Math Research Experience for Lowcountry
High School Students and Teachers
High School Students and Teachers
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Citadel
Who: Lowcountry high school teachers interested in mentoring student research.
When: June 17-21, 2024 plus a 1-day mentoring training session (date TBD)
Where: The Citadel
Stipend: $750
Apply here : Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with priority to those submitted by May 20.
We invite three high school teachers from around the Lowcountry area to apply to our week-long, non-residential Math Research Experience this summer! We are looking for teachers excited about solving new math problems and about mentoring students.
Worried that you're unprepared to be a mentor or to do research? Don't be! We'll be supporting you through this process.
Nine student participants will be divided into three groups of three students each. Each group will have two mentors -- one high school teacher and one Citadel professor. The groups will work on solving problems from topics like Fibonacci numbers, number theory, combinatorics, statistics, and applied mathematics through the week. During the camp, students and teachers will learn about the research process by solving open problems from publications such as The Fibonacci Quarterly, The American Mathematical Monthly, The College Mathematics Journal, Mathematics Magazine, and Math Horizons. The teachers will develop mentoring skills through daily work with students and Citadel faculty. Students and teachers will learn LaTeX, a scientific word processing software, to submit their solutions for publication. Teachers will be financially supported to attend the 2025 South Carolina Junior Academy of Sciences annual meeting in order to support their students' presentations.
Teachers will attend mentoring training with the Citadel faculty prior to the camp. The teacher/faculty teams will be determined this day and the problems will be explored. During the camp, teachers will also form a research team and work on solving a problem. Teachers will use this experience to enhance their mentoring skills.
If you have any questions please send an email to: math_faculty@citadel.edu