CAREER AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MATHEMATICAL

SCIENCES

Dongming Wei Chair and Professor of Mathematics

School of Science and Technology, Nazarbayev University dongming.wei@nu.edu.kz

7.220

CAREERCAST.COM JOB SURVEYS

147 Stress pts: Quotas (5), Deadlines (9), Advocacy (5), Win or lose situations (5), Working in public eye (5), Competitiveness (15), Heavy lifting (5), Physical demands (14), Environmental Conditions (13), Machines and tools (5), Speed required (5), Hazards (5), Own life at risk (8), Other lives at risk (10), Precision required (5), Initiative required (5), Outdoor work (5), Confinement (5), Detail (5), Public meetings (8)

FACTS IN SHORT HTTPS://WWW.WSJ.COM/ARTICLES/SB123119236117055127

The Wall Street Journal Report:

“Mathematician is considered the Best Job of All Jobs”.

• Les Krantz’s The Jobs Rated Almanac: “5 of 6 “Best Jobs” are math related. Less stress,

high salary, autonomy, high demand”

JOB SECTORAL WAGE (2018) https://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/2018-jobs-rated-report

Rank Job BLS Median Annual Salary

Overall rating, Work Environment, and Stress Score

Hiring Growth Outlook

1 Genetic Counselor $74,120 100 41.30 12.28 29.00

2 Mathematician $81,950 102 46.10 13.99 33.00

3 University Professor $75,430 105 38.70 8.42 15.00

4 Occupational Therapist

$81,910 109 41.30 14.22

24.00

5 Statistician $84,060 111 42.60 14.77

33.00

6 Medical Services Manager

$96,540 112 45.50 13.02

20.00

7 Data Scientist $111,840 121 45.00 14.62

19.00

8 Information Security Analyst

$100,690 126 47.00 13.72

28.00

9 Operations Research Analyst

$79,200 127 46.70 9.09

27.00

10 Actuary $100,610 135 42.30 13.15

22.00

JOB SECTORAL WAGE (2017) http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-jobs-2017

Rank Job BLS Median Annual Salary Stress Score Hiring Growth Outlook

1 Statistician $80,110 93 43.00%

2 Medical Services Manager

$94,500 101 17.00%

3 Operations Research Analyst

$79,200 102 30.00%

4 Information Security Analyst

$90,120 104 18.00%

5 Data Scientist $111,267 105 15.75%

6 University Professor $72,416 110 15.24%

7 Mathematician $111,298 128 22.31%

8 Software Engineer $100,690 129 17.00%

9 Occupational Therapist $81,910 130 29.04%

10 Speech Pathologist $73,250 131 22.65%

JOB SECTORAL WAGE (2016) http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-jobs-2016

Rank Job BLS Median Annual Salary Stress Score

Hiring Growth Outlook

1 Data Scientist $128,240 91 16.02%

2 Statistician $80,295 92 36.53%

3 Information Security Analyst

$89,280 94 17.83%

4 Audiologist $73,231 97 29.11%

5 Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

$68,200 122 27.5%

6 Mathematician $104,285 126 23.20%

7 Software Engineer $93,233 131 17.78%

8 Computer Systems Analyst

$83,255 133 20.57%

9 Speech Pathologist $72,247 136 22.19%

10 Actuary $97,362 138 21.60%

CAREERCAST.COM 2014 BEST JOBS

Rank Job BLS Median Annual Salary Stress Score

Hiring Outlook

1 Mathematician $101,360 63 23%

2 Professor (Tenured) $68,970 73 19%

3 Statistician $75,560 96 27%

4 Actuary $93,680 103 26%

5 Audiologist

$69,720 110 34%

6 Dental Hygienist

$70,210 112 33%

7 Software Engineer $93,350 125 22%

8 Computer Systems Analyst $79,680 126 25%

9 Occupational Therapist $75,400 129 29%

10 Speech Pathologist $69,870 128 19%

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-jobs-2014

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M 2013 BEST JOBS

Rank

Job Income Stress Hiring Outlook

1 Actuary $87,650 123 27% 2 Biomedical Engineer $81,540 133 62% 3 Software Engineer $90,530 136 30% 4 Audiologist $66,660 140 37% 5 Financial Planner $64,750 159 32% 6 Dental Hygienist $68,250 161 38% 7 Occupational

Therapist $72,320 166 33%

8 Optometrist $94,990 190 33% 9 Physical Therapist $76,310 199 39% 10 Computer Systems

Analyst $77,740 212 22%

CAREERCAST.COM 2012 BEST JOBS Rank Job Income Stress Hiring Outlook

1 Software Engineer $88,142 176 25% 2 Actuary $88,202 266 27% 3 Human Resources Manager

$99,102 281 19%

4 Dental Hygienist $68,109 289 36% 5 Financial Planner

$104,161 300 23%

6 Audiologist $67,137 311 37% 7 Occupational

Therapist $72,110 318 33%

8 Online Advertising Manager

$87,255 343 26%

9 Computer Systems Analyst

$78,148 370 23%

10 Mathematician $99,191 392 17%

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: US JOB PROJECTION 2014 - 2024

• 2015 • All science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

(STEM), 8,6 Million jobs • Mathematics, nearly 160,000 jobs • Average STEM wage: $87,570/year (national average wage

$48,320/year) • 2014 – 2024

• Annual math jobs increase more rapidly (28.2%) than all jobs (6.5%)

• Roughly 80,000 math job openings • Qualification: 70% BSc, 5% PhD

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: US JOB PROJECTION 2014 - 2024

Math jobs (with BSc): • Statisticians • Operation Research Analysts • Pure/Applied Mathematicians • Actuaries

WHAT JOBS FOR MATHEMATICIANS SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS (SIAM)

