There are a number of summer programs in mathematics around the country. The vast majority are sponsored by NSF (the National Science Foundation). A typical program runs for 8 weeks, pays you a stipend of $2000, and involves doing mathematics research under the tutelage of a professor. Often these programs result in publishable papers.
Another program that some of our students attended in the last several years is PROMYS. It is a summer program for high-schools students, focusing on number theory, and is held at BU. They often hire some of our students as counsellors and teachers. You can obtain more info about PROMYS by sending email to promys@math.bu.edu.
Another place were some students got summer research jobs in the past is the Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota, and the National Security Agency.
Below you will find the tentative list of the NSF-sponsored REU programs. The links are to reviews written by Harvard undergraduates who have attended these REU programs. Note that many deadlines are as early as early February, so send e-mail or place a call ASAP to the places you wish to apply to get the application packet and more information.
(Department of Mathematics unless otherwise noted.)
SITE DIRECTOR INSTITUTION/TOPICS NO. OF DURATION
OR CONTACT PERSON STUDENTS
Steven E. Shreve Carnegie Mellon University 12 7 weeks
(412) 268-8484 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-6380 (F)
cn0s@andrew.cmu.edu Mathematical Analysis and
Analysis of Nonlinear Phenomena<
Robert S. Strichartz Cornell University 8 8 weeks
(607) 255-3509 Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-7149 (F)
reu@math.cornell.edu Fractals and Harmonic Analysis, Geometric
Convexity, Circle Packings, Tensegrities
David C. Carothers Hope College 6 8 weeks
(616) 394-7530 Holland, MI 49423
(616) 394-7123 (F)
reu@hope.bitnet Algebra, Topology, Applied
Mathematics, and Analysis
Darrell Haile University of Indiana 8 8 weeks
(812) 855-2197 Bloomington, IN 47402
(812) 855-0046 (F)
haile@iubacs.bitnet Algebra, Topology and Applied Mathematics
Suzanne Weaver Smith Department of Engineering Mechanics
(606) 257-4584 University of Kentucky 6 8 weeks
(606) 257-8057 (F) Lexington, KY 40506
ssmith@engr.uky.edu Inverse Problems in Mathematics and Engineering
(Joint program between mathematics and engineering)
Clifford A. Reiter Lafayette College 10 2 months
(610) 250-5277 Easton, PA 18042
(610) 250-9850 (F)
reiterc@lafcol.lafayette.edu Partial Differential Equations,
Probability and Dynamics
James J. Madden Louisiana State University 10 8 weeks
(504) 388-1580 Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(504) 388-4276 (F)
madden@marais.math.lsu.edu Algebraic Geometry and Knot Theory
Anant P. Godbole Michigan Technological University
(906) 487-2884, 2068 Houghton, MI 49931 6 9 weeks
(906) 487-2357 (F)
anant@math.mtu.edu Probabilistic Methods in Graph Theory,
Combinatorics and Number Theory
Steven G. Krantz Washington University 6 10 weeks
(314) 935-6712 St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 935-5799 (F)
sk@math.wustl.edu Analysis, Probability and Finite Mathematics
or
Cleon Yohe
(314) 936-6765
cy@math.wustl.edu
David P. Stanford College of William and Mary 8 8 weeks
(804) 221-2000 Williamsburg, VA 23187
(804) 221-2988 (F)
stanford@cs.wm.edu Matrix Analysis and its Applications
Joseph A. Gallian Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(218) 726-7576 University of Minnesota, Duluth
(218) 726-8399 (F) Duluth, MN 55812 6 10 weeks
jgallian@d.umn.edu Discrete Mathematics,
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
Alan H. Durfee Mount Holyoke College 10 8 weeks
(413) 538-2299 South Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 538-2327 (F)
reu@mtholyoke.edu Number Theory, Algebraic Geometry
and Applied Analysis
Terence R. Blows Northern Arizona University 8 8 weeks
(602) 523-6863 Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(602) 523-5847 (F)
blows@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu Combinatorics, Dynamical Systems
and Stochastic Processes
Andy Miller University of Oklahoma 10 8 weeks
(405) 325-6711 Norman, OK 73019
(405) 325-7484 (F)
amiller@nsfuvax.math.uoknor.edu
Computational and Combinatorial Group Theory
Dennis J. Garity Oregon State University 10 8 weeks
(503) 737-5138 Corvallis, OR 97331
(503) 737-0517 (F)
reu@math.orst.edu Analysis of Algorithms, Geometry,
Population Dynamics, and Topology
James L. Rosenberger Department of Statistics 10 10 weeks
(814) 865-1348 Pennsylvania State University
(814) 863-7114 (F) University Park, PA 16802
jlr@stat.psu.edu Statistics
Gary J. Sherman Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(812) 877-8445 Terre Haute, IN 47803 6 7 weeks
(812) 877-3198 (F)
sherman@rose-hulman.edu Computational Group Theory
Madhuri S. Mulekar Department of Mathematics and Statistics
(334) 460-6264 University of South Alabama 10 8 weeks
(334) 460-7969 (F) Mobile, AL 36688
mmulekar@jaguar1.usouthal.edu Theory and Application
of Statistical Methods
Susanne M. Lenhart University of Tennessee 10 8 weeks
(615) 974-4270 Knoxville, TN 37996
(615) 974-6576 (F)
lenhart@math.utk.edu Selected Topics
Rhonda L. Hatcher Texas Christian University 6 8 weeks
(817) 921-7335 Fort Worth, TX 76129
(817) 921-7333 (F)
hatcher@gamma.is.tcu.edu Computational Group Theory
Morris Kalka Tulane University 3 8 weeks
(504) 865-5727 New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-5274 (F)
kalka@math.tulane.edu Geometry and Topology
For more information on REUs, contact Leonid Fridman (
fridman@math.harvard.edu)