Other REUs

Research Experience for Undergraduates have spread across the nation, and have a great deal of support from the National Science Foundation. There are two options here.

1. NSF REU Supplement. The NSF will frequently add an REU supplement to a current NSF grant held by a professor. This takes a little leg work by the sponsoring professor, and results in a REU that is very similar to the VIGRE/GT program, without the requirement on citizenship. Several of our students have had this, including Blair Dowling, Thor Johnson, and Nick Bronn.

2. Attend an REU at another University or Institution. REUs are up and running on a regular basis at many universities around the country. Literally, you can take your pick, from Washington State, to Puerto Rico. Several of our students have participated in these programs: Clark Alexander (2002), Patty Pichardo (2001), Lauren Hansen (2000). Here is how to find out about them:

Some of these programs are quite competitive to get into. If you are making applications, you might need to make several of them! Other programs are targeted to specific groups:Hispanics, or African-American for instance. Ask for advice.

These are some of the better known programs.

DIMACS

Williams College

Park City, Utah

Other programs and links

NASA Research	Minorities Academic Opportunities Program
IPAM at UCLA Industrial problems. Not good for GT students, since the end date is two weeks into the GT Fall semester.	Harvard Program in Quantitative Stats Special Emphasis on Minorities. Only for the month of June. Feb 15 deadline.
IAS Program For Women in Mathematics	Edge Program for Women, Deadline of Early March Targets graduating seniors and first year grad students
Summer Math Program for Women Targets Freshmen and Sophmore level students	Rose Hulman Undergrad math conference Held Mid March, for the last 20 years
The Harvard Math Club Guide to REUs	Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics Held in Early February every year
GWU's Program for Women	Earth and Atmospheric Science REU, at Columbia University Yes, they recruit Math Majors.

National Security Agency REU Program Announcement

THE DIRECTOR'S SUMMER PROGRAM

at THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

CRYPTOLOGIC MATHEMATICS FOR EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICIANS

Mrs. Jacqueline A. Holmgren, Program Administrator
math@afterlife.ncsc.mil

***********DEADLINE IS 15 OCTOBER*************

The Director's Summer Program is the National Security Agency's premier outreach effort to the very best undergraduate mathematics majors in the country. Each summer we invite 25 exceptional math students to participate in a 12-week program where they collaborate with each other and with NSA mathematicians on mission-critical problems. Admission to the program is highly competitive and is intended primarily for students between their junior and senior year, but exceptional freshman and sophomores will also be considered. Graduating seniors will be considered too, but they must be enrolled in a mathematics graduate program for the fall. Students will be paid a salary based on experience and year in school. Minimum requirements are one full year of abstract algebra and one full year of analysis, or equivalent. Computer background, especially C or C++, is desirable but not required.

The goals of the Director's Summer Program are to:

* Introduce the future leaders of the U.S. mathematics community to the Agency's mission and share with them the excitement of working on mathematics problems of national importance,

* Provide a deep understanding of the vital role that mathematics plays in enabling the Agency to tackle a diverse set of technical challenges,

* Encourage bright undergraduate mathematics majors to continue their study of mathematics and pursue careers in the mathematical sciences, and, of course, to

* Provide solutions to current operational problems.

The students participating in the program work on a broad range of problems involving applications of Abstract Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Probability, Statistics, and Analysis. For the first two weeks of the summer, lectures on modern cryptologic mathematics are given. After the lectures, the students are presented with about ten current problems and choose one or two as the focus for their research. All research is documented in a series of papers written by the students near the end of the summer.

Throughout the summer, students develop mathematical theory, apply what they learn to obtain real-time solutions, and experience the excitement of success built on hard work and innovation. Most students find the work at NSA very exciting and challenging and many decide to return for another summer. State of the art computing resources are available to all students. For the most part programming is done in C in a UNIX environment. Computational algebra packages including MATHEMATICA, MATLAB, MAGMA, MAPLE are available in addition to a variety of statistics packages.

Because of the lengthy security processing required, the deadline for applications is 15 October each year for the following summer. To apply, students simply send a resume, at least two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with their work, and a copy of transcripts through the current academic year. **Students must be U.S. citizens. The Director's Summer Program is an extremely rewarding summer experience! All information should be sent to: Department of Defense, National Security Agency, 9800 Savage Road, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6515, Attn: R1 (DSP), Suite 6515.

For additional information about the Director's Summer Program, call Mrs. Jacquie Holmgren, Program Administrator at (301) 688-0983 or send e-mail to math@afterlife.ncsc.mil.

Thanks,
Jacquie Holmgren
DSP Program Administrator
(301) 688-0983 work
(301) 688-0689 fax