• Academic and research (math, engineering) institutes • Aerospace and airlines • Analytics and forecasting organizations • Chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturers • Communication Technology • IT and software firms; Computer Manufacturers • Energy systems firms • Financial service and investment management firms • Government labs, research offices and agencies • Insurance companies • Medical engineering companies • Oil industries

COMPETITIVE GRADUATE SKILLS

• Analysis • Differential equations and modeling • Numerical analysis • Optimization • Statistics • Financial and Actuarial Math • Computer and programming (Python, MATLAB, Maple,

SAS, R) • Communication and presentation skills • Team work

MATH JOBS IN KAZAKHSTAN

• Biostatisticians • Operation Research analysts • Financial analysts/Auditors • Actuaries • Computer security analysts • Data Analyst • Mathematics educators

NU MATH GRADUATE PROFILE PARTIAL DATA

2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Graduate 21 42 55 Graduate School

6+ 12+ 22+

Job Market 3+ 1 10+ • Graduate School:

• Mathematics (UIUC, MAcMaster, Glasgow) • Applied Mathematics (Oxford, Manchester, Warwick, Delft, Stanford, UIUC, Berlin Math Inst., KAUST,

NU) • Statistics, Public Health (NUS, UI-Chicago,NU) • Actuary and Financial Mathematics (Alberta, UIUC, Boston) • Operations Research (UN-Chapel Hill) • Finance, Accounting, and Economics ( NU, Amsterdam, KIMEP) • MBA(Moscow, China) • Engineering (NU)

• Job market • Financial Auditor and Analyst (E&Y, PWC, BDO, Eurasian Resources Group) • Finance (Banks, Samruk-Kazyna) • Oil sectors • Education (International Schools) • Data Mining

NU MATH 2019 GRADUATES’ SCHOOL/JOBS • Abzalkhanova Aigerim Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AOE помощник руководителя • Auyelbayeva Assemzhan Accenture Kazakhstan Technology Consulting Analyst • Bokembay Gulsara Bilim Innovation Lyceum (BIL) teacher • Kabidollayeva Zhuldyz BI-Group engineer • Kabirova Bekzada KPMG in Kazakhstan and Central Asia • Kani Yerzhan Nazarbayev University AOE specialist • Kuanyshev Nurdaulet Private business teacher • Madil Adil BI-Group analyst • Makhmudova Malika Mars Inc. MLEP • Malikova Nazym Geometry analyst • Taufikova Aruzhan KPMG in Kazakhstan and Central Asia Associate • Tazhibay Akzhan Private business • Telegenov Sunkar NCE RK Atameken Эксперт • Tugel Mukhammed KPMG in Kazakhstan and Central Asia staff auditor • Urinbassar Mustafa KPMG in Kazakhstan and Central Asia Intern • Yessetov Yerkebulan Astana-ERC LLP analyst • Zhanaidarova Nazgul BI-Group HR analytic • Zhumabayeva Aizhan Ernst & Young Kazakhstan Intern in Adsivery department • Damiyev Zhaksybek Jýsan Bank JSC data science • Myrzakhmetov Bagdat Nazarbayev University AOE RA • Yeleussinova Meruyert Bilim Innovation Lyceum (BIL) teacher • Sorokina Alena BeInTech Ventures Data Scientist • Dyuskaliyev Daniyar AlatauZharyk JSC Lead Specialist • Kazbek Moldir Nazarbayev University AOE Research Assistant • Kuanyshbayev Daniyar JysanInvest JSC Specialist • Salybekov Sanzhar Monolith LLP Director assistant • Sultangaliyeva Albina SICIM S.p.A. Assistant Project Manager • Dosmurzayev Timur KPMG in Kazakhstan and Central Asia Intern

•Akhmet Ayazhan Mathematics GrM University of British Columbia MSc in Computer Science Canada

Vancouver Hosting university scholarship

•Almen Aray Mathematics GrPhD Stevens Institute of Technology PhD in Mathematics United States

Hoboken Hosting university scholarship

•Amangeldi Medeu Mathematics GrM Illinois State University MSc in Mathematics United States Normal

Self-financed

•Assaubay Al-Tarazi Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Applied Mathematics Kazakhstan Nur-

Sultan State Scholarship

•Baidullayeva Zhanat Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Applied Math Kazakhstan Nur-

Sultan State Scholarship

•Biyar Magzhan Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Applied Math Kazakhstan Nur-

Sultan State scholarship

•Farkhat Diana Mathematics GrM Grenoble INP MSc France Grenoble Abay-Verne

•Igibayeva Kamilla Mathematics GrM UCLA Anderson School of Management MSc in Financial Engineering United

States Los Angeles Hosting university scholarship

•Kadenova Aida Mathematics GrM university of illinois at urbana-champaign MSc in Actuary Kazakhstan Nur-

Sultan National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

•Kamel Arailym Mathematics GrM Zurich University of Applied Sciences Banking and Finance

Switzerland Zurich Self-financed

•Karabayeva Ainura Mathematics GrM Central European University MA Hungary Budapest Hosting

university scholarship

•Karipbayeva Aidana Mathematics GrM University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Analytics-Statistics United

States Urbana Champaign Bolashak

•Khoroshevskaya Adelina Mathematics GrM Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich MSc in Data Science

