AIM Overview of the Ph.D. Program In the AIM Program students engage in an interdisciplinary research program which involves mathematics and a partner area such as engineering, biology, economics or physics. Because AIM attracts students with diverse backgrounds, one of the initial requirements is for all students to exhibit a sufficiently strong command of the mathematics so they can take appropriate graduate level mathematics courses. This is the goal of the written examinations which must be passed by the beginning of the second year. Students in AIM program are required to take both mathematics courses and courses in a partner discipline. To faciliate the choice of a partner discipline the students are requires to attend the AIM research seminar and the introductory seminar for their first three semsters (Math 501). Students will also choose two advisers for their PhD thesis one must come from the mathematics department and the other from outside mathematics. In this way, each AIM PhD thesis will make an original contribution, using novel mathematical ideas, to a field outside mathematics. Questions? If you have any questions about the AIM program or admission, please contact us at the following address or e-mail below. Please include "AIM PROGRAM" in the subject line of any e-mail inquiry. AIM Program Department of Mathematics University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043 USA 734.615.3439 or 734.764.7436