Dear Math Students,
If you are considering graduate school in mathematics, the events below might be of interest to you. I will note that unlike in some fields, when you go to graduate school in mathematics you normally get a teaching assistantship that pays you a salary for half-time teaching and also pays your tuition. The salary isn't amazing (generally $15-25K) but it is usually possible to earn your degree without taking on debt. Salaries for students with graduate degrees in mathematics are generally excellent.
Regards,
Conrad Plaut
Professor and Department Head
Mathematics Department
University of Tennessee
On 12/18/20, 2:49 PM, "Colleen Rose" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Hello Professor Plaut,
Here’s a quick heads-up about opportunities for undergraduates at the virtual 2021 Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 6 – 9, 2021. I hope you’ll encourage your students to participate and attend JMM (Please note that all times, and the meeting timetable are in Mountain Standard Time [MST]):
• The virtual graduate school fair (GSF) provides opportunities to network and learn about their options for graduate study. They can visit the GSF at any time throughout the meeting, to view videos, access links, and graduate program information uploaded by participating institutions, or talk live with program representatives during their scheduled office hours on Thursday or Friday, January 7 – 8, 2021 between 8am-11am (MST) and 3pm-4pm (MST). See https://www.jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2021/2247_gradfair. (Cosponsored by the AMS and MAA).
• The JMM scientific program will contain sessions where undergraduates are presenting. These may be of particular interest to undergraduates attending JMM who want to learn about what some of their peers are doing and to support them:
o AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs
o Selected AMS Special Sessions that focus on Mathematical Research
• MAA is hosting two virtual undergraduate poster sessions. Over 200 teams of students will be presenting results of their research in a wide array of mathematical areas. We especially encourage all undergraduates to register for the meeting and attend these two sessions on Thursday from 1pm to 3pm, and on Friday from 4pm to 6pm.
• The AMS Short Course, Mathematical and Computational Methods for Complex Social Systems runs in the afternoons of January 3 – 5 preceding JMM, and some of your undergraduate students may find this to be an exciting opportunity to learn about how modeling, data analysis, network science, topology, and geometry converge on problems in social and political settings.
I hope you’ll encourage and support your students to take advantage of these opportunities to learn, connect, and explore new directions in mathematics.
Best,
Colleen Rose
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