Germany Munich Hosting university scholarship

•Koishybayeva Zhaniya Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Data Science Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan State Scholarship •Madiyeva Aigerim Mathematics GrM McMaster University MSc in Applied Math Canada Hamington Hosting university scholarship •Mukhanov Askar Mathematics GrM University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MSc in Applied Math United States Urbana Champaign Self-financed •Muratov Sultan Mathematics GrM Duke University MA in Economics United States Durham Yessenov Foundation •Mutkarim Assem Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Finance Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan •Onlabek Kundyz Mathematics GrM Nanjing University MSc in Applied Math China Nanjing Government scholarship •Orumbayeva Sara Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Finance Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan State Scholarship •Sadir Nurzhamal Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MA in Public Health Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan State Scholarship •Shakir Akyl Mathematics GrPhD Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology MSc in Applied Math Japan Okinawa Hosting university scholarship •Sorokina Alena Mathematics GrM MSc in Data Science United States New York Bolashak •Toleukhanova Nazerke Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MA in Public Health Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan State Scholarship •Tursynbekova Aigerim Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MSc in Finance Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan •Ussembayeva Zhansaya Mathematics GrM Queen Mary University London Investment and Finance United Kingdom London Self-financed •Yerlanov Madi Mathematics GrM Simon Fraser University MSc in Mathematics Canada Burnaby Hosting university scholarship •Zhanibekova Altyn Mathematics GrM Nazarbayev University MA in Public Health Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan State Scholarship •Begzhigitov Madi Applied Mathematics GrM King’s College London Education Management United Kingdom London Bolashak •Yerzhigit Bauyrzhan Applied Mathematics GrPhD Worcester Polytechnic Institute PhD United States Urbana Champaign Hosting university scholarship •Zhumekenov Abylay Applied Mathematics GrPhD King Abdullah University of Science and Technology PhD Saudi Arabia Thuwal Hosting university scholarship

NU MATH 2018 GRADUATES’ SCHOOL/JOBS • Daniyar Omarov- Ph.D. Applied Math, Georgia Tech U (Assistantship) • Nargiz Alekberova-MS Acturial Math, University of Illinoi, Urbana Champaign (Teaching Asistantship) • Aitore Issadykova-MS Oxford U ( Accepted with partial financial support), Data MS NU • Galymzhan Kenesbekov - Illinois State University (MS in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics) • Alibi Zhangeldin - KAUST (Statistics) • Tolkyn Abdildina – Budapest University of Technology and Economics ((Master of Finance) • Rauan Tolegenova - Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Master of Finance) • Ulzhan Daniyarova - Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Master of Finance) • Aidar Ilyssov- NU MSF (Master of Finance) • Marzhan Sagadiyeva-NU MSF(Master of Finance) • Nasilya Ksyuf- NU MSF (Master of Finance • ARZIYEV SUKHRAT-NU (MS Applied Math) • RAIMBEKOV TEMIRLAN-NU (MS Applied Math) • TENGEL KASSYMKHANNU NU (MS Applied Math) • Aray Nurmagambetova - EY (audit) • Aziza Yessetova- - EY (Assurance) • Aidana Kipchakbayeva - Tor Vergata University, MS in Finance and Banking • Olzhas Kabdolov - Bts Digital (Machine Learning in NLP) • Symbat Kashtapiyeva - EY (audit) • Saule Syzdykova - KPMG (audit) • Nazgul Tleulessova - Deloitte (IT audit) • Togzhan Aubakirova - KPMG (audit) • Aida Amirkanova - General Electric, business supporting intracompany accountant & reporting specialist • Aizhan Merey - SDU Masters of Mathematics (pedagogy) • Baglan Myrzakhan - Ab Initio (final), preparation of pilots • Dinmurat Amangeldinov - National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (business analyst) • Anel Sotsialova - KazTransOil (Chief Specialist on Tariff Regulation) • Bakytzhan Salmenbayev - BCC Invest, Investment banking • Bibinur Mutalipova - BIL School, teacher

NU MATH 2017 GRADUATES’ SCHOOL/JOBS

• Rustam Bekishev- (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Statistics

• Alibek Sailanbayev- KAUST, MSc+Ph.D., Computing, Machine Learning

• Gulzhan Tumenbayeva-KAUST, Big Data and Statistics Computing

• Madina Bolat-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MSc Mathematics

• Aizhan Issagali-Berlin Math Institute, Applied Math

• Andrey Pak-MSc+Ph.D.University of Alberta-Financial mathematics

• Gulzhan Tumenbayeva-KAUST-Big Data and Statistics Computing

• Laila Zhexembay-MSc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-Applied Math in Sciences

• Adil Kusmanov -MSc, Oxford-Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing

• Adiya Makhambetova-MSc, Boston University, Mathematical Finance, Incoming Financial Markets Analyst at

Fidelity Investments

• Bauyrzhan Yerzhigit-Msc Applied Math, NU

• Daiana Azamat- Msc Applied Math, NU

• Aigerim Zholmaganbetova- Msc Applied Math, NU

• Abylay Zhumekenov - Msc Applied Math, NU

• Mereigul Gumarova-MS Accounting and Auditing, KIMEP U

• Olzhas Sagimbekov – Russian Academy of Public Administration – MA in Public Policy

• Moldir Nurazkhan, GSE MSc in Educational leadership, NU

• Azat Gabdolla-Senior Data Analyst, BelnTech

• Yerbolat Satybaldy Associate White Hill

Akbota Mukhamediyeva-MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Dana Seilova-MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Gaukhar Nuraly- MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Meruyert Nursadyk- MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Symbat Aitakhanova- MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Beksultan Muratuly-MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Askar Nurseiit -MS, Nazarbavev University, Finance

Assel Kylyshbekova- auditor in Ernst and Young (EY)

Togzhan Dyussupzhanova-auditor in Ernst and Young (EY)

Zhibek Bakytzhanova- auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)

Batyr Abylkassimov- auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers(PWC)

Arsen Shegebayev- auditor in BDO

Sultanbek Nurpeisov- auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers(PWC)

Damira Alshimbayeva, Business Analyst, Supply Chain Management Specialist

Bagyzhan Bagymkyzy- project specialist in Corporate University of Samruk-Kazyna

Ryszhan Tabarek-math teacher in International school "SPECTRUM"

Yerzhigit Ischanov- in treasury departMent InterGAS

Rassulla Kari- Homecredit bank, Almaty Mangilik Malgazhdarov - KPMG strategic consulting (1y), BI Innovations (corparational innovations) Aknur Kozhagapar - Samruk Kazyna Real Estate Fund (risk analyst)

NU 2016 MATH GRADUATES •Nursultan Svankulov – PhD Operations research, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Now MSc in

Econometrics, University of Amsterdam with Amsterdam Merit Scholarship, Intern at Dynamic Credit.

