MT PEAKS: MonTana Partnership for Enriching mAthematical Knowledge and Statistical skills
Talk given by Dr. John Borkowski to PNNL on 3/21/2019
Lisa Davis - PI, Mathematics
PEAKS Co-PIs and Team:
John Borkowski - Statistics
Karlene Hoo - ChBE and Materials Science
Stephen Sofie - M&IE and Materials Science
Doug Cairns - M&IE and Materials Science
Roberta Amendola - M&IE and Materials Science
Doreen Brown - CHEM & BCHM and Materials Science (Evaluator)
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MT PEAKS Team
Lisa Davis
Mathematics faculty
Math Grad Program
Karlene Hoo
ChBE, MTSI faculty
Doug Cairns
M&IE, MTSI faculty
Doreen Brown
MTSI Program Coordinator
Assessment
John Borkowski
Statistics faculty
Stat Grad Program
Stephen Sofie
MTSI Assistant Director
M&IE, MTSI faculty
Roberta Amendola
M&IE, MTSI faculty
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Enriched Doctoral Training (EDT) in Mathematical Sciences
Funded through NSF-DMS and NSF-DGE under Program Manager Matthew Douglass
Goals:
- Strengthen the nation's scientific competitiveness by increasing the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and in other professions in which expertise in the mathematical sciences plays an increasingly important role.
- Prepare participants for a broader range of career paths than has been traditional in U.S. math/stat doctoral training. (#1 for us)
- Encourages connections between math/stat academic departments and other units within and outside of the university, including those in BIG.
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Three Pillars of MT PEAKS Program
MTSI Lab Exposures: Two 8-week rotations and Interdisciplinary Research Project (IRP)
- Year-long participation of MathStat students in an IRP (BIG-inspired?) with mentoring and guidance from PEAKS Team, thesis advisor, MTSI faculty and possibly BIG mentor
BIG Internship
- At a BIG partner location or local to Bozeman/MT
Coursework in MathStat and MTSI, Professional Development Workshops
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MathStat course (Davis & Borkowski):
mathematical modeling, basic numerical methods and linear algebra, design of experiments, response surface methods, statistical quality control methods of data analysis, case studies
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MTSI Intro course (Sofie, Hoo & Walker):
gives students basic understanding of Materials Science
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Student Participants
3 Types of Participants
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PEAKS Fellows - 3 per FY
-MathStat PhD Candidates
-Two 8-week MTSI Lab Rotations
-GRA appointment
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PEAKS Affiliates - 6-8 per FY
-MathStat MS or PhD students
-One 8-week MTSI Lab Exposure
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MTSI Lab Mentors - 2-4 per FY
-MTSI PhD Candidates
-Mentors Fellows and Affiliates in labs
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NSF's Intended Benefits and PEAKS Outcomes
General Outcomes:
- Broadened graduate training format in MathStat
- Graduates actively select non-academic careers
- More diverse workforce with STEM skills established
Grad Students:
- Enhanced understanding of their research areas in a broader context
- Academic careers: Math/Stat inspiration from problems in other disciplines, links between academics and BIG/non-profit ream
- Outside academics: Better preparation for career paths in BIG/non-profit
Faculty and Academic Units:
- Enhanced recruitment of and placement of students
- Enhanced ties to other disciplinary units and non-academic partners
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MUS Materials Science Faculty
MontanaTech:
- Jerry Downey (MME), Doug Cameron (Chemistry), Kumr Ganesan (EnE), Bill Gleason (MME), Hsin-Hsuin Huang (MME), Brian Kukay (GenE), Mary MacLaughlin (GeoE), Marisa Pedulla (BSci), Jack Skinner (Gen. Eng.), K.V. Sudhaker (MME), Ron White (CAMP), Courtney Young (MME), Katherine Zodrow (EnE), Dario Prieto (MechE), Alysia Cox (Chemistry), Michael Webb (Chemistry)
University of Montana:
- Andrij Holian (BPM), Orion Berryman (C&B), Chris Palmer (C&B), Sandy Ross (C&B), Ed Rosenberg (C&B), Xi Chu (C&B), Aaron Thomas (C&B), Dong Wang (C&B), and Monica Serban (BPM)
Montana State University:
- Rob Walker (C&B), Stephen Sofie (MIE), Roberta Amendola (MIE), Ryan Anderson (CBE), Doug Cairns (MIE), Ross Carlson (CBE), Sarah Codd (MIE), Rufus Cone (Physics), David Dickensheets (ECE), Paul Gannon (CBE), Erik Grumstrup (C&B), Yves Idzerda (Physics), Connie Chang (CBE), Nick Stadie (C&B), Stephan Warnat (MIE), Joe Seymour (CBE), Galina Malovichko (Physics), David Miller (MIE), Stephanie Wettstein (CBE), Chelsea Heveran (MIE), Jim Wilking (CBE), Ron June (MIE), Cecily Ryan (MIE), Robin Gerlack (CBE), and Kevin Hammond (Civ. Eng)