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Advancing Student Participation in Research Experiences Conference 2020 @ FGCU
Advancing Student Participation in Research Experiences Conference 2020 @ FGCU
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Advancing Student Participation in Research Experiences (ASPiRE) is an annual conference held at Florida Gulf Coast University each February to educate students about what it means to do “mathematics research" and inform them of research opportunities.
Feb 01, 2020, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
FGCU - Seidler Hall,
10501 FGCU Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
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Invited Speakers

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Alicia Prieto Langarica

Youngstown State University

What is undergraduate research in mathematics and who gets to do it?

This talk will describe some of the projects Dr. Prieto Langarica has done with students and discuss how her research students approached her to work on some of the projects, plus giving some advice to students interested in research.

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Roxanne Back

Florida Southern College

In Defense of “Useless” Mathematics

The division between pure and applied mathematical research will be examined. We will look at examples of once thought to be pure mathematics that are now applied in ways that are invaluable to society.

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Larry Southard

Florida Gulf Coast University

“Dark Side” Characteristics Linked to Serial Murderers

The presentation will cover the MacDonald’s triad and the effects of parental abuse on the potential to serially kill.

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Anna Katharina Eggleston

The Hertz Corporation

The Transformation from Mathematician to Data Analyst: A Reflection


Ms. Eggleston earned both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from FGCU in mathematics, and now she uses her degree as a data analyst at Hertz’s local headquarters. She will share research from her master’s thesis and how it has helped her with her current position.

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Schedule

8:00am   Registration

9:00am   Opening Remarks by Dean Lindsey of the College of Arts & Sciences

9:10am    Alicia Prieto Langarica

                What is undergraduate research in mathematics and who gets to do it?

10:10am   Break

10:20am  Larry Southard

                 “Dark Side” Characteristics Linked to Serial Murderers

10:45am  Anna Katharina Eggleston

                 The Transformation from Mathematician to Data Analyst: A Reflection

11:10am    Break

11:15am    Panel on Research Experiences

12:00pm  Conference Photo

12:10pm    Lunch and Poster Session

1:00pm-3:30pm Student Talks (2 parallel sessions)

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Questions?

10501 FGCU Blvd S
Fort Myers, Lee County 33965
USA

239-590-7235

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