in the mathematics work force. The interdisciplinary nature of the REU program attracts students who do not necessarily think of themselves as primarily interested in mathematics (some are double majors, or have math minors). Through this summer experience students learn the power of mathematical models, potentially interesting them in careers in the mathematical sciences.
In this REU program students are exposed to challenging and exciting real-world problems arising in industrial and government laboratory research. This experience benefits its participants in ways not possible with traditional coursework. Students learn valuable techniques of applied mathematics and learn how to work in teams to accomplish common objectives. The complexity and open-endedness of the problems provides a challenge that makes learning new techniques worthwhile. The fact that there may be no ready-made structures or body of results to cover the final problem formulation only compounds the excitement. REU students see the value placed on their work by those outside the University, in the "real world" of business and industry.
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2011 — 2012 |
Jing, Naihuan (co-PI) [⬀] Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Summer School On Representation Theory @ North Carolina State University
In order to strengthen graduate education in representation theory and help our graduate students gain international working experiences, the proposed project is to support the travel of U.S. graduate students to attend the second US-China summer program during during June 28-July 10 2011 at South China University of Technology. The summer program will feature 3 or more short courses given by leading experts on algebraic, analytic, combinatorial, and geometric aspects of representation theory. About 50 Chinese students from more than half dozen major mathematical departments and research centers in China will attend the joint US-China summer school.
Representation theory has been a central theme in mathematics and physics for the last several decades. It is so broad that almost all major mathematical areas have connections to it. Many research groups world wide do work related to representation theory from various perspectives using different tools. Thus it is especially important that a graduate student training in this area has exposure to some of the breadth of the area.
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2011 — 2016 |
Lloyd, Alun (co-PI) [⬀] Tran, Hien Helminck, Aloysius Gilliam, James (co-PI) [⬀] Gilliam, James (co-PI) [⬀] |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
Ubm-Group: Integrated Undergraduate Training in Mathematics and Life Sciences At Ncsu @ North Carolina State University
The goal of the Integrated Undergraduate Training in Mathematics and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is to attract and train undergraduates in mathematics and life sciences for academic and nonacademic careers at the interface between mathematics and the life sciences. Galileo argued that the laws of nature are mathematical. Today, some 40 decades later, cutting edge research at the forefront of life sciences has become more dependent on mathematical, computational, and statistical methodologies. The proposed UBM program uses a multi-faceted approach to prepare next generation of mathematicians and scientists that will meet the holistic, multi-disciplinary research problems of the 21st century. The program engages in cutting edge, significant, cross-disciplinary research; successful, well established curricular and support programs; as well as exciting, novel, new initiatives. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive, challenging, yet supportive academic environment for students in mathematical and life sciences designed to ensure their success.
The NCSU UBM team is truly interdisciplinary, with members in mathematics, biomathematics, statistics, biology, chemistry, veterinary medicine and medicine. This powerful combination of areas of expertise offers a truly unique cross-disciplinary educational experience for undergraduates in life sciences and mathematics. The results of the proposed UBM program will provide a vehicle for systemic institutional change in introductory mathematics and science education. Since project leadership includes key members of existing academic units on campus, the project is set to implement these reforms from inside of existing structures. The program will provide important professional development courses for many NCSU students and will recruit diverse students from many groups that are currently under-represented in mathematics and the life sciences.
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2012 — 2016 |
Velez, William Kutzko, Philip [⬀] Chaloner, Kathryn Helminck, Aloysius |
N/AActivity Code Description: No activity code was retrieved: click on the grant title for more information |
The National Alliance For Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences: Infrastructure
The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences ("The Alliance") is an alliance of mathematical sciences faculty and students with the following goals:
1. To increase the number of doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences among groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in these fields. 2. To improve placement of students from these groups in doctoral programs in disciplines that recruit undergraduate mathematics majors. 3. To increase the number of Ph.D.s from these groups who enter the professoriate in the mathematical sciences as well as other appropriate professions. 4. To increase funded research collaborations among faculty members at universities with mathematical sciences doctoral programs and faculty members at colleges and universities focused on undergraduate students. 5. To foster the growth of a community of mathematical scientists that promotes a diverse workforce.
The Alliance brings together more than 200 faculty from colleges and universities that serve large percentages of undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds and nearly 100 of their counterparts at masters and doctoral granting mathematical sciences departments. It serves more than 400 undergraduate and master's level students from families, regions, and ethnic backgrounds that have had little prior contact with the culture and profession of research in the mathematical sciences. The Alliance has had initial success and it is growing rapidly, in numbers, in programs, and in its ties to other parts of the profession. This proposal provides funds to support Alliance programming and personnel to allow the organization to create an appropriate governance structure and infrastructure to support this growth as well as to begin the critical evaluation and research that will guide the Alliance in its growth and provide data and outcomes to those who would develop such programs in other STEM disciplines.
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