We are aware of the time constraints and do not expect the projects to result in professional publications. But we do require that each student or team of students submit a written report before leaving. All reports can appear in our preprint series, although we may require revision. Students attend a seminar in which they must speak at least once. A variety of guests give seminar talks on a wide range of mathematical topics.
Students share offices in the mathematics building and have computer and library access.
The program is directed by Dennis Garity of the mathematics department. His area of research is geometric topology and he has directed student projects in knot theory and in other areas of topology. There will be at least two additional faculty members from different areas of mathematics and computer science working with the students. In the past few summers, Paul Cull, Robby Robson, Andre Weideman and Thomas Schmidt have worked with the program . Paul Cull's interests include mathematical biology and analysis of algorithms.