Matthias K. Gobbert

Selected Slides from Presentations

SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education 2016,
September 30 to October 02, 2016, Philadelphia, PA

MS13 Experience of REU Site Directors in Applied Mathematics

An REU Site is a high-touch, intensive, typically residential, summer research experience for undergraduate students, intended to motivate them for graduate school and careers in research. Working with undergraduate students from all across the nation in an REU Site is one of the most rewarding experiences a faculty can have and can be one of the most career-changing experiences for the participants. The speakers in this minisymposium share their lessons on how to create and maintain REU Site programs in applied mathematics and related areas.

Matthias K. Gobbert, Nagaraj Neerchal, Bradford E. Peercy, and Kofi Adragni, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing, Slides.
Marianne Korten, Kansas State University, Sumar Math REU, Undergraduate Research During the School Year, Accessibility in Math, and Preparation for Graduate School, Links to the REU Site hosted by I-Center.
Jung-Han Kimn and Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University, Simulation and Analysis at South Dakota State University REU Site, Slides.
Enyue Lu, Salisbury University, Involving Undergraduate Students in Emerging Parallel Computing Research, Slides.

AMS 2014 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, March 29-30, 2014, UMBC

Webpage of the conference with more photos and link to program

Special session organizers: Matthias K. Gobbert (UMBC), Nagaraj K. Neerchal (UMBC), and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (George Mason University)

Special Session on Undergraduate Research and its Impact on Students and Faculty

We want to show the power of undergraduate research, both in impact on the students who perform it and on the faculty who have made it an integral part of their career to guide undergraduate researchers. This session is comprised of talks of two types: Faculty speakers who will share their experiences and tips and tricks for involing undergraduate students. Student researchers will present the results of their work and its impact on their career.

Saturday Morning:

Suzanne L. Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Undergraduate Research on Real-World Problems: Opportunities at WPI and through the PIC Math Program
Jon A. Williams, U.S. Naval Academy, Geodesics and Waves on a Class of Self-Similar Spacetimes
Sergei Fomin, California State University, Chico, Ravi Shankar, California State University, Chico, Peter Haine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Abigail Gartrell, University of Maryland, Alberto Mojica, California State University, Chico, Nate Loker, California State University, Chico, Linear Stability of Non-Newtonian Rimming Flow
Colin Bogdan, United States Naval Academy, David Ruth, United States Naval Academy, Applications of Graph-Theoretic Tests to Online Change Detection
Atma Sahu, Coppin State University, Beyond the CCSS and NGSS boarder: The CAEP Standards for all US institutions

Saturday Afternoon:

Luis A. Melara, Shippensburg University, Mentoring Undergraduates through Research in Mathematical Biology
Roslyn A. Stone, Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Utilizing Research Data in the Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS) Pittsburgh Program: "Collaborative Research, Cardiovascular Health, and Minority Populations"
Megan M. Marron, University of Pittsburgh, Abdus S. Wahed, University of Pittsburgh, Using Medical Research Data to Motivate Methodology Development among Undergraduates in SIBS Pittsburgh Slides.
Kevin T. Campbell, Gettysburg College, Covering Everything: An Exploration of h-Critical Numbers
Maria E. Markovich, Shippensburg University, Luis Melara, Shippensburg University, Modeling the Cellular Dynamics of Multiple Sclerosis

Sunday Morning:

Elizabeth T. Brown, James Madison University Closing the Circle: the Use of Meetings to Complete and Promote Undergraduate Research Slides.
Matthias K. Gobbert, UMBC, Nagaraj K. Neerchal, UMBC, Undergraduate Research on the Fast Track: From Nothing to Publication in Eight Weeks, Slides.
Rosemary K. Le, Stanford University, David A. Mely, Brown University, Thomas Serre, Brown University, Computational Mechanisms Responsible for the Hermann Grid Illusion
Annie S. Ross, Colorado State University, Elizabeth Clark, Middlebury College, Christine Klotz, Naval Postgraduate School, Craig Martell, Naval Postgraduate School, Using Bayesian Statistics on Twitter Feeds to Classify Twitter Users

Sunday Afternoon:

Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University, Transforming Practice through Undergraduate Research Experiences
Matthew W. Brewster, UMBC, Xuan Huang, UMBC, Matthias K. Gobbert, UMBC, Bradford E. Peercy, UMBC, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University, The Influence of Stochastic Parameters on Calcium Waves in a Heart Cell
Alexandra L. Zeller, George Mason University, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University, Mathematical Modeling of Dynamic Social Processes
Eric D. Buras, Georgetown University, Hans Engler, Georgetown University, Capital Bikeshare Station and Ride Analysis

SIAM Annual Meeting 2012, July 09 to 13, 20l2, Minneapolis, MN

MS 98 and 111 Best Practices for Introducing Undergraduate Students to Computational and Interdisciplinary Research

This minisymposium brings together faculty who have experience guiding undergraduate students in research with a computational focus and an early introduction to collaborative research with scientists from application areas. Such research requires a large set of skills to get started being productive, from knowledge about computers to programming languages and post-processing tools. The speakers will share their experiences from guiding REU Sites, CSUMS programs, and similar on how to get students started, for instance, with boot camps, short courses, or other techniques, and discuss what research results could be obtained with this often limited background and how the results could be documented in publications.

MS 98:

Matthias K. Gobbert and Nagaraj Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Undergraduate Research on the Fast Track: From Nothing to Publication in Eight Weeks, Slides.
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University, Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Computational Mathematics and Nonlinear Dynamics of Biological, Bio-inspired and Engineering Systems, Slides.
Jennifer Pearl, National Science Foundation, Models for Undergraduate Research, Best Practices, and Questions, Slides.
Jeffrey Humpherys, Brigham Young University, Building An Applied and Computational Math Degree Program from the Ground Up , Slides.

MS 111:

Peter R. Turner, Clarkson University, Undergraduate CSE Programs in the U.S., Slides.
Angela B. Shiflet, Wofford College, Excel-lent Experiences: Computational Research Internships, Slides.
Eric J. Kostelich, Arizona State University, Weather, Uncertainty, Supercomputing, and Cancer: Research Experiences for Math Majors at Arizona State University, Slides.

SIAM Conference on CS&E 2011, February 28 to March 04, 2011, Reno, NV

MS 137 Training Students for Skills in CS&E

Computational Science and Engineering (CS&E) is an inherently interdisciplinary area involving mathematics, computational science, and application areas from science, engineering, and beyond. There is a real opportunity for mathematics to take a leadership role, since its tools are central to any particular, campus-dependent version of a program in CS&E. This minisymposium showcases ideas and reports experiences with CS&E program or particular educational strategies to train students in vital skills for work in CS&E.

Jeffrey Humpherys, Brigham Young University, Undergraduate Foundations of Applied Mathematics, Slides.
Peter R. Turner, Clarkson University, Undergraduate CSE Programs in the U.S., Slides.
Eric J. Kostelich, Arizona State University, Undergraduate Research Experiences in Computational Mathematics, Slides.
Matthias K. Gobbert and Nagaraj Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Career Preparation of Undergraduate and Graduate Students through an Interdisciplinary Consulting Approach, Slides.

CP 9 CSE Education

Johannes Grotendorst, Research Centre Juelich, Germany, Education at Research Centre Juelich, Slides.