•Nazgul Zakiyeva - Ph.D Statistics, National University of Singapore

•Nurbek Tazhimbetov - PhD, Stanford University

•Nurlan Abdukadyrov - Ph.D, Statistics, UI Chicago

•Gulzira Khamidulliyeva - MS Public Health, NU

•Zhanbota Myrzakul - MS Mathematics, U. Glasgow, NU Math Instructor

•Narken Aimambet - MSc Applied Mathematics, TU Delft

•Ainur Kusmukhan - MSc Economics, University of Amsterdam

•Aliya Jangabylova-MSc Mathematics of Systems, Warwick University

•Zhuldyzay Baki – MSc+ Ph.D., Applied Math, KAUST

•Chingis Matayev-MS in Economics, NU, Ph D in University of Rochester

•Malika Idizova-MS in Economics, NU

•Aidana Zhalgas-MS Mechanical Engineering NU, TA SENG NU

•Sagynay Kubayev-Samruk Kazyna Analyst of Procurement

Adilbek Karzhan - Ph.D Mathematics, MacMaster

Adilet Otemissov – PhD Optimization, Oxford, MS Applied Math U of Manchester

Daulet Dyssekenov - MSc Actuarial Mathematics, UIUC

Birzhan Akynkozhayev - MSc Mathematics, U. Manchester, Instructor NU Math Dept

Nursultan Yessenkul - Queen Mary University or King's College (Financial Math), Senior Financial analyst – CSI Kazakhstan

Aidana Talassova - MS, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public

Administration, Moscow

Alyonov Arman-Kaz Munay Gas, Executive assistant of HSE Managing Director

Zhassulan Kazbek – London U, PhD Banking, Intern – «SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND

«SAMRUK-KAZYNA» JSC

NU 2015 MATH GRADUATES

MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE (NU MATH BS 2015)

Adilet Otemissov -Ph. D Candidate

• Research Interests: • Nonconvex optimization, high-dimensional global

optimization.

• BSc in Mathematics (Nazarbayev University), MSc in Applied Mathematics (The University of Manchester)

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

I am passionate about everything, that gives answers to my questions and satisfies my curiosity. A few of the most interesting ones (professional): Applied Mathematics, Computational Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Electromagnetics; and nonprofessional ones: Space, European History, Politics, Algebra and Measure Theory.

Second year PhD student at the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford University.

Nurbek Tazhimbetov

(Nu Math BS2016)

A NU STUDENT PROFILE ( NU MATH BS 2017)

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiyam/?locale=zh_CN • Adiya Makhambetova ( BS Math Nazarbayev University) • 1st degree connection1st • Incoming Financial Markets Analyst at Fidelity Investments • Boston, Massachusetts Boston University Questrom School of Business • Degree Name: Master's degree Field Of Study Mathematical Finance • Dates attended or expected graduation 2017 – 2019

• Selected Coursework:

• Stochastic Methods of Asset Pricing I • Statistics for Mathematical Finance • Advanced Investments • Data Analysis and Financial Econometrics • Fixed Income Securities • Programming for Mathematical Finance • Computational Methods of Mathematical Finance

MSC IN ECONOMETRICS STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM

( NU MATH BS 2016)

MSc in Econometrics student at University of Amsterdam with Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

Intern at Dynamic Credit Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Commercial Analyst Trending Retail Group LLC Data mining in R Pricing products Organizing financial statements

Nursultan Svankulov

MSC ACTUARIAL MATH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA–CHAMPAIGN

( NU MATH 2018)

Courses taken at NU: Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Regression Analysis, Performance and Data Structure, Actuarial Math Capstone project: Actuarial Applications of a two-parameter generalized Logistic model

Nargiz Alekberova

GALYMZHAN KENESBEKOV ( NU MATH BS 2018)

• MS -Actuarial and Statistics

• Studies at Illinois State University • Studied Math major at Nazarbayev University

KAIRAT KELIMBETOV GOVERNOR OF ASTANA INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTER

He is a graduate of Georgetown University's, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Pew Economic Freedom Fellows Program,1999), the Kazakh State Academy of Economics (management, 1996

Moscow State University (Mathematics, 1993)

UMIRZAK SHUKEYEV

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN - MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umirzak_Shukeyev

He graduated from the Moscow Economics and Statistics Institute having studied economics and mathematics.

COMPETITIVE GRADUATE SKILLS

• Analysis • Differential equations and modeling • Numerical analysis • Optimization • Statistics • Actuarial Math • Computer and programming (MATLAB, Maple, SAS, R) • Communication and presentation skills • Team work

MATH JOBS IN KAZAKHSTAN

• Biostatisticians • Operation Research analysts • Financial analysts/Auditors • Actuaries • Computer security analysts • Academia • Mathematics educators

BIOSTATISTICS

HTTP://WWW.AMSTAT.ORG/CAREERS/BIOSTATISTICS.CFM

• Biostatisticians with advanced degrees can look forward to excellent career

opportunities in government, industry, and academia. The shortage of biostatisticians is noted in Objectives for the Nation and the Seventh Report to the President and Congress on the Status of Health Personnel in the United States.

• Job prospects for new graduates with master's and PhD degrees in biostatistics are excellent. Typical starting salaries range from $35,000 to $65,000 for master's-level graduates and $55,000 to $85,000 for PhD-level graduates.

