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ICERM Newsletter August 2018
We're hiring! ICERM has two categories of postdoctoral researchers: "Semester" postdoctoral fellows who participate in a single semester program and "Institute" postdoctoral fellows who stay at ICERM for an academic year.
If you're looking for a postdoc position, consider applying for our institute or semester fellowships associated with our Fall 2019 Illustrating Mathematics or Spring 2020 Model and Dimension Reduction in Uncertain and Dynamic Systems semester programs.
Thanks to a generous gift from Microsoft Research, ICERM now has fellowships available to assist in defraying dependent care costs for our NSF-funded participants as they balance their time at ICERM with their family obligations. If you'd like more information, send an email to our Program Manager using the "learn more" link below. This November 9-10 conference at ICERM will feature a mix of activities including scientific talks, poster presentations, ample opportunities for discussion and interaction, and the awarding of the 2018 Blackwell-Tapia Prize. This year's prize winner is Dr. Ron Mickens of Clark Atlanta University. This is the first time that the recipient of this prestigious prize is a faculty member from an HBCU. We have funding to support travel and lodging, so register today! ICERM is pleased to welcome three new members to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), pictured at right:
Computer vision is an inter-disciplinary topic crossing boundaries between computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering and cognitive science. The focus of this program will be on problems that involve modeling, machine learning and optimization. The program will also bridge a gap between theoretical approaches and practical algorithms, involving researchers with a variety of backgrounds. ICERM is collecting short testimonials that will give our funding agency -- the National Science Foundation (NSF) -- a sense of how time at ICERM impacted our participants' research and career. We will showcase several stories in our upcoming re-competition proposal to the NSF. Interested? Click on the "Tell your story" link below to send an email directly to ICERM's director. Note: testimonials will not be anonymous, and submission may be edited and condensed for clarity and style. Thank you!
Interactive and engaging educational modules have been developed and vetted over time at ICERM for its 5-day GirlsGetMath program. The materials are updated annually, with one or two new modules added each year. PDF versions of all materials can be made available to college and university faculty who are interested in replicating a GirlsGetMath program at their institution.
The 2018 Summer@ICERM (S@I) group engaged in a meaningful exchange of ideas with Brown Professor S. James Gates' summer program for undergraduates in theoretical physics, deemed the Summer Student Theoretical Physics Research Session (SSTPRS). Summer@ICERM participants presented their research to the physicists and then the physicists presented what they've been learning about supersymmetry, spacetime, and Riemannian metrics.
Don't miss the Modern Math Workshop, which is a pre-conference activity at the annual SACNAS National Conference. It will run from October 10-11, 2018. It is designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups to pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and to build research and mentoring networks among undergraduates, graduate students, and recent PhDs. The deadline for hotel reservations is August 31st.
Accepting Postdoc Applications
Microsoft Research Fellowships
To help defray dependent care costs
Image: Fiontain. CC BY-SA 3.0
Travel Funding for Blackwell-Tapia
Register today
Welcome New Board Members
Scientific Advisory Board
Many thanks to Anne Schilling (University of California, Davis), Cosma Shalizi (Carnegie Mellon University), and Rich Schwartz (Brown University) who recently rotated off of the SAB. Katharine Ott (Bates College) has been named chair of our Education Advisory Board (EAB); special thanks to Sergei Tabachnikov (Penn State) who stepped down as EAB chair after 4 years in the position.
Computer Vision
Featured semester program
Calling All ICERM Alums
Collecting testimonials for the NSF
Now Online: GirlsGetMath Curriculum
Run your own program
When Math and Physics Meet
Undergraduate researchers share research
Modern Math Workshop
Hosted by SAMSI in San Antonio, Texas
