Tripods NSF REU/Grad for All 2020



Overview: The goal of Grad For All is to empower and further inspire all interested students from colleges and universities in Western New York area to pursue advanced degrees in all fields. We are especially looking to involve traditionally under-represetend groups, including women and underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to provide these students with the information, skills and training needed to succeed in graduate school, academic careers, and industry. The three components of the program are coursework, research and mentoring. During the summer, faculty from local universities will be teaching a series of mini-courses that will enhance the undergraduate education the students receive at their liberal arts institution. These mini-courses are meant to be a preview of graduate coursework and provide students with a deeper background in a variety of subject areas. Each student participant will also be paired with an experienced faculty mentor from an area college or university, who can provide support and guidance throughout the student's college career and beyond. By having an identified mentor, students will more readily be able to get involved in research projects, learn about graduate schools, get advice on the application process, and learn more about life in academia in general. We intend for the mentor/student relationship to be long lasting, inspiring students to pursue advanced coursework and careers in their chosenfield. After the mini-courses, the program is going to enter the research phase where the students are going to be guided through a series of accessible open problems.

While the original focus of this program was on STEM fields (see below), we have since expanded the concept to include all areas, including social sciences and humanities.

You can check out the websites for the previous Grad Stem for All programs here: 2018, 2019.

Organizers: This program was launched in 2018 by Drs. Joseph Ciminelli and Alex Iosevich from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Rochester and by Dr. Sally Thurston from the Department Biostatistics and Computational Biology. You can find the description of last year's program by clicking on this link. Critical to the success of these efforts are the cooperation from faculty from the School of Mathematics from Rochester Institute of Technology, and other faculty and graduate students from these departments. We hope to expand this list to cover every college and university in the Rochester area that teaches mathematics and statistics courses.

This year the program is organized by Alex Iosevich.

Mentoring: Every participant in our program will be assigned to a mentor, who will assist them with course selection, advise them on additional readings and help them seek out graduate and professional opportunities. The participant will be able to maintain phone and email contact with the mentor, in addition to regular meetings.

Mini-courses:  The mini-course is going to take place August 10-21. Students will be responsible for their housing and transportation to the program. The mini-course will run Monday through Friday for a two-week period.

Each program will be followed by an informal two-week followup where the interested students can explore the topics in more depth with the instructor based on the background they have gained during the initial phase of the program. Long term research opportunity plans can be made for students who wish to continue the process once the program ends.

Description of the mini-course:

Note: This mini-course is a part of the NSF funded REU under the auspices of the University of Rochester-Cornell Tripods Grant.

The list of the participants and the description of the team that made the program possible can be found on the enclosed poster: Program Poster

Mini-course August 10-21, 2020
Organizer: Alex Iosevich, Professor of Mathematics, University of Rochester
Co-organizers: Ian Alevy, Ayla Gafni, Azita Mayeli, Sevak Mkrtchyan, Hans Parshall, Steven Senger, Krystal Taylor, Emmett Wyman, Ustun Yildirim, and Yujia Zhai.
Instructors: Ian Alevy, Alex Iosevich, Scott Kirila, Sevak Mkrtchyan and Yujia Zhai.
Recitation instructors: Scott Kirila, Bai Lin, Yuanyuan Pan, Yujua Zhai, Emmett Wyman

Python Instruction Team Road Runner (
zoom: 947 4405 0929)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13,  7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30-noon,
Tuesday, August 18, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 20,  7.30-9.00 p.m. EST
Instructors:
Ustun Yildirim  and Mandar Juvekar
Participants:
Alexander Bowman, Jordan Darefsky, Laura Doyle, Elana Elman, Albert Huang, Josh Kaplan and Arian Nadjimzadah

Python Instruction Team Bugs Bunny (zoom: 985 8499 2904)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13, 
7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30-noon,
Tuesday, August 18, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 20,  7.30-9.00 p.m. EST
Instructors: Charlotte Aten and Xiaobo Luo
Participants: Christopher Donohue, Anna Effenberg,  Cierra Tinson, and Steve Yeh

Python Instruction Team Simpsons (zoom: 573 239 4086)
Instructors: Alex Iosevich and Steven Senger
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13,  7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30 a.m.-noon,
Tuesday, August 18, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 20,  7.30-9.00 p.m. EST
Participants:  Vincent Iglecias-Cardinale, Anna Myakushina, Madelaine Rangel (Cornell, GradStemForAll2020),
Brith Rojas, Latavia Thompson

Python Instruction Team Tom and Jerry (zoom: 922 2250 2966)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13,  6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 9.00-10.30 .m. EST,
Tuesday, August 18, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 20,  6.00-7.30 p.m. EST
Instructors: Yujia Zhai and Arian Nadjimzadah
Participants: Kelly Aspinwall, Nikola Danevski, Xuchen Fang, Filippo Iulianelli,
Michele Martino, Donovan Snyder, Panzhen Wu, Qiaoyu Yang, Tongyu Yang

Python Instruction Team SouthPark (zoom: 925 5248 9486)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13,  6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 9.00-10.30 .m. EST,
Tuesday, August 18, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 20,  6.00-7.30 p.m. EST

Instructors:
Hans Parshall and Yiyang Su
Participants: Sangwu Lee, Shirley Huang (Cornell), Zhengkai Li, Michele Martino, Emily Weed (Cornell), Yuwen Xu

Mentors: Charlotte Aten, Ayla Gafni, Alex Iosevich, Azita Mayeli, Steven Senger, Krystal Taylor,  Brianna Vick, Emily Windes, and Yujia Zhai.


Lecture videos and notes:

Monday, August 10 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Monday, August 10 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Monday, August 10 2.00 p.m. lecture (video)


Tuesday, August 11 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Tuesday, August 11 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf)



Wednesday, August 12 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Wednesday, August 12 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Wednesday, August 12 2.00 p.m. lecture (pdf, video)



Thursday, August 13 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Thursday, August 13 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Thursday, August 13 2.00 p.m. lecture (pdf, video)



Friday, August 14, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

Friday, August 14, 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video



Monday, August 17, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)


          Tuesday, August 18, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

        
        
          Wednesday, August 19, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

          Wednesday, August 19, 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

          Wednesday, August 19, 2.00 p.m. lecture (pdf, pdf+, video)



          Thursday, August 20, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)
    
          Thursday, August 20, 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

          Thursday, August 20, 2.00 p.m. lecture (pdf, video)

        
          Friday, August 21, 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)

          Friday, August 21, 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)