{"id":6380,"date":"2023-03-28T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/?page_id=6380"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:50:50","slug":"reu-in-applied-computational-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/reu-in-applied-computational-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Experience for Undergraduates in Applied and Computational Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-5 pb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3>The University of Central Florida, Mathematics:<\/h3>\n<h3>Research Experience for Undergraduates in Applied and Computational Mathematics for Summer 2025<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Principle Investigator (PI):<\/strong> Dr. Katiuscia Teixeira<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Faculty Mentors:<\/strong> Dr. Carlos Borges, Dr. Yukun Li, Dr. Zhisheng Shuai, Prof. S. Roy Choudhury, Prof. Kuppalapalle Vajravelu<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Program Dates<\/strong>: May 19 to July 25, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Application Deadline<\/strong>: February 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM<br \/>\n<strong>Award Notification<\/strong>: March 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-3 mb-1\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/ucf.infoready4.com\/#competitionDetail\/1958790\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tApply for the REU in Applied &amp; Computational Mathematics\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"overview\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-overview auto-section pb-0\" data-section-link-title=\"Overview\" aria-label=\"Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded mb-0 pt-5 pb-4\"\n\t\t\tid=\"overview\"\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Applied and Computational Mathematics (ACM) 2025 program is a 10-week intensive program that actively engages undergraduate students in research-based theory and applications of mathematical technologies supporting new solutions to interdisciplinary problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The program will be held in person from <strong>May 19 through July 25, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.edu\/\">University of Central Florida<\/a>, located in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Students will work full-time on their individual or in group research projects during the summer semester. The research projects aim to address important questions in applied partial differential equations, computational mathematics, financial engineering, and mathematics biology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The REU participants\u2019 activities will include short courses on math contents and software, weekly research group meetings, seminars on ethics, discrimination and harassment, career opportunities, and preparation for graduate school, and social events.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary pt-5 pb-2 \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"requirements\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-application-requirements auto-section pb-0\" data-section-link-title=\"Application Requirements\" aria-label=\"Application Requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Application Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The student application packet consists of the completion of an online form and the submission of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CV\/Resume<\/li>\n<li>Unofficial Transcripts<\/li>\n<li>Letter of interest<\/li>\n<li>Contact information for two people who can provide a Letter of Recommendation for you (email is sufficient)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<section id=\"eligibility\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-eligibility auto-section pb-2 pt-3\" data-section-link-title=\"Eligibility\" aria-label=\"Eligibility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p>The program is open to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Citizens or permanent residents of the United States;<\/li>\n<li>Sophomores, juniors, and seniors majoring in\n<ul>\n<li>Pure or applied mathematics,<\/li>\n<li>Physics<\/li>\n<li>Computer sciences<\/li>\n<li>Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GPA of 2.7 or above;<\/li>\n<li>Successfully completed Calculus II;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications from women and underrepresented minority students are strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<section id=\"stipend\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-stipend-commitment auto-section pb-2 pt-3\" data-section-link-title=\"Stipend &amp; Commitment\" aria-label=\"Stipend &amp; Commitment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Stipend and Commitment<\/h2>\n<p>Each student will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$6,000 for the summer<\/li>\n<li>Small food allowance<\/li>\n<li>On-campus housing\n<ul>\n<li>Students must be willing to live in group housing. For more information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housing.ucf.edu\/intern\/\">UCF Housing website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<section id=\"faculty\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-faculty auto-section pb-2 pt-3\" data-section-link-title=\"Faculty Mentors &amp; Research Areas\" aria-label=\"Faculty Mentors &amp; Research Areas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Faculty Mentors and Research Areas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Project 1: Computational Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto rounded-circle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"607\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5472 img-fluid media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Carlos-Borges-August-2018.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Borges\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Carlos-Borges-August-2018.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Carlos-Borges-August-2018-222x300.jpg 222w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/607;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faculty Mentor:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/carlos-borges\/\">Dr. Carlos Borges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His research focuses on computational methods for inverse problems. In the Summer of 2025, REU students will be working on projects related to the modeling and development of fast and accurate solvers for the solution of forward and inverse scattering problems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Project 2: Financial Mathematics<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto rounded-circle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6404 img-fluid media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Yukun-Li-August-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Yukun Li\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Yukun-Li-August-2019.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Yukun-Li-August-2019-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/600;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faculty Mentor:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/yukun-li\/\">Dr. Yukun Li<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His research revolves around computational finance. In the summer of 2025, REU students will be working on projects related to derivative pricing models based on the PDE approach and the data approach. This project will equip the students with machine learning skills including how to design supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms, how to pre-process and post-process the datasets, how to clean and prepare training sets, how to improve the accuracy of the algorithms, and so on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Project 3: Mathematical Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto rounded-circle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6405 img-fluid media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Zhisheng-Shuai.jpg\" alt=\"Zhisheng Shuai\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Zhisheng-Shuai.