Below are the PUMP-URG projects for this year. Click on the title of the paper for an abstract of the proposed research.
Fractal Geometry of Affine Attractors
CSU East Bay.
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Arauza Rivera
Students: Adam Lankford and Sandra Torres
Mathematical Explorations into Quantum Gravity
CSU Fresno.
Advisor: Dr. Michael Bishop
Students: Dhan-Ruzzle Bautista and Anthony Cortez
Topological Properties of Three-dimensional Rep-tiles
CSU Long Beach.
Advisor: Dr. Ryan Blair
Students: Zoe Marley and Ilianna Richards
Particle-In-Cell (PIC) Methods for the Vlasov-Poisson Equation
San Francisco State University.
Advisor: Dr. Henry Boateng
Students: Bhavna Singh and Erick Velez
Financial Volatility Estimation through Data Mining Techniques
CSU Fresno.
Advisor: Dr. Steve Chung
Students: Katelyn Clark and Vathana To
Predictive Modeling of Mathematics Course Enrollment and Success
CSU Stanislaus.
Advisor: Dr. Jessica De Silva
Students: Aaron Cordeiro and Sherly Yaghoubi
Cal Poly Pomona.
Advisor: Dr. Briana Foster-Greenwood
Students: Jimmy Morentin and Evelyn Torrico
Predictive Multi-scale Modeling of Postnatal Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Gilts
San Diego State University.
Advisor: Dr. Uduak George
Students: Brooke Tyler and Sashiel Vagus
Combinatorial Game Theory: Ramsey Avoidance Games and Upset-Downset
San José State University.
Advisor: Dr. Tim Hsu
Students: and Jennifer Luu
Humboldt State University.
Advisor: Dr. Kamila Larippa
Students: Ana Sammel and Emmas Villages
Distance Graphs and Density of Sequences with Forbidden Separations
CSU Los Angeles.
Advisor: Dr. Daphne Liu
Students: Joyce Quon and Mason Shurman
Radio Number for 5th Power Paths
CSU San Bernardino.
Advisor: Dr. Min-Lin Lo
Students: Roberto Hernandez and Carolina Samano
Cal Poly Pomona.
Advisor: Dr. Fernando Lopez-Garcia
Students: Andrew Aguilar and Jezreel Sabugo-Llamas
Interaction Networks Emerging from Birth-Death-Disposal Processes
San José State University.
Advisor: Dr. Wes Maciejewski
Students: Julianne Garcia and Shayna Gaulden
Racial, Gender, and STEM Career Representation in Mathematics Textbooks
CSU Fullerton.
Advisor: Alison Marzocchi
Students: Alexis Di Pasqua and Emily Rumaldo
Wave Propagation in Dynamic Composites
San Francisco State University.
Advisor: Dr. Ornella Mattei
Students: Kenny Kong and Diana Madrigal
Humboldt State University.
Advisor: Dr. Bori Mazzag
Students: Megan Johnson and Viridiana Macias Contreras
Modeling the Spread of COVID-19
CSU Northridge.
Advisor: Dr. Carol Shubin
Students: Erick Castillo and Gulnaz Shalgumbayeva
The Topological Symmetry Groups of the graphs in the Peterson Family
Cal Poly Pomona.
Advisor: Dr. Robin Wilson
Students: Deion Elzie and Daniel Silva
The application period is now closed, but the details of the application process is included below for convenience.
The CSU Alliance for PUMP (Preparing Undergraduates through Mentoring toward PhDs) invites Mathematics Faculty from any CSU campus to submit proposals for the Undergraduate Research Groups. Each group should be composed of one faculty member and two mathematics majors who have passed the lower-division courses required as part of the major.
The project will pay $5,000 for the faculty advisor. Each student will receive a $3,000 stipend (paid in two installments) for completion of the project (applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents).
How to apply?
Email jordan DOT schettler AT sjsu.edu with Undergraduate Research Groups in the subject line and attach an application package containing the following materials (please use a pdf merger to make only one file: e.g., you could use the pdfpages package in LaTeX or www.pdfmerge.com,):
1. A completed application form.
2. Narrative describing the research to be accomplished: Less than 5 pages.
3. Advisor's Short CV: 2 pages.
4. Each participating student: A copy of unofficial transcript and a one-page description of your academic interests and career goals.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Due to the COVID 19 Crisis,
we have an updated deadline.
Send an intent to apply ASAP (but no later than April 5, 2020)
containing the following
an email jordan DOT schettler AT sjsu.edu with Undergraduate Research Groups in the “subject” line saying you intend to apply and
a tentative spring date (before April 12) when you may have (1) your project statement, and/or (2) your students' statements submitted.
For more information on how to apply and submit a successful proposal, please read the Directions to Advisors document. Decisions will be announced no later than April 30, 2020.