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  • X. Faber (MASS 1999, 2000 and REU 1999, 2001) and A. Naber (MASS 2004) were Awarded NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships. Congratulations, Xander and Aaron!
  • G. Mullen's and B. Vioreanu's paper "Explicit formulas for permutation polynomials over finite fields" based on Vioreanu's MASS 2006 research project (class taught by G. Mullen) is published in Bull. Inst. Combin. Appl., 57, 2009, 107-117.
  • N. Pathak's paper "A computational aspect of the Lebesgue differentiation theorem" based on her MASS 2007 research project (supervised by S. Simpson) is published in J. Logic and Analysis, 1, 2009, 1-15.
  • K. Marinov, a MASS 2008 and 2009 participant, was awarded the first Michael Brin MASS Fellowship.
  • E. Larson (REU 2007) won a $100,000 award in 2009 Intel Science Talent Search. Previously he won a $50,000 award in the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Eric's paper is co-authored with D. Jordan, a MASS and REU 2003 participant (now at MIT). This summer, Eric won Gold Medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad (Bremen, Germany). Congratulations, Eric!
  • A. Friend, MASS 2006, was awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations, Arthur!
  • J. Holmer, MASS 1996, was awarded Sloan Fellowship. Congratulations, Justin!
  • The paper "Isoperimetric inequalities for wave fronts and a generalization of Menzin's conjecture for bicycle monodromy on surfaces of constant curvature" by S. Howe, M. Pancia and V. Zakharevich, based on their REU and MASS 2008 research projects, is posted at arxiv. The paper is accepted for publication in Advances in Geometry.

    • The Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters (MASS) program started in the Fall of 1996 and is held during the Fall semester of each year. The program combines advanced learning with research initiation and provides a highly charged interactive environment among a critical mass of talented and motivated students and a committed group of strong research faculty and top graduate students. For most of its participants, the MASS program serves as a spring board to graduate schools in mathematics.

    The Program:

    The program consists of three courses chosen from major areas in Algebra, Analysis, and Geometry respectively, specially designed and offered exclusively to MASS participants, and a weekly working seminar. Additional features include, colloquium-type lectures by visiting mathematicians and mathematical projects involving research and creative use of computers.

    Enrollment:

    Participants are selected from applicants who will be juniors or seniors in the following academic year (sophomores may be admitted in some cases). All participants are expected to have demonstrated a sustained interest in mathematics and a high level of mathematical ability and to have mastered basic techniques of mathematical proof. The expected background includes a full calculus sequence, basic linear algebra, a transition course with proofs (such as discrete mathematics) and advanced calculus or basic real analysis. The search for participants is nationwide. Each participant is selected based on academic record, two recommendation letters from faculty, and an essay.

    Program Fellowships:

    MASS program is supported by Penn State and the NSF MCTP grant. Successful applicants are awarded the Penn State MASS Fellowship, which reduces their tuition to the in-state level. Applicants who are US citizens or permanent residents are awarded the NSF MASS Fellowship, which covers room and board, and travel to and from Penn State, and provides an additional stipend. Applicants with outstanding previous record are awarded additional MASS Merit Fellowship. Participants who significantly exceed expectations during the MASS program will be awarded MASS Performance Fellowships at the end of the semester.

    Contact Information

    MASS Program
    Department of Mathematics
    The Pennsylvania State University
    111 McAllister Building
    University Park, PA 16802    		 Phone: 814-865-8462
    FAX: 814-865-3735
    E-mail: mass@math.psu.edu
    Web: http://www.math.psu.edu/mass/

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