3. Postdoctoral Program - MSRI

and members of underrepresented minorities. For more information regarding each workshop,
please refer to Section 1.3 above.
Math Institutes Modern Math Workshop (SACNAS)
Location: Dallas, Texas
October 14, 2009 to October 15, 2009
Organized by Ive Rubio (University of Puerto Rico in Humancao), Herbert Medina (Loyola
Marymount University), Chehrzad Shakiban (University of Saint Thomas), and Mariel Vazquez
(San Francisco State University)
This was the second workshop on contemporary research in mathematics sponsored by all the
US-based Math Institutes. The topics of the workshop were related to programs that will occur in
the Institutes during the academic year 2010–11. All presentations were expository, intended for
mathematical scientists and students not necessarily working in these areas but who were
interested in learning about new developments and the possibility of spending some time at one
of the Math Institutes.
There was a „mini course‟ for the undergraduate students on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. The
topic of this mini course was An Elementary Approach to Wavelets with Applications.
On Thursday, October 15, there was a key note address by Rafael Irizarry who recently received
the President's Award by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies in “recognition of
outstanding contributions to the statistics profession”.
For a complete report on this activity, please refer to the Appendix Chapter.
MSRI-UP 2010: Elliptic Curves and Applications
June 12, 2010 to July 25, 2010
Organized by Duane Cooper* (Morehouse College), Suzanne Weekes (Worcester Polytechnic
Insitute), Ricardo Cortez (Tulane University), Ivelisse Rubio (University of Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras) and Herbert Medina (Loyola Marymount University)
The MSRI-UP was a comprehensive program for undergraduates that aimed at increasing the
number of students from underrepresented groups in mathematics graduate programs. MSRI-UP
included summer research opportunities, mentoring, workshops on the graduate school
application process, and follow-up support.
More detailed information of MSRI-UP can be found in Chapter 5.
For a complete report on this activity, please refer to the Appendix Chapter.
1.6 Summer Graduate Schools (Summer 2009)
SGS 1: IAS/PCMI Summer Workshop: The Arithmetic of L-Functions
Location: IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
June 28, 2009 to July 18, 2009
Organized by Cristian Popescu (University of California, San Diego), Karl Rubin* (University
of California, Irvine), and Alice Silverberg (University of California, Irvine)
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