Undergraduate Research Programs

The Mathematics Department has offered a summer research program for undergraduates for many years. Formerly an REU and now called SPUR, the 8-week program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students of mathematics to participate in leading-edge research. We offer three projects every summer, each led by an expert in the field.

See the SPUR 2017 program announcement for information about this year's program, including project descriptions and application instructions.

Previous Years' Projects and Some Results

2016

2015

  • Analysis on Fractals, directed by Robert Strichartz
  • Harmonic Analysis on Stiefel Manifolds, directed by Raul Gomez
  • Graphs, Chip-Firing Games, and Algebraic Geometry, directed by Farbod Shokrieh

2014

2013

2012

  • Analysis on Fractals, directed by Robert Strichartz
  • Packings and Tilings, directed by Robert Connelly
  • The Heat Equation, directed by Xiaodong Cao

2011

  • Analysis on Fractals, directed by Robert Strichartz
  • Generating Sets for Finite Groups, directed by Keith Dennis
  • Combinatorics of Triangulations, directed by Ed Swartz

2010

  • Analysis on Fractals, directed by Robert Strichartz
  • Geometric Differential Equations, directed by Xiaodong Cao
  • Optimality and Uncertainty, directed by Alexander Vladimirsky

2009

  • Analysis on Fractals (Robert Strichartz)
  • Solving Games on Graphs, Fast (Sasha Rubin)
  • Groups via Actions (Collin Bleak)

2008

2007

2006

Older Work