maps-reu

The MAPS-REU program will not be held in 2020.

2016 MAPS-REU Schedule

WEEK 1: 6/13/16 - 6/17/16

  • Sunday, June 12, 2016: Arrival and move-in (Residence Hall).
  • Monday June 13, 2016:
    • 8:30 - 8:55 - Coffee and light breakfast - Faculty Lounge
    • 9:00am - 12:30pm: Welcome, Program Orientation and Overview. Location CSIC 4122
    • 12:45pm - 1:45pm: Lunch (provided by the department), Math Rotunda
    • 2:00 - 2:45pm - See Monday's Schedule, picture IDs, etc.
    • 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Group meetings.
  • For the rest of the week, each research group will meet.
  • Friday, June 17, 2016:
    • 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Applied Harmonic Analysis Project Presentation and What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. W. Czaja (UMD): What is Applied Mathematics? 
    • 2:15pm - 3:15pm. Welcome reception. Math Rotunda.

WEEK 2: 6/20/16 - 6/24/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Thursday June 23, 2016: 1:00pm - 3:30pm: Update Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Each group will have up to 25 minutes to share with everyone what its members will be working on.
  • Friday June 24, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. S. Antman (UMD): Applied Mathematics Made Difficult. Refreshments after the talk.

WEEK 3: 6/27/16 - 7/1/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Social Activities
  • Friday July 1, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm. What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. L. Washington (UMD): Cannonball, Donuts, and Secrets: An introduction to elliptic curve cryptography. Refreshments after the talk.

WEEK 4: 7/5/16 - 7/8/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Tuesday, July 5, 2016:  12:15 or 12:30, "Brown Bag Seminar" (Rescheduled).  Bring your own lunch -- drinks and dessert will be provided.
  • Thursday, July 7, 2016: 
  • 1:00pm - 3:30pm: Update Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Each group will have up to 25 minutes to share with everyone what its members will be working on.  Refreshments provided.
  • Friday, July 8, 2016:  1:00pm - 2:00pm What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. C. Laskowski (UMD): A polynomial that enumerates the primes.  Refreshments after the talk.

WEEK 5: 7/11/16 - 7/15/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Wednesday, July 13, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. K. Yancey: Computer Science Meets Symbolic Dynamics.  Refreshments after the talk. (Cancelled)
  • Friday July 15, 2016: 1:00pm - 3:30pm. Update Seminar  in room CSIC 4122 Each group will have up to 25 minutes to share with everyone what its members will be working on. Refreshments after the talks. (Rescheduled).

WEEK 6: 7/18/16 - 7/22/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Tuesday, July 19, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00 pm: What Is? Seminar in CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. J. Gates (Physics, UMD): How Einstein ispired me to find a magical piece of mathematics. Refreshments after the talk.
  • Wednesday, July 20, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Road to graduate school in MTH 0402
    •  Dr. Larry Washington, Math, UMD
    •  Dr. M. Machedon, Graduate Studies/Math Program Director
    •  Dr. K. Trivisa, Director AMSC Program.
    •  Dr. Okoudjou, MAPS-REU Principal Investigator
    •  Dr. Francis Duvinage, Director NSO (UMD)
    •  Current first-year graduate students (TBA).
  • Thursday, July 21, 2016: 1:00pm - 3:30pm. Update Seminar  in room CSIC 4122 Each group will have up to 25 minutes to share with everyone what its members will be working on. Refreshments after the talks.
  • Friday July 22, 2016: 1:00pm - 1:50pm. What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. K. Melnick (UMD): Old and New Perspectives on Pi. Refreshments after the talk.

WEEK 7: 7/25/16 - 7/29/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Monday, July 25, 2016, 12:00-1:00 in MTH 0402, "Brown Bag Seminar" on Mathematical Writing by Dr. K. Melnick (UMD)  Bring your own lunch -- drinks and dessert will be provided.
  • Wednesday, July 27, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. K. Yancey: Computer Science Meets Symbolic Dynamics.  Refreshments after the talk. 
  • Thursday July 28, 2016: 1:00pm - 3:30pm. Update Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Each group will have up to 25 minutes to share with everyone what its members will be working on. Refreshments after the talks.
  • Friday, July 29, 2015: 1:00pm - 2:00pm. What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. S. Barnes (UMD Business School): Introduction to Business Analytics: How Big Data and Models are Driving Innovation Business.  Refreshments after the talk.

WEEK 8: 8/1/16 - 8/5/16

  • Weekly meeting for each research group will be scheduled. Activities for the week will be discussed.
  • Monday, August 1, 2016: 1:00pm - 2:00pm. What is? Seminar in room CSIC 4122. Speaker: Dr. T. Sun (UMD): Linear regression and beyond. Refreshments after the talk.
  • Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 9:00 - 3:00pm, KEB 1110
    • Research Fair (day 1), final presentations.
    • Program evaluations.
  • Thursday August 4, 2016 - 9:00am - 2:30pm, KEB 1110
    • Research Fair (day 2), final presentations.
    • Program evaluations.
  • Friday, August 5, 2016: Closing activities. Farewell Luncheon - 12:00-2:00pm, Math Rotunda
  • Saturday, August 6, 2016: Move out from the dorm.