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Supporting Undergraduate Research at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics

Supporting Undergraduate Research at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics. A group discussion led by Ann Findley & Dave Usher. Identifying existing models for interdisciplinary undergraduate research. One student with two mentors (one from each discipline)

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Supporting Undergraduate Research at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics

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  1. Supporting Undergraduate Research at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics A group discussion led by Ann Findley & Dave Usher

  2. Identifying existing models for interdisciplinary undergraduate research • One student with two mentors (one from each discipline) • A faculty member from one discipline mentoring a student from another discipline • Teams of students working on a single project; students are from different disciplines • Sequential model – student does successive projects with different mentors in different disciplines

  3. Examining existing models – Are they a good match for your institution? • Advantages/disadvantages of each model – --- student impact --- faculty perspective --- institutional perspective  What do we need to do differently for an interdisciplinary research program to succeed?

  4. Identifying challenges: • Convincing research intensive faculty that there is value in having undergraduates working in their lab on an independent research project • Identifying resources to fund undergraduate research during the summer and academic year • Developing an application procedure to identify quality students and match them with an appropriate investigator

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