{"591897":{"#nid":"591897","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Math Welcomes 20 Undergrad Summer Researchers ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEDITOR\u0026#39;S NOTE: This article was revised on July 21, 2017, to reflect that additional funding was provided by the College of Sciences.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E (REU) programs will take place in the School of Mathematics from May 22 through July 12, 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), REU programs provide opportunities for undergraduate students to work closely with faculty and other researchers on a real-world research topic. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. The College of Sciences provided additional funding for the\u0026nbsp;2017\u0026nbsp;REUs .\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAltogether, 20 math students from nine universities are participating.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program organized by School of Mathematics Professor Michael Lacey aims not only to provide research experience to undergraduates, but also to train postdoctoral fellows to design a program of research study, select students, and supervise students\u0026rsquo; research over an extended period.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProjects will center on one-bit sensing and fluid dynamics. The program will culminate in a capstone poster session on July 12, 2017 at 2-5 pm in Room 005, Skiles Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech postdoctoral fellows in Lacey\u0026rsquo;s REU program are Robert Kesler, Michael Northington, and Andre de Souza. They will be mentoring seven students from Alabama and Georgia Universities:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAmadou Buh, Perimeter College at Georgia State University\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKorynn Claiborne, Alabama State University\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESamuel Hood, Morehouse College\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBryson Kagy, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAllison Madson, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJade Redding, Alabama State University\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmily Smith, Agnes Scott College\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the second program, organized by School of Mathematics Professor Igor Belegradek, 13 math students will work with Georgia Tech researchers on a variety of research topics. The students are expected to help achieve the research outcomes envisioned by the principal investigators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis REU will also culminate in a capstone poster session in July 12, 2017, time and location to be determined. Additional funding comes the College of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this program, students from Georgia Tech are joined by peers from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Virginia universities:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKen Adams, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESantana Afton, College of William and Mary\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENicholas Barvinok, University of Michigan\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECatherine Chen, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENhu Do, Mount Holyoke College\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESam Friedman, University of Michigan\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndrea, Martinez, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERose McCarty, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHunter Vallejos, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYandi Wu, University of California, Berkeley\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJun Xiang, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EQueena Zhou, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYihan Zhou, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMentors are seven Georgia Tech mathematics professors and one postdoctoral fellow, Caitin Leverson. Mentors and their research projects are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMohammad Ghomi, Unfoldings of Convex Polyhedra\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChristian Houdre,\u0026nbsp;Estimation of the Chv\u0026aacute;tal-Sankoff Constant\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESung Ha Kang, Video and Image Restoration with Atmospheric Turbulence Distortion\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECaitlin Leverson, Augmentations of Legendrian Knots and Links\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDoron Lubinsky, Asymptotics for Special Toeplitz\u0026nbsp;Determinants\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDan Margalit\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EGenerating Sets for Big Mapping Class Group\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EImplementation of the Fast Nielsen-Thurston Classification\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EKernel of the Magnus Representation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERobin Thomas\u0026nbsp;\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EColin de Verdiere Invariant of Graphs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EExtremal Function for Bipartite Linklessly Embeddable Graphs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJosephine Yu, Matroid Theory and Tropical Geometry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Thanks to funding by the National Science Foundation and the College of Sciences"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/crssprgm\/reu\/\u0022\u003EResearch Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E (REU) programs will take place in the School of Mathematics from May 22 through July 12, 2017. \u0026nbsp;REU programs provide opportunities for undergraduate students to work closely with faculty and other researchers on a real-world research topic. 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