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Duke University, Department of Mathematics

Program ID: Duke-MATH2024 [#1571]
Program Title: Math+ 2024
Program Type: Undergraduate program
Program Location: Durham, North Carolina 27708-0320, United States of America
Subject Area: Mathematics
Application Deadline: 2024/02/15 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2024/01/04, finished 2024/06/17)
Program Description:   URMs  

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Math+ is a full-time 8 week program for collaborative student summer research in all areas of mathematics. This program is open to all current undergraduate students at Duke University and North Carolina Central University; if you are a student at another institution, please do not apply as your application will not be read. We particularly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. (For NCCU students, there are a couple of questions that are Duke-specific; please just leave these blank.)

Math+ 2024 runs from May 20 until July 12, 2024. The program consists of groups of typically 3-4 undergraduate students working together on a single project. Each team will be led by a faculty mentor assisted by a graduate student.

Participants will receive a $4,000 stipend, out of which they must arrange their own housing and travel (if applicable). There may be an option for on-campus room and board, with a lower stipend. Participants may not accept other employment or take classes during the program. Funding and infrastructure support are primarily provided by Duke's Department of Mathematics, the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), and the Office of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

The application deadline is February 15, 2024, but we will consider late applications until all slots are filled. Teams are expected to be finalized by mid to late March but this is not guaranteed. We expect to notify applicants about the decision by email by the end of March.

There are 5 teams planned for summer 2024 in the numbered list below. As part of the application, you will list the number(s) of the projects that you would like to apply for; for each of your choice of projects, we ask you to provide a short explanation of why you have chosen it and how you feel you could contribute to it.

If you have any questions about Math+ 2024, please email the program co-directors, Professors Heekyoung Hahn (hahn@math.duke.edu) and Lenny Ng (ng@math.duke.edu). Here is the list of project titles and faculty mentors. Please see the Math+ 2024 web site for full descriptions of each project.
  1. Sum-of-norms clustering with large numbers of datapoints, led by Professor Alex Dunlap
  2. The combinatorics of Legendrian surfaces, led by Professor James Hughes
  3. Computational exploration of geometric flows in G2-geometry, led by Professors Ilyas Khan and Alec Payne
  4. Formalization of mathematics, led by Professor Colleen Robles
  5. Modeling interactions between fluids and elastic solids, led by Professor Aric Wheeler

    Application Materials Required:
    Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Transcript (a copy of your online transcript from DukeHub is sufficient)
    • One paragraph (per project chosen) about how you can contribute to the project.
    And anything else requested in the program description.

    Further Info:
    https://math.duke.edu/mathplus/2024
    email address
     
    Mathematics Department
    Duke University, Box 90320
    Durham, NC 27708-0320