The Combinatorics REGS group is a lively collaborative research group in which many problems are proposed and students coalesce into groups to work on those that appeal to them. Many joint papers have emerged. We meet MWF afternoons for about 2.5 hours each during Summer Term II. Presented by both faculty and students, the come from conferences, web pages, journal articles, etc.
The limited is restricted to students in our Math Department who have finished at most two years of graduate study. The program is designed to provide an early exposure to research, thereby increasing mathematical maturity and easing the transition from coursework to research. Projects may or may not lead to thesis research.
More senior students participate in the combinatorics group without direct
funding from REGS, since they continue to find it valuable. The mix of
discussion among students with various backgrounds and various levels of
experience contributes to the training of all the students.
Reports from early years:
2006: ps, pdf;
2005: ps, pdf;
2004: ps, pdf.