The Math Path Program
Learn more about The Math Path Program.
Employment of actuaries and mathematicians and statisticians is projected to grow 24 and 33 percent, respectively from 2020 to 2030. -U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Math Path Program supports the recruitment, retention, and progression of undergraduates from diverse backgrounds in pathways to quantitative science graduate programs around the nation. Georgia State University leads the project in partnership with the National Math Alliance, with enthusiastic support from specific graduate programs at Arizona State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, and Purdue University, as well as Georgia State’s own College of Arts and Sciences and Robinson College of Business. Not only are we offering undergraduate student opportunities such as research assistantships and transition grants, but also we aim to strengthen the departmental and institutional practices known to promote student success at the graduate level.
Private Investigator: Kyle Frantz, Ph.D.
Project Coordinator: Sherri Briggs, Ph.D.
Business Manager: Kay Hudson
Email: [email protected]
The goal of the Math Alliance is simple: we want to be sure that every underrepresented or underserved American student with talent and the ambition has the opportunity to earn a doctoral degree in a mathematical or statistical science.
Their commitment is to build a national community of students, faculty, and staff who work together to transform our departments, colleges, and universities into institutions where all students are welcome. Math Alliance mentors come from a variety of schools all over the country. What they all have in common is a commitment to our Math Alliance Scholars.
There are many ways you can be a part of our Math Alliance Community, and we welcome you to join! If you are a student, please visit the page on how to become a Math Alliance Scholar. If you are a faculty member, read about becoming a Math Alliance Mentor. Please be sure to visit our faculty profiles page as well as our photos and videos.
Application Opens: April 14, 2025
CASA Research Opportunity Informational Session
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
- Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
- Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Are you interested in pursuing a Ph.D. and research career? Are you a STEM undergraduate student interested in pursuing a paid research assistantship?
If so, the CASA has paid research opportunities available:
- Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)
- Perimeter Research Assistantship (PRA)
- Center for Dynamic Multiscale and Multimodal Brain Mapping across the Lifespan (D-MAP)
- Math Path
- Leadership Alliance
To register, click HERE.
Applications will open November 15, 2024. The deadline is quickly approaching, so be sure to apply by February 16, 2025, @ 11:59 pm.
To ensure you select the right CASA program for you, click here, to compare all CASA programs.
2025 Math Path Summer Internship Timeline (tentative)
- November 15, 2024 Application Opens
- November 15, 2024 Application Opens
- November 19, 2024 CASA Programs Informational Session
- November 20, 2024 CASA Programs Informational Session
- January 22, 2025 CASA Programs Informational Session
- January 23, 2025 CASA Programs Informational Session
- February 16, 2025 Application Closes
- March 4, 2025 Decisions go out
- March 31, 2025 Math Path Notifications
- April 10, 2025 CASA Program Orientation (PRA, MARC, HIP-SI & D-MAP)
- April 24, 2025 Celebration of Students
- June 8, 2025 Project Matching (Math Path)
- June 17, 2025 Program Start
- June 19, 2025 First Professional development workshop
- August 6, 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Georgia State University Project Team
Kyle Frantz, Ph.D.
John D. King, Ph.D.
Yi Jiang, Ph.D.
Stephen H. Shore, Ph.D.
Sherri B. Briggs, Ph.D.
Stefanos Orfanos, Ph.D.
Sutandra Sarkar, M.Sc., MS..
Leslie J. Meadows, Ph.D.
David Goldberg, Ph.D.
The National Math Alliance
Centered at Purdue University
Chia Chun Lo, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Risk Management and Insurance
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Gennady Cymbalyuk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience Institute
Georgia State University
David Goldberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mathematics
Director, Math Alliance
Purdue University
Summer program: Mathematics REU Opportunities
Kelley Kidwell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Associate Professor of Biostatistics Academic Affairs
University of Michigan
Summer program: Big Data Summer Institute
Richard McGehee, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Mathematics
Director of Graduate Studies
University of Minnesota
Summer program: Complex Systems REU Program
Fabio Milner, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Director, Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center
Associate Dean of Graduate. Initiatives
Arizona State University
Summer program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
Andrey Shilnikov, Ph.D.
Professor, The Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Professor, Neuroscience Institute
Georgia State University
Irena Swanson, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head, Department of Mathematics
Purdue University
Summer program: Mathematics REU Opportunities
Yusen Xia, Ph.D.
Professor, Institute for Insight
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Director of Institute for Insight at the Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Xingxing Yu, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Summer program: Undergraduate Research
GSU Math Path is delighted to congratulate Dr. Gennady Cymbalyuk as a winner of the 2022 GSURC Faculty Award for Undergraduate Project and Laboratory-Based Research. Thank you for your commitment to undergraduate research training, mentoring, and the Math Path Program!
Dr. Cymbalyuk investigates dynamic mechanisms underlying the generation of rhythmic activity by neurons and their circuits. For example, specialized rhythmic circuits produce bursting activity patterns that control locomotion, breathing, or heartbeat in invertebrates. He is interested to understand how these rhythms are regulated through neuromodulation so that the circuits produce robust functional rhythms but yet are flexible to adjust to changing environments or behavioral goals.