2008 NSF sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematical Biology at Penn State Erie

 

Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Mathematical Biology

 
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    2008 Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Mathematical Biology

    About the Program

    Pending funding from the NSF, Penn State-Behrend will host an undergraduate summer research program in mathematical biology. Student participants will work in teams with faculty on projects in the following areas: pattern formation in active media, population dynamics, statistical methods to quantify populations, biomedical fluid dynamics and bioinformatics. The program will involve six students. The only academic requirement is completion of a course in ordinary differential equations; no training in biology is required. In accordance with NSF guidelines, students must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. This year's program will be six weeks in Summer 2008; from June 9 to July 18, 2008.

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    • Application

    An application consists of:

    1. An online application (click here)

    2. A recommendation letter from a faculty member of your institution (in a sealed envelope or mailed/emailed to us directly);

    3. An official college transcript sent directly to:

    Dr. Joseph Previte
    Department of Mathematics
    Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
    4205 College Drive
    Erie, PA 16563-0203
    (814)-898-6091
    E-Mail jpp4@psu.edu

    The deadline for application is March 15, 2008. If you would like more information on the program, please contact one of the participating faculty.

    Faculty

    Research Facilities

    The mathematics program at Penn State Erie has LINUX/Windows-based Pentium computers available to the student participants. The computers are equipped with the mathematical software packages Matlab, Maple, and XPP, and the word processors TeX and LaTeX. Online access to all the library services of the Penn State University system is also available. This includes Penn State's computerized library catalog, as well as the online search tools MathSciNet, Medline, and UnCover.

    Funding

    Each Student participant will receive a stipend of $2,400 plus up to $350 for travel. In addition, financial support for meals and dormitory housing will be provided.

    Erie, Pennsylvania has a mild summer climate. There are a variety of activities available in the area including hiking, minor league baseball, and the beautiful Lake Erie beaches at Presque Isle State Park.