Special Session on Undergraduate Research: AMS Sectional: Holy Cross, April 9-10, 2011
Invitation Letter
As part of the upcoming AMS 2011 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, there will be
a Special Session on Undergraduate Research, jointly organized by students and
faculty. The purpose of this session will be for undergraduates to present
original mathematical research and results, whether from REUs, thesis work, or
other independent research projects. Undergraduates and recent graduates are
welcome to submit abstracts, though preference will be given to current
undergraduates and to new results obtained through undergraduate research. There
will also be a panel discussion on guiding undergraduate research; faculty and
students interested in participating should contact one of the organizers.
In addition to the Session on Undergraduate Research, there are over 20 other
sessions, and invited addresses by Vitaly Bergelson (Ohio State University),
Kenneth M. Golden (University of Utah), Walter D. Neumann (Columbia University:
What does a complex surface really look like?), and Natasa Sesum (University of
Pennsylvania). For more information, see the conference homepage at:
http://www.ams.org/meetings/sectional/2177_program.html
Presenting at a meeting like this is a great opportunity to gain presentation
skills, meet other mathematicians, and see what topics and questions are being
explored in current research! Each talk should be 20 minutes long; presenters
will have access to a whiteboard or projector. The conference is April
9-10, 2011, at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. We invite
undergraduates interested in presenting to submit an abstract (in pdf form) to
undergradsession AT gmail.com. Please include the following information (we
strongly urge you to show your write-up to a faculty member before submitting):
Page 1:
1. Your name: (Affiliation, email and status)
2. Faculty Advisor: (Name, affiliation and email)
3. Was this work done under the auspices of an REU, other summer research, independent study or thesis?
4. If joint work, please list co-workers, their
affiliation and
whether faculty or student:
5. Abstract: (at most half a page)
Page 2: Description (of less than one page). Be sure to indicate whether you will be
presenting new results etc.
The deadline for abstract submission is December 21, 2010. A committee of
faculty and students will read the submissions and make decisions accordingly;
unfortunately the AMS is unable to provide funding for transportation to and
from the conference.
For more information, please email undergradsession AT gmail.com or contact any of
us at:
Faculty Organizers:
David Damiano <dbd AT mathcs.holycross.edu>
Giuliana P. Davidoff <gdavidof AT mtholyoke.edu>
Steven Levandosky <SLEVANDO AT holycross.edu>,
Steven Miller <sjm1 AT williams.edu>
Student Organizers:
Amalia Culiuc <culiu22a AT mtholyoke.edu>
Jake Levinson <Jake.Levinson AT williams.edu>
Sean Pegado <Sean.C.Pegado AT williams.edu>
Deirdre Scully <dmscul11 AT holycross.edu>
Marisa Zemsky <mczems11 AT holycross.edu>