Summer Training Program
Under VIGRE II, the UGA Math
Summer Training Program has expanded considerably. The Summer Training
Program complements VIGRE
activities during the year, aiming to foster interactions
between students, postdocs and faculty, contributing to the
professional development of all participants. The Summer Training
Program's main
new feature, the Summer School Program (SSP), began in
2009 and involves participants from
around the world.
The new Summer Training Program director is Angela Gibney. Please contact her [agibney@math.uga.edu] directly if you have any specific questions about the new program.
All students will be expected to turn in a short report about their professional summer activities.
Components of the Summer Training Program
- Summer School Program (SSP)
The 2012 Algebraic Geometry Summer School Program will take place May 21-June 2. Each year the program features a particular area of mathematics, following a yearlong VIGRE research group in that area.
- Mock-AMS Conference
The 2011 Mock AMS Conference took place July 27-29. students will have the opportunity to give 20-minute talks. Students supported by VIGRE, students on NSF or NSA grants, and students on internships will be required to give presentations, but others are also invited to participate. This conference will technically be considered a seminar, listed as 9005, and counts for 3 credit hours. There will be awards for the best talks in various categories. (The mock-AMS conference now replaces the weekly research seminar.)
- Research Activity/Seminar
Graduate students will design their own research activity which will involve a group of students, of their own choosing. The format and purpose of the seminar can be broadly interpreted. For example, students may form a reading project and take turns lecturing to one another. For those studying for their qualifying exams, it is acceptable to make this seminar into a qual study group. For those doing dissertation work, this seminar could be used as a forum to report your weekly progress. Students supported by VIGRE, students on NSF or NSA grants, and students on internships will be required to participate in this.
- Teaching
Seminar
Jon Hanke offered the 2011 Teacher Training Seminar, which ran on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from noon-3:00pm on the following dates: June 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23, 28 and 30. The class met each day in Room 410, and took place in that room and in Room 328. It is required of all graduate students during the summer before and after their first year of teaching. Students who have taken the seminar twice are not required to participate in further teacher training.
- Graduate Summer Courses
We now offer two summer courses. In 2011 Pete Clark taught the first course, Introductory Aspects of Non-Commutative Algebra. This class took place in Room 303 from 1:00-3:00pm on the following dates: June 10, June 15, June 17, June 22, June 24, June 27, June 29, and July 1. Neil Lyall taught the second summer course in July.
- Qualifying
Exam Preparation
The 2011 Qual Prep Courses ran from June 13-July 22. These are required of all graduate students who still need to pass two or more quals. Anyone who has even one remaining qual exam left to take is strongly recommended to take the corresponding qual prep course. One qual prep course satisfies 3 credit hours.
- Summer Internships
The summer internship places graduate students in laboratories across campus and in industrial positions. This is a great opportunity to see how math can contribute to other disciplines. There are no prequisites or citizenship requirements. $4000 funding is provided for each internship.
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