Jan 31, 2024
8 weeks
January 31, 2024
Quantitative Research in the Life and Social Sciences Program (QRLSSP)

Description

PREPARE FOR THE RIGORS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL:

QRLSSP is an intensive summer research experience that prepares undergraduate students for the rigors of graduate level research at the interface of mathematics, statistics, and the natural and social sciences. Select students are invited to Arizona State University for eight weeks, where their time is split between classroom instruction on research methods and hands-on research projects.

QRLSSP is a research experience for undergraduates (REU); it is not an internship, and students will NOT earn college credit for participation.

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION FROM RENOWNED SCHOLARS:

Participants receive intensive instruction in dynamical systems, stochastic processes, computational methods and modeling delivered by top scientists and guest speakers from around the world.

STUDENT-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:

At QRLSSP, students do not work alone.  Everything, from homework to research, exists in a collaborative environment with fellow participants, graduate students, postdoctoral students, and visiting scholars.  Students work in self-selected groups on research problems of their own choosing, while collaborating with experienced faculty and graduate student mentors. Students, not faculty, select their research topics. By the end of the summer, students have complete a high-quality technical report and research poster, which are presented at national conferences to an audience of their peers and colleagues. 

Eligibility

  • Undergraduates who have completed at least their sophomore year
  • Majoring in math, biology, or related fields
  • At least one year of calculus
  • African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans are strongly encouraged to apply
  • U.S. Citizens/Permanent Residents
Tempe
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AZ