• Recent graduates have found positions with employers as diverse as pharmaceutical companies, university research groups, hospitals, and health-related industries.

OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST HTTP://MONEY.USNEWS.COM/CAREERS/BEST-JOBS/OPERATIONS-RESEARCH-ANALYSTEARCH ANALYST

• Operations research analysts are high-level problem-solvers who use advanced techniques, such as optimization, Queueing, data mining, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling, to develop solutions that help businesses and organizations operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.

• UPS uses operations research to chart the flow of packages, provide real-time route guidance to drivers and help plan and manage distribution. In the health care field, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York used operations research to design a radiation treatment plan for prostate patients using sophisticated modeling and computation techniques.

• Operations research originated with military planners in World War II, according to INFORMS, but businesses and other organizations soon began adopting the techniques. Today, operations research analysts can be found in virtually every industry, from manufacturing to finance and throughout the spectrum of government agencies. Demand for these professionals should remain high for years to come, as companies and governments seek greater efficiency and cost savings. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment growth of nearly 27 percent for operations research analysts between 2012 and 2022, much faster than average for all occupations. During that time period, 19,500 new jobs will need to be filled.

HTTP://MONEY.USNEWS.COM/CAREERS/BEST-JOBS/OPERATIONS-RESEARCH-ANALYST

• According to the BLS, the median annual salary for operations research analysts was $74,630 in 2013. The highest-paid in the profession earned more than $130,210, while the lowest-paid made less than $42,070. The top-paying operations research analysts work in the securities and commodity contracts sphere of the financial industry, and the highest-paying metropolitan areas are New York City; San Jose, California; and San Diego.

• Salary Range • 75th Percentile$99,210 • Median$74,630 • 25th Percentile$55,110

ACTUARY HTTP://MONEY.USNEWS.COM/MONEY/CAREERS/ARTICLES/2008/12/11/JOB-UNIVERSE-ACTUARY

• Through their knowledge of statistics, finance, and business, actuaries assess the risk of events occurring and help create policies that minimize risk and its financial impact on companies and clients. Most actuaries are employed in the insurance industry, specializing in either life and health insurance or property and casualty insurance. Employment of actuaries is expected to increase by about 24 percent over the 2006-16 period, which is much faster than the average for all other occupations. Employment growth in the insurance industry—the largest employer of actuaries is expected to continue at a stable pace, and more significant growth in actuarial jobs is likely in other industries, such as healthcare and consulting firms.

• Actuaries need a strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and general business. They generally have a bachelor's degree and are required to pass a series of exams in order to become certified. Usually, actuaries earn an undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science, or in a business-related field such as finance, economics, or business. Median annual earnings of actuaries were $82,800 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $58,710 and $114,570. The lowest 10 percent had earnings of less than $46,470, while the top 10 percent earned more than $145,600.

HTTP://WWW.BEANACTUARY.ORG/

https://www.actuaryjobs.com/ Tracks: Property & Casualty | Health | Life, Annuities & Investments | Pension

QUANTS:QUANTITATIVE ANALYSTS HTTP://WWW.INVESTOPEDIA.COM/ARTICLES/FINANCIALCAREERS/08/QUANTS-

QUANTITATIVE-ANALYST.ASP

• A blend of mathematics, finance and computer skills - quants are in great demand and able to command very high salaries.

• Demand for quants is high and driven by multiple trends: • Rapid growth of hedge funds and automated trading

systems • Increasing complexity of both liquid and illiquid securities • Need to give traders, accountants and sales reps access

to pricing and risk models • Ongoing search for market-neutral investment strategies.

• Compensation in the field of finance tends to be very high, and quantitative analysis follows this trend. It is not uncommon to find positions with posted salaries of $250,000 or more and with bonuses, $500,000+ is achievable. As with most careers, the key to landing the high-paying jobs is a resume filled with experience, including well-known employers, and reliance on both recruiting firms and professional networking for opportunities.

• The highest-paid positions are with hedge funds or other trading firms, and part of the compensation is dependent upon the earnings of the firm, also known as the P&L (profit and loss). At the other end of the pay scale, an entry-level quant position may earn only $125,000 or $150,000, but this type of position provides a fast learning curve and plenty of room for future growth in both responsibilities and salary.

INTRODUCTION TO TRADING ALGORITHMS, EDWARD A LESHIK AND JANE CRALLE, WILEY, 2010

“two major hedge funds such as J. Simons’ Renaissance and D.E. Shaw’s funds which generally produce extraordinary returns on capital year in, year out. It is rumored that each of these highly successful operations employ a staff of something over 50 PhD-level mathematicians, statisticians and physicists and run some of the most powerful and advanced computer hardware.”

Quantitative analysts and financial engineers spend their time determining fair prices for derivative products. This involves some deep mathematical theory including probability, measure theory, stochastic calculus and partial differential equations. Thus to become a quant analyst it is necessary to have a strong mathematical background in mathematics, usually through an undergraduate degree in mathematics, physics or engineering.

HTTPS://WWW.QUANTSTART.COM /ARTICLES/SELF-STUDY-PLAN-FOR-BECOMING-A-QUANTITATIVE-ANALYST

• Financial Knowledge Many financial securities, such as options and convertibles, are easy to understand conceptually, but are very difficult to model precisely. Because of this hidden complexity, the skills most valued in a quant are those related to mathematics and computation rather than finance. It is a quant's ability to structure a complex problem that makes them valuable, not their specific knowledge of a company or market.

• A quant should understand the following mathematical concepts:

• Calculus (including differential, integral and stochastic) • Linear algebra and differential equations • Probability and statistics • Key financial topics include: • Portfolio theory • Equity and interest rate derivatives, including exotics • Credit-risk products • Some quants will specialize in specific products, such

as commodities, foreign exchange or asset-backed securities.

