Math faculty members have been awarded an NSF Innovations in Graduate Education grant to run a pilot program that seeks to counteract some of the challenges faced by graduate students at geographically isolated institutions.  PI Elizabeth Gross notes that peer collaboration can play an important role in developing the research, but that such opportunities are limited at institute UH Mānoa.  The grant will create new such opportunities by forming  mini-research groups with PhD students from UH Mānoa and students from other institutions.

Co-PI Daniel Erman notes that if the program is successful, it could “could pave the way for similar programs at other geographically isolated institutions”.   The grant of $436,302 will fund three such groups over 3 years.  This will provide new opportunities for collaboration and professional development for a number of UH Mānoa PhD students in mathematics.  The first project will launch in Fall 2025.

See also this UH news article about the program.