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The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), founded in 2011, is a research institute in mathematics at Brown University, funded beginning in 2010 by a grant from the National Science Foundation. At the time of its founding, the institute was the eighth of its kind in the nation and the first in New England.

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Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics
Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics at Brown University

It is located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island in a building it shares with the Brown University School of Public Health.[2]


As stated on the institute's about page, ICERM's mission is to "support and broaden the relationship between mathematics and computation: specifically, to expand the use of computational and experimental methods in mathematics, support theoretical advances related to computation, and address problems posed by the existence and use of the computer through mathematical tools, research and innovation."[3] ICERM is able to support their mission through fundings from federal agencies such as the NSF, as well as academic, corporate, and individual donations.[3] As of July 2020, the NSF has renewed funding to ICERM with $23.7 million, the largest grant from the NSF in Brown University's history.[4]

Simons Foundation

The ICERM is a recipient of The Simons Funding receiving grants that totaled to nearly $1 million dollars. This funding allowed the ICERM to bring big scholars in for mathematical research scientists each receive a substantial stipend that covers their residence for a three month period.[5] Along with using the funding for mathematical research, they also use the funds to help them provide workshops focused on "Hot Topics" they can bring in speakers and organizers to help explore these breakthroughs and explore new mathematical research in these "Hot Topic" areas[6].

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Director, Jill Pipher, Ph.D at ICERM

Jill Pipher, Phd. Education: Ph.D. Mathematics, UCLA 1985

Dickson Instructor, University of Chicago 1985-87

Assistant Professor, University of Chicago 1987-1990

Associate Professor, Brown University, 1990-1994

Professor, Brown University 1994-2013

Elisha Benjamin Andrews Professor of Mathematics, 2013-present

Vice President for Research, Brown, 2017-present

Jill Pipher, Phd. Honors and Awards: NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1987-90

Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1989-93

Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1990-95

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Professor, 1997

NSF Mathematics Institute Award, ICERM, 2010 and 2015

Inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2012

Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015

Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematicians, 2019

Acknowledgment: December 5, 2019 - Jill Pipher, a mathematics professor, cryptography expert, president of the American Mathematical Society, and ICERM's founding director, informed members of Congress on Capitol Hill that quantum technology brings both great scientific potential and threats to security and privacy. She went on to encourage support from academic/government partnerships so that additional research can progress in the quantum field. brown.edu/news/2019-12-06/briefing

Director Brendan Hassett, Ph.D at ICERM

Brendan Hassett, Ph.D Education: 1996, Harvard University

1994-MA, Harvard University

1992, Yale University

Post Doctoral/Other Training-Dickson Instructor from 1996-2000, University of Chicago Department of Mathematics

Brendan Hassett, Phd. Honors and Awards:

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2014

Charles W. Duncan Jr. Achievement Award for Outstanding Faculty, Rice University, 2009

National Science Foundation CAREER award, 2002-08

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 2003–06

National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1997-2000

Sloan Dissertation Fellowship, 1995–96

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1992–95

Workshops and Programs

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The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) holds many different workshops and programs throughout the year. These workshops and programs range from semester programs down to weekend workshops. According to the ICERM official website, they currently offer registration for 26 upcoming events

Hamiltonian Methods and Asymptotic Dynamics Semester Workshop (Dec 6 - 10, 2021)

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This 2021 workshop, led by mathematicians and scholars, will focus on recent developments regarding dispersive PDE's (Dispersive partial differential equations), Hamiltonian methods in connection with quantum mechanics. According to the ICERM website the goal of this semester workshop is to:

"The goal of this workshop is for the participants to draw integrated landscapes of those diverse phenomena, aiming towards more a complete description, classification, and prediction of global dynamics, as well as new phenomena and methods." (ICERM 2021) [7]

Girls Do Math Program(2014-Present)

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This program was developed and spearheaded by Jill Pipher in hopes of encouraging young women to engage in STEM education and fight the gender disparity in STEM fields. [8][9][10] Beginning in 2014, ICERM launched a week-long non-residential summer program for high school aged young women to explore mathematics and engineering fields.[11] During this week-long program, 20-25 young women are led through interactive STEM-based educational opportunities and attend lectures led by university professors and guest lecturers. [12] Since its conception, this program has expanded to other Universities including Boston University [13], and Stonehill College[14]. Funding for this expansion and training was provided by the JetBlue Foundation. ICERM has are also made curriculum and online lectures available to those not local to the New England area.[15]

Summer@ICERM Program(2012-Present)

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An 8-week long residential Undergraduate program that occurs during Brown University's Summer Session. While conducting research for their chosen projects, students attend professional development programs, networking events, and lectures. This is a program made up of 18-22 students from all over the World. Students must apply to this program and if accepted are allotted summer housing at Brown University, a stipend, a meal plan, and travel expenses. [16]

References

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  1. ^ Long, Katherine (2011-03-08). "Hopes high at math institute's debut". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ Pipher, Jill (September 2013), "Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics" (PDF), Newsletter of the European Mathematical Society, 89: 45–47.
  3. ^ a b "ICERM - About ICERM". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ^ "At $23.7 million, largest NSF grant in university history to renew Brown's math institute". Brown University. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. ^ "Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics at Brown University". Simons Foundation. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  6. ^ "ICERM - Propose a Program". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  7. ^ a b "ICERM - Hamiltonian Methods and Asymptotic Dynamics". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  8. ^ "Women In STEM fields". Wikipedia. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "GirlsGetMath engages local high school students". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  10. ^ Salerno, Adriana (2017-08-26). "At ICERM, Girls Get Math!". Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  11. ^ "ICERM - GirlsGetMath@ICERM: Summer Math Camp for High School Girls". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  12. ^ "ICERM - GirlsGetMath". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  13. ^ "GirlsGetMath@BU". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  14. ^ "GirlsGetMath". Stonehill College. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  15. ^ "ICERM - GirlsGetMath". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  16. ^ "ICERM - Summer@ICERM". icerm.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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