Research opportunities and support for undergraduates
Research Opportunities
REU at UVA
2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the University of Virginia
At UVA Math Department
As of Fall 2020, there is a number of faculty members interested in mentoring undergraduate research:
- Julie Bergner, 319 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Topology, algebra, combinatorics
Background needed: Flexible; General Topology and/or Survey of Algebra needed for some projects
Availability: Fall 2020, Sprign 2021
- Bruno Braga, 229 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Functional Analysis, Banach Space Theory, Descriptive Set Theory
Background needed: No prerequisite required. The topics can be chosen based on the student's knowledge and/or interests.
Availability: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021
- Juraj Földes, 322 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Probability, differential equations and/or numerical analysis
Background needed: Linear algebra, Differential equations. Probability and Stochastic processes might be useful for some projects
Availability: Fall 2020
- Thomas Koberda, 304 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Geometry/topology, group theory, logic/foundations
Background needed: Some abstract algebra background is necessary.
Availability: Fall 2020, Spring 2021
- Ken Ono, 228 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Number theory
Background needed: Instructor consent
Availability: Fall 2020, Spring 2021
- Weiqiang Wang, 323 Kerchof Hall
Research area: Algebra and Combinatorics
Background needed: Survey of Algebra (or Introduction to Abstract Algebra), (Advanced) linear algebra. Good computer skills may be helpful.
Availability: Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Outside the Department
There are opportunities to participate in mathematics research at the undergraduate level. In particular, the AMS has compiled a list of summer REUs (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) that are organized at various institutions throughout the US.
Research Support