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Brown University, Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics

Program ID: ICERM-SI2025 [#1700]
Program Title: Summer@ICERM: Undergraduate Summer Research Program: Building Useful Insights from Local Data
Program Type: Undergraduate program
Program Location: Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States of America
Subject Area: Mathematics
Application Deadline: 2025/02/04 11:59PMhelp popup (posted 2024/11/21)
Program Description:    

program Description

SUMMER@ICERM: Undergraduate Summer Research Program at Brown University

"Building Useful Insights from Local Data" from June 9 - July 25, 2025

Organizing Committee and Faculty Leaders: Rachel Levy (NC State), Mohammad Meysami (Clarkson University), Jeffrey Humphreys (Industry Data Scientist), Catherine Socha (Northeastern University)

The seven-week Summer@ICERM 2025 program is designed for a select group of 18-22 undergraduate scholars.  It comes with a $3,500 stipend.  Providence, RI room, board, and travel funding provided. When completing the application, please provide brief responses to open-ended questions. 

Summer@ICERM is a residential undergraduate research program hosted at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics at Brown University. Led by experienced faculty and graduate student teaching assistants, participating undergrads will spend seven weeks learning how to collaborate, engage in data science, and conduct research as a team. The goal of Summer@ICERM 2025: Building Useful Insights from Local Data through Sustainable partnerships (BUILDS) is to introduce students with limited experience to the field of data science through projects related to issues such as global food systems, food production, and food security.

Imagine you are making recommendations to a coffee shop about how to decide how much milk to purchase each week, based on data they have collected. You might be working with coffee shops in three different places that all have similar problems, but don’t have exactly the same information or needs. If your team can build a flexible enough solution so that your client can input local information about their situation and get a recommendation, your solution will potentially be useful to a larger variety of coffee shops.

Data science is the process of turning information into insights. In this program, you will learn to address local and global data science challenges broadly related to the theme of food posed by community partners. Your goal will be to develop flexible solutions that could work for community partners who have similar challenges but different local contexts. Faculty leaders will help you learn how to communicate your solutions to audiences that may not have a technical or data science background. They will also provide information and encourage you to and think about how the things you are learning might connect to future educational pathways, internship opportunities, and careers.

While all undergraduate data science beginners from any major are welcome, rising sophomores are encouraged to apply.

There are no prerequisites for your participation, other than a strong interest in 
  • getting an introduction to data science and beginning programming in Python, 
  • learning by doing (and willingness to make mistakes!)
  • collaborating on data problems with other students and with community partners (who may also have no experience with data science or programming), and 
  • working on communication skills and career preparation.

ICERM provides an excellent research environment. Students, faculty, and TAs will have access to ICERM’s computer facilities and specialized software. ICERM staff will provide logistical support for students and will help build community through fun activities and events.

More program details are available at https://icerm.brown.edu/summerug/2025/

Funding Includes:

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Applicants must be matriculating undergraduate students at the time of the start of Summer@ICERM 2025.
  • Funding is available for a very small number of students who are not US citizens or permanent residents. 

Students must apply via MathPrograms.org by February 4, 2025, to receive full consideration. ICERM will begin making offers between late February and early March 2025. 



Application Materials Required:
Submit the following item online at this website to complete your application:
  • Two reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site help popup)

Further Info:
https://icerm.brown.edu/summerug/2025
email address
 
Brown University/ICERM
Box 1995
Providence, RI 02912