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> 
> 			THE DIRECTOR'S SUMMER PROGRAM
> 				      at
> 			THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
> 
> 		CRYPTOLOGIC MATHEMATICS FOR EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE
> 				MATHEMATICIANS
> 
> 		Ms. Victoria L. Yates, Program Administrator
> 			vicky@afterlife.ncsc.mil
> 
> 		***********DEADLINE IS 15 OCTOBER*************
> 
> 
> 	The Director's Summer Program is the National Security Agency's
> premier outreach effort to the very best undergraduate mathematics
> majors in the country.  Each summer we invite 25 exceptional math
> students to participate in a 12-week program where they collaborate
> with each other and with NSA mathematicians on mission-critical
> problems.  Admission to the program is highly competitive and is
> intended primarily for students between their junior and senior year,
> but exceptional freshman and sophomores will also be considered.
> Graduating seniors will be considered too, but they must be enrolled in
> a mathematics graduate program for the fall.  Students will be paid a
> salary based on experience and year in school.  Minimum requirements
> are one full year of abstract algebra and one full year of analysis, or
> equivalent.  Computer background, especially C or C++, is desirable but
> not required.
> 
> The goals of the Director's Summer Program are to:
> 
> 	* Introduce the future leaders of the U.S. mathematics
> 	community to the Agency's mission and share with them the
> 	excitement of working on mathematics problems of national
> 	importance,
> 
> 	* Provide a deep understanding of the vital role that
> 	mathematics plays in enabling the Agency to tackle a diverse
> 	set of technical challenges,
> 
> 	* Encourage bright undergraduate mathematics majors to continue
> 	their study of mathematics and pursue careers in the
> 	mathematical sciences,
> 
> 	and, of course, to
> 
> 	* Provide solutions to current operational problems.
> 
> 	The students participating in the program work on a broad range
> of problems involving applications of Abstract Algebra, Geometry,
> Number Theory, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Probability, Statistics,
> and Analysis.  For the first two weeks of the summer, lectures on
> modern cryptologic mathematics are given.  After the lectures, the
> students are presented with about ten current problems and choose one
> or two as the focus for their research.  All research is documented in
> a series of papers written by the students near the end of the summer.
> 
> 	Throughout the summer, students develop mathematical theory,
> apply what they learn to obtain real-time solutions, and experience the
> excitement of success built on hard work and innovation.  Most students
> find the work at NSA very exciting and challenging and many decide to
> return for another summer.  State of the art computing resources are
> available to all students.  For the most part programming is done in C
> in a UNIX environment.  Computational algebra packages including
> MATHEMATICA, MATLAB, MAGMA, MAPLE are available in addition to a
> variety of statistics packages.
> 
> 	Because of the lengthy security processing required, the
> deadline for applications is 15 October each year for the
> following summer.  To apply, students simply send a resume, at least
> two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with their
> work, and a copy of transcripts through the current academic year.
> **Students must be U.S. citizens.  This is definitely the most
> rewarding summer research experience out there!  All information should
> be sent to:  Department of Defense, National Security Agency, 9800
> Savage Road (SAB 3), Fort George G.  Meade, MD 20755- 6515, Attn:  R51
> (DSP).
> 
> 	For additional information about the Director's Summer Program,
> call Ms. Vicky Yates, Program Administrator at (301) 688-0983 (collect)
> or send e-mail to vicky@afterlife.ncsc.mil.