• Computer Competency Software skills are also critical to job performance. C++ is typically used for high-frequency trading applications, and offline statistical analysis would be performed in Matlab, SAS, S-PLUS/R or a similar package. Pricing knowledge may also be embedded in trading tools created with Java, .NET or VBA, and are often integrated with Excel. Monte Carlo techniques are essential.

• Education and Certifications Most firms look for at least a Master's degree or preferably a PhD in a "quantitative" subject, such as Mathematics, Economics, Finance or Statistics. Master's degrees in Financial Engineering or Computational Finance are also effective entry points for quant careers. Generally, an MBA is not enough by itself to obtain a quant position, unless the applicant also has a very strong mathematical or computational skill set in addition to some solid experience in the real world.

• Consulting firms such as Daniel H. Wagner Associates and McKinsey and Company

• Aerospace and transportation equipment manufacturers such as Boeing; Ford; General Motors; Lockheed Martin; and United Technologies

• Financial service and investment management firms such as Citibank; Moody’s Corporation; Morgan Stanley; and Prudential

• Transportation service providers such as FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service

• Communications services providers such as Clear Channel Communications; CenturyLink; and Verizon

• Chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturers such as DuPont; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer

• Medical device companies such as Baxter Healthcare; Boston Scientific; and Medtronic;

• Producers of petroleum and petroleum products such as Exxon Research and Engineering; Petróleo Brasileiro S/A/ Petrobras; Shell; and Chevron

• Academic institutions such as the Institute for Advanced Study; the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA); and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

• Consumer products companies such as Procter & Gamble and Mars

APPLYING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND FINDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR STUDY

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Ph.D. Specialties: Applied & Industrial Mathematics Statistics Biostatistics Operations Research Numerical Analysis/Approximations Mathematics Education Operations Research Probability Financial Mathematics

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS ( AS AN EXAMPLE)

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• Graduate Student Financial Aid • Teaching assistantships are available to support most of the students admitted to a degree program. • A teaching assistantship is normally considered to be a 20-hour week commitment. During the first year or two of graduate

study students will generally lead recitation sessions that accompany a large-lecture class and/or grade papers and office hours. You may also work in the Math Help Room. Advanced graduate students are often given stand alone classes to teach, primarily algebra and trigonometry and calculus.

• The academic year stipend ranges from $15K to $17K. Additional summer support is available. • The Department of Mathematics will fund Graduate Tuition Scholarships at the university rate (100% for Ph.D. students and

50% for M.S. students) for students with no scholarship from another source and who satisfy the following criteria: • The student is enrolled in a graduate program and has Mathematics as his or her home department. • The student has a graduate assistantship (e.g. TA, RA) at Iowa State University. • The student is making satisfactory progress. For students in the Mathematics and Applied mathematics programs, these are

outlined in the Mathematics Graduate Student Handbook (MGSH). • Mathematics GPA at or above prescribed limits. (3.0 for M.S., 3.33 for Ph.D.) • For Ph.D. students, timely passing of qualifying exams and the preliminary exam. • ….

NYU MATHEMATICS OF FINANCE PROGRAM HTTPS://WWW.QUANTNET.COM/RESOURCES/NYU-MATHEMATICS-OF-FINANCE-PROGRAM.2/

• 1. Derivative Securities

2. Risk & Potfolio Mgmt with Econometrics 3. Stochastic Calculus 4. Computing in Finance

• 5. Credit Markets and Models 6. Scientific Computing

7. PDE for Finance 8. Interest Rates & FX Models 9. Scientific Computing

• 10. Advanced Risk Management 11. Continuous Time Finance 12. Time Series Analysis And Statistical Arbitrage 13. Case Studies in Financial Modeling 14. Computational Methods in Finance 15. Project & Presentation 16. Fin Eng Models for Corp Finance

THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

• Operations Research: Deterministic Models, Stochastic Models

• Simulation • Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Logistics & Supply Chain Management Concentration Management Courses (at least two): • The Manufacturing Enterprise • Studies in Operations Research • Resource Allocation: Models, Algorithms,

and Applications • Quality Control and Management • Project Management • Applied Systems Engineering • Entrepreneurial Business Creation for

Engineers • Decision Models and Applications • Managing Technological Innovation and

Entrepreneurship

Technical Courses (at least three): • Service Operations • Supply Chain Management • Demand and Supply Analytics • Production and Operations Management • Advanced Engineering and Corporate

Economics • Production Scheduling • Logistics and Transportation Management • Operations Management: With Application to

Healthcare Management • Machine Learning for OR & FE • Applied Integer Programming • Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management • Quantitative Risk Management • Service Engineering

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DIVISION OF BIOSTATISTICS (MS CORE COURSES)

○ Biostatistics: Regression ○ Theory of Statistics I ○ Biostatistics : ANOVA and

Design ○ Analysis of Categorical Data ○ Theory of Statistics II ○ Survival Analysis ○ Two Biostatistics electives ○ Clinical Trials o Statistical Learning and Data

Mining o Latent Variable Models

○ Latent Variable Models ○ Statistical Methods for

Correlated Data ○ Statistics in Genetics and

Molecular Biology ○ Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis ○ Statistics for Translational and Clinical Research ○ Modern Non-parametrics ○ Applied Multivariate Methods ○ Nonparametric Methods

BOSTON UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

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Probability and Statistics • MET MA 581 PROBABILITY • MET MA 582 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS • MET MA 603 SAS WITH STATISTICAL

APPLICATIONS • Mathematical Finance • MET AT 721 MATHEMATICS OF COMPOUND

INTEREST • MET AT 722 FINANCE FOR ACTUARIES • MET AT 731 ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I • MET AT 732 ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS II • MET AT 741 ACTUARIAL STATISTICS I • MET AT 742 ACTUARIAL STATISTICS II

