The Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics (RUSIS) will train and mentor 12 selected junior and senior underrepresented minority students, and students
with no easy access to a career experience at their institution. The underlying motivation for the Institute is the
fundamental interest in attracting more underrepresented minority students into graduate work in the Mathematical and
Statistical Sciences, and facilitating their transition into research work. These objectives will be accomplished
through the following mechanisms:
- Intensive core courses in probability, stochastic processes, and statistical inference, with special emphasis on
areas of current interest. (e.g. multiple comparisons, extreme value theory, multivariate survival analysis,
statistical genetics, and massive data methodologies).
- Engaging the students in research projects under close collaboration with faculty mentors, with the goal of
producing joint publications. Students will be mentored in the preparation of their work for presentation in national
meetings.
- Short courses on the use of Unix platforms, latex, and software to be utilized for research purposes such as
Mathematica and Splus.
- Visits to scientific facilities (e.g., Biomathematics and Biostatistics Departments at MD Anderson Cancer Center,
NASA, Shell Oil) will be organized, and a series of lectures, by a variety of scientists, which are part of an AGEP
funded program, will be attended. These lectures cover a variety of topics ranging from applying to Graduate School to
career experiences by outstanding scientists.
- Evaluation and monitoring of the progress of students for seven years (expected time for them to finish graduate
school) after their participation; annual evaluation of the program by the participating students and an external
advisory committee.
RUSIS is a 10-week summer program. Students with a mathematical background that includes three semesters of
calculus, and one semester of linear algebra or matrix analysis, should contact the PI Javier Rojo (email:
jrojo@rice.edu 713-348-2797).
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