Sabbatical Report-Spring 2019: Engaging Students in STEM in Early Research

Abstract

The goal of this project, Engaging Students in STEM in Early Research is to provide authentic mathematical and data science research opportunities to first and second year underrepresented minorities (URM) interested in STEM majors. The research opportunities would focus on developing students awareness of and facility with mathematics as a scientific tool. The goal of this sabbatical project is to design at least four mathematical research experiences for first and second year STEM students that achieve the following outcomes: • Build students mathematical abilities in calculus, statistics, and/or data analysis, • Engage students in STEM early on with a STEM-focused High Impact Practice, • Expose students to open and applied scientific and mathematical questions, • Develop students’ mathematical confidence, and • Involve students with Santa Rosa Island Research Station (SRIRS) projects.