Got an innovative idea for teaching new quantitative approaches? The
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
seeks proposals for its new Accelerator Tutorials, which aim to provide
both students and professionals in-depth, cross-disciplinary instruction
in quantitative topics.
Through Accelerator Tutorials, researchers master quantitative
approaches within their own disciplines. Accelerator Tutorials help
educators bring quantitative approaches to their classrooms. Whether you
are in academia, government or industry, Accelerator Tutorials help you
learn the latest mathematical and computational approaches to solving
complex or data intensive research problems.
Accelerator Tutorials run for 3 to 5 days with nationally and
internationally recognized professors and researchers as instructors.
Tutorials can be held onsite at NIMBioS or with virtual participants
held live online at NIMBioS.
Applications are invited for proposals for Accelerator Tutorials three
times each year with deadlines on July 1, November 1, and April 1.
Researchers interested in organizing an Accelerator Tutorial must submit
a formal application to NIMBioS describing the proposed tutorial and the
mathematical/computational concept(s) to be taught. The description
should include names of 4 to 6 primary instructors/presenters, including
the organizers. Organizers select the instructors. An additional 25 to
35 participants will be identified through an open application process.
For full details on our Accelerator Tutorial, visit
http://www.nimbios.org/acceleratortutorials
Since 2009, NIMBioS has hosted more than 20 successful tutorials with
more than 600 participants on a wide variety of topics driven by input
from the scientific community. Located at the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville, near the beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park,
NIMBioS is an NSF-sponsored initiative to foster interdisciplinary
research at the interface between mathematical and biological sciences.
The institute's mission is to cultivate cross-disciplinary approaches in
mathematical biology and to develop a cadre of researchers who address
fundamental and applied biological problems in creative ways. Additional
support for NIMBioS comes from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
If you have questions or would like to discuss ideas about a possible
Accelerator Tutorial, please contact Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS Associate
Director for Education & Outreach, 865-974-9349, [email protected],
or Chris Welsh, NIMBioS Deputy Director, 865-974-9334, [email protected]
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