Summer 2002 dates

Session I: June 30, 2002 - July 13, 2002
Session II: July 14, 2002 - July 27, 2002

Session I: 
• The Mysteries of Embryology 
• Roller Coaster Physics 
• Mathematics and DNA 
• The Large Scale Structure of the Universe
• Geometry and the Imagination 
• Stupendous Statistics
• A Journey Through Modern Molecular Science 


Session II: 

• The Nature of Infinity
• Genome Sequences and Human Health
• Codes, Ciphers and Secret Messages
• The Physics of Magic and the Magic of Physics
• Mathematical Modeling in Biology
• Explorations of a Field Biologist
• Statistics and Survey Sample Design

Faculty

We our proud to announce the outstanding faculty participating in the Michigan Math & Science Scholars Summer Program 2002. These members of the University of Michigan faculty have experience teaching high school students and several faculty have received the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award. 

• Martha Aliaga, Associate Professor of Statistics
• Frederick Becchetti, Professor of Physics
• Andreas Blass, Professor of Mathematics
• Brian Coppola, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Carolyn Dean, Lecturer of Mathematics
• Ronald Ellis, Assistant Professor of Biology
• David Gerdes, Professor of Physics
• Phillip Hughes, Associate Research Scientist, Lecturer of Astronomy
• Trachette Jackson, Assistant Professor Mathematics
• Patrick Nelson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
• Natasa Macura, Professor of Mathematics
• Bryan Mosher, Department of Mathematics
• Georg Raithel, Department of Physics
• Ed Rothman , Professor of Statistics
• Sheila Schueller, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Kathryn Tosney, Professor of Biology

Administration

Dan Burns is the Director of the Michigan Math & Science Scholars and a Professor in the Mathematics Department. Dan is originally from New York City. His undergraduate degree is from Notre Dame University and his Ph.D. from MIT. He works in complex analysis and geometry, but is pursuing mathematical applications in biology these days. He has taught a program on "Math and DNA" in the past summers. Dan is an amateur singer with Ann Arbor choral groups, and enjoys mushroom hunting and working with the local Habitat for Humanity.

Further Information

Upon admission, students will receive a detailed information packet including directions, contact information and consent forms. Michigan Math and Science Scholars administrative staff can arrange to meet participants at the Detroit Metro Airport and accompany them to campus. This option is explained fully in the information package, which can also be viewed and downloaded from our website. We encourage you to explore this website at http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss for more information about the Michigan Math and Science Scholars Summer Program.

The City of Ann Arbor

The city of Ann Arbor is one of the nation’s premiere university towns. It is safe, clean, green and beautiful, and abounds in cultural and recreational opportunities. Michigan Math and Science Scholars summer program offers participants many chances to enjoy Ann Arbor’s bounty, including the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and Summer Art Fair. Ann Arbor is a city that is truly accessible by foot, with the University, State Street and downtown areas all within a ten-minute walk. Bus transportation is readily accessible from the University of Michigan to outlying areas of Ann Arbor as well as Chelsea, Dexter, Saline and Ypsilanti.

A Day in the Life of a Michigan Math & Science Scholar

The day starts early for MMSS participants. Breakfast is served and students take a short walk to their classrooms. There they meet with the faculty member teaching the course that they chose, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. After a one-hour lunch break, classes meet with specialist graduate student instructors for laboratory research, field trips, computer projects and problem solving in the afternoons. Evening activities include group dinners at the residence hall along with planned and supervised social and/or sports events. Activities include softball, basketball, and swimming, plus cultural events and live entertainment. Some students prefer to work on their math and science projects or get in more computer time during the evenings and that’s just fine. On weekends, studying is again an option, but most of the students prefer to spend this time unwinding with the activities listed above. On each of the overnight Saturdays an optional trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio is planned. Organized outdoor activities to the University of Michigan’s Botanical Garden and Arboretum will be offered during the weekends as well.

What Alumni Have to Say

"I’ve always had a great interest in math and science. This only enhanced it."
--- Greg Brown

"She [Dr. Kathryn Tosney] is excellent!" --- Michelle Kampkner

"I used to like math but now I might consider a career in math." --- Matt Hassan

"I really enjoyed learning more about fractals …Andreas Blass was a great instructor."
--- Andrew Herman

"This program expanded my thinking…the instructors were great."
--- Hari Vasupuram

"Dr. Nelson and Dr. Jackson did a great job." --- Ryan Stevens