Award Abstract #0738586
Vertical Integration of Research and Education in Mathematics at the University of Georgia

NSF Org:	DMS Division of Mathematical Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	April 10, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	April 10, 2008
Award Number:	0738586
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	Bruce P. Palka DMS Division of Mathematical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Start Date:	June 1, 2008
Expires:	May 31, 2011 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$2284129
Investigator(s):	Daniel Nakano nakano@math.uga.edu (Principal Investigator) Clinton McCrory (Co-Principal Investigator) Jason Cantarella (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc 621-630 GRADUATE STUDIES ATHENS, GA 30602 706/542-5939
NSF Program(s):	WORKFORCE IN THE MATHEMAT SCI
Field Application(s):	0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 1618, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	7335

ABSTRACT

The VIGRE program in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Georgia (UGA) will recruit and train mathematical scientists from the US to meet the demands of the scientific workplace in the 21st century. Our program will focus on the integration of research and education at all levels. Through our vertically integrated research groups (VRGs) there will be dynamic research environments where faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates can make discoveries and produce publishable results.

In conjunction with our core mathematics curriculum and VRGs, we will provide additional professional development opportunities for our students and postdocs through our summer training program, industrial internships, MEFT (Mathematicians Educating Future Teachers) training program and professional development workshops.

With solid training and mentorship we will produce high quality graduates and postdocs for the mathematical science and teaching workforce. We will continue to develop the VRG model which has transformed graduate education at UGA and has the promise of being implemented at a other academic institutions. Our graduates with their collaborative VIGRE experience will be able to transfer this knowledge and expertise in their various professional career paths. Within our summer training program, we will hold a yearly Summer School Program. The mini-courses in this program, intended for for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, will introduce foundational concepts and recent advances in a particular area. Our Internship and Interdisplinary Outreach Program will foster interdisciplinary research at all levels though by building contacts between our department with academic, industrial, and government agencies. Furthermore, our MEFT Program will have a positive impact at the local area schools as well as on the nationwide level by preparing students and postdocs to effectively teach K-12 teachers.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

University of Georgia VIGRE Algebra Group. "On Kostant's Theorem for Lie algebra cohomology," Contemporary Mathematics, v.478, 2009, p. 39.

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