This conference exposes faculty teaching undergraduates to the mathematical sciences research enterprise by introducing them to a current research topic relevant to the classroom through a series of lectures by a leading expert and involving them in writing materials useful in the classroom. Participants have the possibility of following up by preparing these materials for publication in the DIMACS Educational Modules Series.

The workshop offers the opportunity for junior faculty as well as mid-level and senior faculty to advance to research questions in a new area of the mathematical sciences. Participants will also acquire materials and gain ideas for seminar presentations and for undergraduate research projects.

This conference is also aimed at reconnecting faculty to the mathematical sciences research enterprise by involving them in a leading research center which is a consortium of Princeton University, Rutgers University, AT&T Labs, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies, NEC Research and Telcordia Technologies. There will be opportunities to follow up after the conference by getting connected to DIMACS researchers and other DIMACS programs throughout the year.

PRINCIPAL LECTURER and TOPIC:

Cynthia Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories (caphill@sandia.gov)

Jeffrey Linderoth, Lehigh University (jtl3@lehigh.edu)
Experimental Algorithmics, with a Focus on Branch and Bound for Discrete Optimization Problems
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CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:

Jonathan Berry, Lafayette College (berryjw@compute210.cs.lafayette.edu)
Fred S. Roberts, Rutgers University (froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu)

WHERE:
Sessions will be held at Lafayette College, located in Easton, PA.

FUNDS for LODGING, MEALS, and TRAVEL:
Lodging and meals will be provided through anticipated NSF funding. Limited funds are expected to be available for travel awards.

WHO MAY APPLY?
Anyone may apply. Please apply for any one of the conferences or all of them (however, you must apply separately for each of the programs). Preference will be given to faculty whose primary job is undergraduate teaching. Two-year college faculty are welcome to apply. Faculty from groups under-represented in mathematics are encouraged to apply.

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To receive more information contact Jonathan Berry, Reconnect Satellite Program Director, or telephone: 610-330-5415.

Jonathan Berry
Reconnect Satellite Program Director
Computer Science Department Acopian 516 Lafayette College
Easton, PA USA

To view the 2004 Satellite Reconnect Programs, please visit the following program web pages:

DIMACS / Rutgers University

St. Mary's College

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Reconnect 1999

Reconnect 2000

Reconnect 2002

2003 Satellite at Salem State

2003 Satellite at Illinois Institute of Technology

Reconnect 2003