• MET AT 751 INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE

APPLICATIONS OF ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES • MET AT 752 GROUP INSURANCE APPLICATIONS

OF ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES • MET AT 754 CASUALTY INSURANCE PRINCIPLES • MET AT 761 MATHEMATICS FOR INVESTMENT

AND PORTFOLIO THEORY • MET AT 762 MATHEMATICAL FINANCE FOR

ACTUARIAL SCIENCE • MET AT 782 PENSION MATHEMATICS AND

MORTALITY TABLES

https://math.gatech.edu/graduate/graduate-programs • In addition to offering traditional Masters and Doctoral degrees in nearly every field of Mathematics, the

School participates in several interdisciplinary graduate programs in collaboration with other units on campus. At any given time, we train over 100 PhD and 20 Masters students, as well as several visiting graduate students from all over the world. Our graduate programs are designed so that students will not only obtain a broad perspective in advanced mathematics, through a solid foundation of fundamental courses, but also are exposed to the contemporary applications of mathematics in other disciplines. With about 30 graduate courses offered each Fall and Spring semester, not to mention numerous seminars and colloquia, there is always something of interest for everyone. Please explore the links below for more information.

• • Doctoral Programs • The School of Math offers a comprehensive PhD program in Mathematics, as well as four interdisciplinary

PhD programs in collaboration with other schools on campus: Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO); Computational Sciences and Engineering (CSE); Bioinformatics (BINF); and Quantitative Biosciences (QBios). The completion of the PhD degree requires about 5 years, and virtually all students receive full financial support (stipends and tuition waiver) during their study. The School awarded its first PhD in 1965.

• • Masters Programs • In addition to an MS program in Mathematics, the School of Math offers three interdisciplinary MS

programs: Computational Sciences and Engineering (CSE); Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF); and Statistics. Normally MS students do not receive any financial support from the School, and the completion of the MS degree requires one to two years depending on the course load. The School granted its first MS degree in 1934.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

https://www.masterstudies.com/Master-of-Science-in-Applied-Mathematics/USA/University-of-Central-Arkansas/ The Master of Science (MS) program in applied mathematics features mathematics courses developed to prepare candidates for working in business or government agencies or pursuing further graduate studies. By applying techniques taught in these courses to business, engineering, planning and other areas, significant problems can be studied using analytic, statistical, and numerical methods. To graduate, candidates must pass two comprehensive exams in their last semester. For those candidates considering more advanced graduate studies, a thesis option is available in lieu of comprehensive exams to expose candidates to research methods in applied mathematics. Program Admission Requirements To be admitted to the MS degree program in applied mathematics one must have A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution; Adequate preparation in mathematics; At least a 2.70 GPA; and Achieve satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam. [3] Degree Requirements All MS Graduate Students: Courses must include a minimum of 18 hours at 6000-level and these Core Courses: MATH 6342 Mathematical Modeling MATH 6345 Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 6348 Numerical Analysis The remaining hours may include other courses at the 5000-level with the approval of student’s advisory committee. A candidate can choose one of the two options: Thesis option or Non-Thesis option. Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for fall/spring. Each assistantship includes a full-tuition scholarship for nine credit hours per semester during the academic year. In addition, there is a stipend of $9,000 for nine months. Graduate Assistants are expected to enroll in nine credit hours and work 20 hours per week in the department. Applications for the graduate program and assistantships are available at the UCA’s Graduate School website: http://uca.edu/graduateschool/.

ORGANIZATIONS THAT HIRE APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS

• Government labs and research offices such as Air Force Office of Scientific Research; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Sandia National Laboratories

• U.S. government agencies such as Institute for Defense Analyses Center for Communications Research, National Center for Computing Sciences; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); National Security Agency (NSA); Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; and the U.S. Department of Energy

• International government agencies such as the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, DSTO (Australia); French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (changed name); and National Research Council Canada

• Federally funded contractors such as the Mitre Corporation; RAND Corporation; and the Aerospace Corporation

• Engineering research organizations such as AT&T Laboratories – Research; Exxon Research and Engineering; NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Schlumberger-Doll Research; and IBM Research

• Computer information and software firms such as Adobe; Google; Kuberre Systems; The MathWorks, Inc.; Mentor Graphics; Microsoft; Mosek; MSC.Software Corporation; Palo Alto Research Center; Thomson West; and Yahoo Research

• Energy systems firms such as Lockheed-Martin Energy Research Corporation and the Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC)

• Electronics and computer manufacturers such as Alcatel-Lucent; Hewlett-Packard; Honeywell; IBM Corporation; Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions; Philips Research; and SGI

INTERNSHIP AND CAREER INFORMATION IN INDUSTRY, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENT LABS

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• Corporate Organizations • AT&T Laboratories – Research • Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent • The Boeing Company • Birkhäuser • Booz Allen and Hamilton • General Motors Corporation • Hewlett-Packard • IBM Corporation • Kuberre Systems • Lockheed Martin • Mentor Graphics • Merck & Co • Mining Plazza • NEC Laboratories America, Inc. • Palo Alto Research Center • Philips Research • Schlumberger-Doll Research • SAIC • Springer • Government and Non-Profit Institutions

• The Aerospace Corporation • Air Force Office of Scientific Research • American Institute of Mathematics • Argonne National Laboratory • Defence Science and Technology Organization • Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences • Institute for Defense Analyses • Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • Los Alamos National Laboratory • Mathematical Sciences Research Institute • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • National Institute of Standards and Technology • National Research Council Canada • National Security Agency • Naval Surface Warfare Center • Oak Ridge National Laboratory • Sandia National Laboratories • United States Department of Energy • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research

and Development Center

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• Harry Max Markowitz (born August 24, 1927) is an American economist, and a

recipient of the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Markowitz is a professor of finance at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). • During high school, Markowitz developed an interest in physics and philosophy, in particular

the ideas of David Hume, an interest he continued to follow during his undergraduate years at the University of Chicago. After receiving his B.A., Markowitz decided to continue his studies at the University of Chicago, choosing to specialize in economicsWhile still a student, he was invited to become a member of the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, which was in Chicago at the time. Markowitz chose to apply mathematics to the analysis of the stock market as the topic for his dissertation.

