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\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — April 23, 2007 — Instead of working eight weeks at the pro shop at the Newport County Club this summer, Bridget Druken, a junior at the 溏心vlog免费B站, will be spending time with math pros at San Diego State University.<\/p>\n


\nSupported by a $3,000 National Science Foundation grant, the Newport resident will take part in an eight-week program designed to give its participants a clear understanding of the world of mathematical research through firsthand experience. <\/p>\n


\nDruken will be in a 5-person team composed of undergraduates from other colleges and universities and high school teachers. The team will be led by a graduate student and advised by Professor Peter Salamon.<\/p>\n


\nThe research group will focus on phages, viruses that predate bacteria. \u201cMathematical modeling of diseases seems like an ever-growing field of study to which I can apply my math skills,\u201d says Druken.<\/p>\n


\nDruken\u2019s bio-mathematical interest may be inherited. Her father, Patrick, is a tax preparer and good with numbers. Her mother, Valerie, is a nurse. Both are two of her biggest cheerleaders. \u201cMy parents have always encouraged me and my four sisters to be the best possible at anything, whether it be school, sports, or chores around the house. They are supportive of any educational endeavor I choose to pursue. For that I am thankful and lucky.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 honor student has known she wanted to study math since she was in 7th grade at Thompson Middle School. \u201cI had awesome math teachers throughout middle school and high school,\u201d Druken says. \u201cElizabeth Silvia, Eric Thomas, and Rick Fullerton were math teachers I admired and wanted to be like.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nDruken helps pay for her college education by mentoring in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Academic Enhancement Center, primarily reviewing finite math for her peers.<\/p>\n


\nShe intends to pursue math in graduate school. This summer\u2019s research experience will help her decide if researching mathematical biology, mathematical modeling of diseases and the human body, is something she would like to continue. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWorking with other students and professors in teams, learning more about my major and potential jobs areas, gaining mathematical maturity and traveling to another beautiful area of the United States is what I would consider a well-spent summer,\u201d she says of the opportunity.<\/p>\n


\nShe was offered her pick of two NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates. \u201cIt was a tough choice,\u201d she said. \u201cI would have liked to do either of them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWhen the project is complete, this young pro will finish out the summer working at the Newport County Club, something she\u2019s done for the past five summers. <\/p>\n

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\n溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau Photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. — April 23, 2007 — Instead of working eight weeks at the pro shop at the Newport County Club this summer, Bridget Druken, a junior at the 溏心vlog免费B站, will be spending time with math pros at San Diego State University. Supported by a $3,000 National Science Foundation grant, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}