2016 Outstanding Graduate Research Exposition (OGRE) Awards

The Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America invites submissions for the 2016 Outstanding Graduate Research Exposition (OGRE) Awards . These awards are designed for graduating or near graduating graduate students in mathematics who have an interest in academic careers at undergraduate teaching-oriented institutions.

Candidates for the award will submit a written statement by March 18, 2016 and present a talk at the 2016 ISMAA Meeting at Illinois College on April 8-9, 2016 as described below.

• The written statement should take the form and tone of research statement for a job application to an undergraduate teaching-oriented mathematics department.  The statement should include:

•   A statement about the context of the research, including a description of where the research fits into the greater “big-picture” in the particular sub-discipline,

• a description of the research results and any necessary background content to make the research accessible to undergraduate students and non-experts in the particular area of mathematics,

• a description of potential undergraduate research projects related to the research topic, which the candidate would be interested in mentoring.

The written statement will be submitted as a PDF file by March 18, 2016 to Olcay Akman, Awards Committee Chair, at oakman@ilstu.edu . Please include "OGRE Awards" in the subject heading.

The talk should contain the content above and should be directed to an audience of non-experts in the particular area of mathematics and to undergraduate students.  Candidates must be registered for the ISMAA meeting as well.

Questions? Email oakman@ilstu.edu