Fwd: Opportunity for Boise Math Circle Students

[Samuel Coskey]

Dear all,

While the math circle continues to be on hiatus, I do get occasional emails with information for math circle students. If you don’t wish to receive these messages, please let me know and I can reduce the quantity.

Sam

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From: Alex Tsun <al...@summersteminstitute.org>

I hope you have been doing well. My name is Alex, and I’m a lecturer at the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science. Throughout middle and high school, I participated in mathematics competitions, including the AMC series and the AIME. Math was a formative extracurricular activity for me, and the analytical thinking skills I developed still help me to this day. More importantly, learning math outside of school helped me realize the importance of supplemental education and learning through extracurriculars. I saw that you were the organizer of Boise Math Circle, and I wanted to reach out and share an opportunity for your students.

Last year, since so many extracurricular activities were becoming cancelled due to COVID-19, I began working with a team of educators, students, and graduates from Stanford and Harvard to continue virtual learning opportunities. We started the Summer STEM Institute (SSI), a six-week virtual summer research program for high school students.

The program consists of three main parts:

• Research and data science bootcamp: Students learn how to design and conduct data science research projects. Students learn about the research process and how to apply statistical and machine learning methods to address scientific questions with real-world impact.
• Masterclass lecture series: Students are connected to accomplished young adults around the world. Students have the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship from Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients, science research from International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) grand prize winners, and other topics from speakers with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Mentored research project: Students complete a research project through a rigorous, hands-on learning experience under the guidance of mentors. Previously, students have worked in a variety of fields, from computational biology to quantum physics.

Many students who attended the program last summer said SSI changed their lives and asked for our team to continue running SSI in future years. You can view distinguished research projects and read about student experiences on our website. Applications for the 2021 program are now open, and I thought many of your students at Boise Math Circle may be interested in the program. Could you please share this opportunity with your students and families? To learn more about the program and apply, students can visit our website at: https://www.summersteminstitute.org/.

Please let me know if you or your students have any questions about the program. Thanks so much, and take care!

Alex Tsun 
Lecturer at the University of Washington
Instructor at the Summer STEM Institute (SSI)
M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University '20
B.S. in Computer Science, University of Washington '18