{"id":25430,"date":"2025-09-29T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=25430"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:44:55","slug":"three-million-dollar-research-training-group-award-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/three-million-dollar-research-training-group-award-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"$3M NSF grant funds new USC Dornsife mathematics research and training program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/math-nsf-grant-top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/math-nsf-grant-top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/math-nsf-grant-top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/math-nsf-grant-top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Composite shows lecturer speaking to students who sit before a background of mathematical equations\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  With $3 million in National Science Foundation support, students will have access to seminars, training workshops, retreats and new courses beyond the standard curriculum. 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Image source: iStock.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=science-and-technology\">Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>$3M NSF grant funds new USC Dornsife mathematics research and training program<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The five-year Research Training Group award will fund groundbreaking research in geometry and representation theory while supporting students and educators across Los Angeles.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a 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National Science Foundation has awarded the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences a $3 million Research Training Group (RTG) grant to strengthen the future of mathematics by blending cutting-edge research with innovative education and outreach.<\/p>\n<p>The five-year award will support a wide-ranging initiative at the interface of the subfields of Geometry and Representation Theory, which combines fundamental research in advanced mathematics with innovative new education, mentoring and development programs designed to prepare students for successful careers in STEM fields. It will be advanced by a broad team of faculty in USC Dornsife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathematics\/\">Department of Mathematics<\/a>, including 11 faculty members who were listed on the grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award underscores the strength of USC Dornsife mathematics as both a hub of world-class research and a training ground for the next generation of mathematicians,\u201d said Sheel Ganatra, chair of the department and the project\u2019s lead principal investigator. \u201cWe\u2019re especially proud that this program will not only advance fundamental mathematics, but also open doors for students and educators across Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Expanding research frontiers, training the next generation<\/h2>\n<p>USC Dornsife\u2019s mathematicians are pushing into some of the most challenging questions in the field \u2014 from understanding the hidden <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/better-understand-four-dimensional-universe\/\">shapes that define space<\/a> to finding new patterns that connect different areas of mathematics. The RTG award will give faculty and students the freedom to pursue these ideas, while building bridges between specialties that rarely interact.<\/p>\n<p>The grant adds a powerful layer of support for students \u2014 funding stipends, seminars, training workshops, retreats, and new courses that go beyond the standard curriculum. These opportunities allow undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to work side-by-side on real research challenges, gaining skills and experience that will prepare them for careers in academia, industry and education.<\/p>\n<p>The program also reaches into the wider community. A new initiative for local K\u201312 math teachers will provide training, resources and peer support to strengthen classroom teaching. In addition, a new summer research program will give undergraduates from USC and other institutions opportunities to engage in advanced mathematics, opening new research pathways for talented students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis grant will give students a chance to engage directly with the bold ideas that are reshaping mathematics today,\u201d Ganatra said. \u201cThose experiences will stay with them for a lifetime, no matter where their careers take them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related Articles\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n   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