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DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 11, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 11, 2013 |
| Award Number: | 1343651 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Swatee Naik
snaik@nsf.gov (703)292-4876 DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2013 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2019 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $415,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $415,000.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
321-A INGRAM HALL AUBURN AL US 36849-0001 (334)844-4438 |
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381 Mell Street Auburn AL US 36849-0001 |
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OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
The US-Africa Collaborative Research Network consists of over 40 senior research faculty from US, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Europe forming 4 research teams in Pure Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry, Analysis and Topology, Coding Theory and Information Theory, and Graph Theory) and 3 research teams in Applied Mathematics (Epidemiological Modeling, Numerical Approximation of Solutions of Partial Differential Equations, and Mathematics of Finance and Statistics). Each team has at least 4 senior research faculty and at least 4 undergraduate and graduate students. Student participants are recruited from across the US and Sub-Saharan Africa. The primary goal of the network is to produce, by the end of the project period, (a) at least 8 high quality new PhDs in the US and a similar number in Sub-Saharan Africa, (b) numerous high quality joint research publications, and (c) several prominent US-Africa research partnerships consisting of researchers from diverse backgrounds; and thus have long lasting impact on mathematical sciences research collaboration and human infrastructure in the US and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The research problems being studied have important applications in industry and government as well as in scientific research. In particular, coding theory, graph theory, and number theoretic problems being studied have applications in security, network coverage, surveillance, and transportation, while algebra, geometry, and analysis problems have applications to mathematical biology, differential equations, finance, and statistics. In turn, problems in mathematical biology and differential equations have applications in the spread of contagious diseases, tumor growth and cell membrane deformation, and biodiversity; and problems in finance and statistics will provide a better understanding of the use of financial mathematical models in developing nations. This award is jointly supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences and the Office of Multidisicplinary Activities within the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
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The US-Africa Collaborative Research Network (CRN) consists of US and African researchers in several areas of mathematical sciences, together with additional collaborators from Europe, Canada, and Asia. The network consists of 65 senior research faculty (28 Sub-Saharan Africa, 28 US, 1 Canada, 6 Europe, and 2 China) from 34 universities and 4 research organizations.
The primary objectives of the network are to drastically increase both the quantity and quality of research publications and the number of PhD degrees, especially among women and underrepresented minorities, in each of the areas represented by the 7 research teams in both the US and Sub-Saharan Africa, and promote research collaboration between US and Sub-Saharan Africa mathematicians. In particular, the network aims to produce (a) high quality new PhDs in the US and in Sub-Saharan Africa, (b) numerous high quality joint research publications, and (c) reputable US-Africa research partnerships in mathematical sciences among researchers from diverse backgrounds; and thus have long lasting impact on research collaboration and human infrastructure in US and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Members of the CRN meet together annually during the Masamu Advanced Study Institute (MASI) and Research Workshop, held each year in Sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) Annual Conference. Each year during the MASI, faculty members of the CRN gather with postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students in mathematics to collaborate on research problems in the following areas: Algebra and Geometry; Analysis and Topology; Graph Theory, Coding Theory and Information Theory; Mathematical Biology; Climate Change and Impacts; Biostatistics and Data Science; and Mathematics of Finance and Statistics.
Research groups have developed new mathematical models and ideas that will contribute to mathematics and mathematical biology disciplines. Results have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and presented at regional, national, and international mathematics conferences. Student participants have been successful in obtaining Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees and receiving faculty and post-doctoral appointments. Faculty participants have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work stemming from the program. Following the funding period for this award, communication within and between research groups will continue, leading to the generation of additional knowledge and findings.
Last Modified: 11/22/2019
Modified by: Overtoun M Jenda
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