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Zhisheng-Shuai-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Zhisheng-Shuai-300x350.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/700;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faculty Mentor:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/zhisheng-shuai\/\">Dr. Zhisheng Shuai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His research focuses on mathematical ecology and epidemiology. In the summer of 2025, REU students will be working on projects related to mathematical modeling and control of infectious diseases. Students will learn mathematical approaches and techniques to analyze the disease models, including the derivation of the basic reproduction number, final size relation or stability analysis of disease- free and endemic equilibria, and assessment of disease control strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Project 4: Nonlinear Systems<br \/>\n<\/strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto rounded-circle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-5417 size-full media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/S.-Roy-Choudhury.jpg\" alt=\"S. Roy Choudhury\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/S.-Roy-Choudhury.jpg 420w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/S.-Roy-Choudhury-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/S.-Roy-Choudhury-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 420px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 420\/420;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faculty Mentor:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/s-roy-choudhury\/\">Prof. S. Roy Choudhury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">His research focuses on nonlinear systems. In the summer of 2025, REU students will be working on projects related to bifurcations and chaos control in systems with fractional response functions, and incorporating prey vigilance.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Project 5: Applied Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations<br \/>\n<\/strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto rounded-circle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"523\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-5348 size-full media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Kuppalapalle-Vajravela.jpg\" alt=\"Kuppalapalle Vajravela\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Kuppalapalle-Vajravela.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Kuppalapalle-Vajravela-287x300.jpg 287w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/523;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Faculty Mentor:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/person\/kuppalapalle-vajravelu\/\">Prof. Kuppalapalle Vajravelu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Vajravelu has been actively engaged in research in the areas of Applied Mathematics, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Fluid Mechanics, and Numerical Heat Transfer. Several students did Undergraduate Research with him and got NSF fellowships to do Ph. D. In the summer of 2025, REU students will be working on projects related to convective heat transfer in nanofluids and biofluids with activation energy and gyrotactic microorganisms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-0 pb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row ml-0 mr-0 lazyload\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background:inherit; background-size:cover; min-height:275px;\" data-bg=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/REU-Summer2024.jpg&#039;) top left no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary pt-4 pb-2 \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"projects24\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-projects-2024 auto-section pb-0 pt-3\" data-section-link-title=\"Summer 2024\" aria-label=\"Summer 2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">2024 Participants &amp; Projects<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Optimal-design-problems-with-cost-function-regularity-uniqueness-and-free-boundary-analysis-Eduardo-REU24.pdf\">Optimal design problems with cost function: regularity, uniqueness, and free boundary analysis<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>REU Students<\/strong>: Saja Gherri \u2013 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor<br \/>\nAndrew Hale &#8211; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br \/>\n<strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Prof. Eduardo Teixeira<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Accelerating-the-Iterative-Solution-of-the-Forward-Medium-Scattering-Problem-Carlos-REU24.pdf\">Accelerating the Iterative Solution of the Forward Medium Scattering Problem<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>REU Students<\/strong>: Celine Gordon \u2013 Spelman College<br \/>\nJames Young \u2013 Florida Polytechnic University<br \/>\n<strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Dr. Carlos Borges<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Forward-Scattering-for-Thin-Coated-Domains-Numerical-Solution-Using-Generalized-Impedance-Bound.pdf\">Forward Scattering for Thin Coated Domains: Numerical Solution Using Generalized Impedance Boundary Condition<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>REU Students<\/strong>: Josh Briley\u2013 Florida State University<br \/>\nAbigail Lin &#8211; University of Florida<br \/>\n<strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Dr. Carlos Borges<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Financial-Mathematics-Derivative-Pricing-for-Financial-Derivatives-Yukun-REU24-optimized.pdf\">Financial Mathematics: Derivative Pricing for Financial Derivatives<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>REU Students<\/strong>: Adam Serota \u2013 Skidmore College .<br \/>\n<strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Dr. Yukun Li<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Investigating-the-Dimensional-Effects-on-Thomas-Cyclic-Systems-Zhisheng-2024REU.pdf\">Investigating the Dimensional Effects on Thomas Cyclic Systems<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>REU Students<\/strong>: Mai Ellington \u2013 University of Alabama at Birmingham<br \/>\nTaylore Keesler \u2013 University of Central Florida<br \/>\n<strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Dr. Zhisheng Shuai<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n\t\t\t<section id=\"schedule24\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-reu-summer-2024-schedule  pb-0 pt-3\" data-section-link-title=\"Summer 2024 Schedule\" aria-label=\"Summer 2024 Schedule\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Summer 2024 Schedule<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Summer-2024-REU-ACM-Schedule.pdf\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tDownload the Summer 2024 Schedule\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Summer-2024-REU-ACM-Schedule.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1110\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-0 pb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row ml-0 mr-0 lazyload\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background:inherit; 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