The Summer Undergraduate Math Research at Yale, or SUMRY, is a nine-week summer program designed to promote research in mathematics and the mathematical sciences among undergraduate students. We are looking for about twenty four highly motivated students to work in small groups on open problems in the mathematical sciences (the problems are listed in the project descriptions page). These problems will have real mathematical value and are also intended to be approachable by students who have a solid background in advanced calculus and linear algebra. Students groups are mentored guided by a faculty member, a graduate student, or postdoctoral advisor, and the program is directed by Jeff Brock and Ian Adelstein.
A crucial part of scientific research is communication, both with your peers as well as experts in the field. Not only do you learn about how others approach their research problem, you gain insight by carefully formulating your ideas in a manner accessible to those outside your project. To that end, participants will regularly present their findings to the other teams, and will be encouraged to travel to regional and/or national conferences to share their research with others outside of the Yale community. Also, participants will prepare final papers; in many cases these final papers may be revised further during the academic year, and eventually submitted for publication in professional journals. See here for a list of SUMRY publications. Note that prior research experience is not required, and there are projects suitable for a range of backgrounds, including the very advanced.
In addition to research, we will have regular lectures by SUMRY faculty mentors and from faculty members outside of this summer program. This will give students a chance to learn about interesting areas of mathematics that appear outside of the standard curriculum of an undergraduate mathematics sequence.
In order to foster inclusion, we host a weekly diversity and inclusivity reading group which all participants are welcome to attend. The group gathers, reads a short excerpt, and then breaks into small groups to discuss.