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December 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Posted on December 13, 2024

The UNCG Doctoral Hooding Ceremony took place on Thursday, December 12th for 2024 Summer and Fall PhD graduates. Congratulations to the Department…

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Helen Barton Lecture Series

Posted on December 9, 2024

Please save the date for the upcoming Helen Barton Lecture on January 22, 2025. This virtual event will feature Ravi Vakil, the…

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RMSC 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024

Thank you to everyone that attended the 20th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference (RMSC)! On the 8th and 9th of…

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Graduate Tea and Research Presentations

Posted on October 1, 2024

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to join us for the Graduate Tea followed by Research Presentations from the 2024 Summer CAS/Graduate…

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Another Statistics REU in the Record Books

Posted on August 2, 2024

The 10-week UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools” ended on July 31, 2024. The program…

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Chidinma Ezugwu Recognized for Work with The Tutoring Collaborative

Posted on July 16, 2024

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Welcome 2024 Statistics REU Students

Posted on June 21, 2024

Undergraduate students arrived at UNCG to begin the 2024 UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools”…

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2024 ICDE Honor’s Prof. R. Shivaji

Posted on June 11, 2024

The 2024 International Conference on Differential Equations held May 31st-June 2nd at the Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL was…

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Congratulations on Achieving Your PhD!

Posted on May 29, 2024

The UNCG Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a growing list of students that have successfully defended their PhD dissertations in 2024!…

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Congratulations Graduates!

Posted on May 6, 2024

Congratulations to the Mathematics & Statistics Graduates! Undergraduate Degrees – Back row: Mario Mandujano, Johannes Kaendler  Front row: Eliana Brown, Larissa Canegallo,…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you considering applying for a position within our program? Here is a little bit more information about what we expect of our student participants, what we hope you will get out of the program and the minimal requirements for applying.

• Who is eligible to apply?
• What do we expect of our participants?
• What will I get for participating?
• What are the minimum qualifications?
• How do I apply?
• How can I learn more about the project?

What are the minimum qualifications?

Students applying for the program should

• Be a freshmen, sophomore, junior, or a senior UNCG student
• Maintained a 3.0 GPA in ther biology and mathematical and statistical courses
• Have completed at least TWO of the following
  • Mat 292
  • one semester of basic statistics (Sta 290 or Sta 271)
  • one semester of introductory biology (Bio 111/Bio 112)

Note: especially the third requirement is not set in stone, you may be still selected provided you will complete the course work as soon as possible.

What do we expect of our participants?

During the semester, you will

• On average, spend between 6-8 hours per week on research
• Attend a weekly research seminar
• Actively participate at regular group research meetings to discuss related articles, brainstorm, discuss problems, propose solutions and work toward moving the research forward
• Write a paper about your research
• Present (both in written and oral form) to the group about your own research project
• Present your research at regional/national meetings
• Be part of an outreach program to promote math and biology at high-school

During the summer, you will

• Work full time on your research for 8-10 weeks
• Actively participate at regular group research meetings to discuss related articles, brainstorm, discuss problems, propose solutions and work toward moving the research forward
• Write a paper about your research
• Attend workshops on a variety of topics iincluding bioethics, applying to graduate school, working in groups
• Tour local regional biology and mathematical related businesses

What will I get for participating?

You will have the opportunity to:

• Earn 1000 stipend in Spring and a 3000 stipend for the summer
• Participate in an experience that will give you leg up on your peers when applying for a job and/or graduate school
• Enhance your writing, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Network with individuals in industry and with faculty members at other institutions
• Present the results of your research to your peers both on and off campus
• Get to know UNCG faculty members and other students very well as part of a research community

How do I apply?

You have to fill the application form on-line and submit two letters of reference to Dr. Jan Rychtar. Click here for more detail.

How can I learn more about the project?

See the page describing the projects offered by the faculty . To learn more about the projects, the best way is to contact the respective faculty by email or come by the office and talk. The list of involved faculty is here.

If you have a question, contact Dr. Jan Rychtář (rychtar@uncg.edu), Interim Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

• Skip to Main Content

Mathematics and Statistics

Navigate

• Home
• About Us
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Annual Reports
• Undergraduate
  • Getting Started
  • Courses and Placement
  • Undergraduate Programs
  • Resources
  • Student Life
  • UNCG Math Club
• Graduate
  • Getting Started
  • M.S. in Applied Statistics Program
  • Statistics: Doctoral Minor
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Statistics
  • Student Life
  • Resources
  • Graduate Research
  • Scholarships
• Courses
• People
• Research
  • Applied Math
  • Combinatorics, Group Theory, and Topology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Number Theory
  • Statistics
  • Statistical Consulting Center
  • Journals
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Graduate Research
• Events
  • Helen Barton Lecture Series
  • Colloquia
  • AISC
  • AISC Symposium 2025
  • PDE Conference
  • REU in Computational Statistics
  • RMSC
  • SERMON 2023
  • State Math Contest
  • Summer School
  • Calendar of All Talks and Events
  • Past Events
• Services
  • Which Course Should I Take ?
  • Statistical Consulting Center
  • Math Help Center
  • Computing Services
  • Student Listserve
  • Departmental Documents
  • Quantitative Methodology Series (QMS)

< >

News

Recent News

December 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Posted on December 13, 2024

The UNCG Doctoral Hooding Ceremony took place on Thursday, December 12th for 2024 Summer and Fall PhD graduates. Congratulations to the Department…

---

Helen Barton Lecture Series

Posted on December 9, 2024

Please save the date for the upcoming Helen Barton Lecture on January 22, 2025. This virtual event will feature Ravi Vakil, the…

---

RMSC 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024

Thank you to everyone that attended the 20th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference (RMSC)! On the 8th and 9th of…

---

Graduate Tea and Research Presentations

Posted on October 1, 2024

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to join us for the Graduate Tea followed by Research Presentations from the 2024 Summer CAS/Graduate…

---

Another Statistics REU in the Record Books

Posted on August 2, 2024

The 10-week UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools” ended on July 31, 2024. The program…

---

Chidinma Ezugwu Recognized for Work with The Tutoring Collaborative

Posted on July 16, 2024

Chidinma Ezugwu, UNCG Ph.D. Student in Computational Mathematics, has not only been awarded with a 2024 Tutor Spotlight Award by Guilford County…

---

Welcome 2024 Statistics REU Students

Posted on June 21, 2024

Undergraduate students arrived at UNCG to begin the 2024 UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools”…

---

2024 ICDE Honor’s Prof. R. Shivaji

Posted on June 11, 2024

The 2024 International Conference on Differential Equations held May 31st-June 2nd at the Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL was…

---

Congratulations on Achieving Your PhD!

Posted on May 29, 2024

The UNCG Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a growing list of students that have successfully defended their PhD dissertations in 2024!…

---

Congratulations Graduates!

Posted on May 6, 2024

Congratulations to the Mathematics & Statistics Graduates! Undergraduate Degrees – Back row: Mario Mandujano, Johannes Kaendler  Front row: Eliana Brown, Larissa Canegallo,…

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