JAMES HARRIS SIMONS

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• In 1964, Simons worked with

the National Security Agency to break codes.[20] Between 1964 and 1968, he was on the research staff of the Communications Research Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and taught mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, ultimately joining the faculty at Stony Brook University. In 1968, he was appointed chairman of the math department at Stony Brook University.

• Simons was asked by IBM in 1973 to attack the block cipher Lucifer, an early but direct precursor to the Data Encryption Standard (DES).[21]

• Simons founded Math for America. He funds a variety of research projects.

James Harris Simons was born to a Jewish family, the only child of Marcia (née Kantor)and Matthew Simons, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father owned a shoe factory. He received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1958 and a Ph.D., also in mathematics, from the University of California, Berkeley, under supervision of Bertram Kostant in 1961, at the age of 23.

For more than two decades, Simons' Renaissance Technologies' hedge funds, which trade in markets around the world, have employed mathematical models to analyze and execute trades, many automated. Renaissance uses computer-based models to predict price changes in financial instruments. These models are based on analyzing as much data as can be gathered, then looking for non-random movements to make predictions. Renaissance employs specialists with non-financial backgrounds, including mathematicians, physicists, signal processing experts and statisticians. The firm's latest fund is the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF). RIEF has historically trailed the firm's better-known Medallion fund, a separate fund that only contains the personal money of the firm's executives. "It's startling to see such a highly successful mathematician achieve success in another field," says Edward Witten, professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, and considered by many of his peers to be the most accomplished theoretical physicist alive... (Gregory Zuckerman, "Heard on the Street", Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2005). In 2006, Simons was named Financial Engineer of the Year by the International Association of Financial Engineers. In 2007, he was estimated to have personally earned $2.8 billion, $1.7 billion in 2006,[17] $1.5 billion in 2005,(the largest compensation among hedge fund

managers that year) and $670 million in 2004.

Ivo Babuška

Babuška works in the field of mathematics, applied mathematics, numerical methods, finite element methods, and computational mechanics. In 1968, he became a professor at University of Maryland, College Park, where he retired in 1996 as a Distinguished University Professor. In 1989 he co-founded the company ESRD, Inc. (http://www.esrd.com/) which developed the StressCheck finite element software, putting into practice much of Dr. Babuška's research and contributions to the finite element method.[

He studied civil engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, where he received the Dipl. Ing in 1949. In 1951 he received the degree Dr. Tech.; his doctoral dissertation was supervised by Eduard Čech and Vladimir Knichal. From 1949 he studied at Mathematical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and then was the head of the Department of Partial Differential Equations. In 1955, he received a Ph.D. in mathematics and in 1960 D.Sc. in mathematics.

PROFILE OF AN APPLIED MATHEMATICIAN

J. Tinsley Oden

The University of Texas at Austin Associate Vice President for Research Director, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences Cockrell Family Regents' Chair in Engineering no. 2 Peter O'Donnell Jr. Centennial Chair in Computing Systems Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Professor of Mathematics

EDUCATION AND HONORS

• Dr. Oden finished secondary school in Alexandria in 1955 and entered Louisiana State University in the fall of that year. He earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from LSU in 1959. Dr. Oden earned a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Oklahoma State University in 1962

• He is a Fellow and past President of both the American Academy of Mechanics and the Society of Engineering Science. He was awarded the A. C. Eringen Medal, the Worcester Reed Warner Medal, the Lohmann Medal, the Theodore von Karman Medal, the John von Neumann medal, the Newton/Gauss Congress Medal, and the Stephan P. Timoshenko Medal. He was also knighted as “Chevalier des Palmes Academiques” by the French government

FELLOWSHIP AND SUMMER PROGRAMS

• The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars program (http://www.nianet.org/larss/) offers opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to spend a summer at NASA Langley working with a researcher. The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/) is an agency-wide fellowship program for graduate study in science, mathematics, and engineering related to NASA research and development. The award recipients are encouraged to spend part of the year at NASA. Once you are looking for a job, you can place your CV at www.usajobs.gov, which advertises jobs in government labs. You can sign up for announcements of NASA Research Opportunities (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/)

STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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NU MATH STUDENT PAPERS • Daniyar Omarov, Daulet Nurakhmetov, Dongming Wei, Piotr Skrzypacz, On the application

of Sturm's theorem to analysis of dynamic pull-in for a graphene-based MEMS model Journal Applied and Computational Mechanics, Volume 12, Issue 1, ( 2018) 59-72. • Kira Adaricheva, Madina Bolat, Representation of convex geometries by circles on a plane Discrete Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, accepted Jan. 2018. • Dongming Wei, Shirali Kadyrov, Zhasulan Kazbek, Periodic solutions of a graphene based

model in micro-electro-mechanical pull-in device, Applied and Computational Mechanics, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2017) DOI: 10.24132/acm.2017.322.

• Dongming Wei, Marios Fyrillas, Adilet Otemissov, Rustam Bekishev, Optimal Design of Helical Springs of Power Law Materials, arXiv:1610.09155v1.

• Assylbekov Zhenisbek, Igor Melnykov, Rustam Bekishev, Assel Baltabayeva, Dariya Bissengaliyeva, and Eldar Mamlin. "Detecting Value-Added Tax Evasion by Business Entities of Kazakhstan." In Intelligent Decision Technologies 2016, pp. 37-49. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

• Jangeldin Alibi, and Zhenisbek Assylbekov. "Simple and Accurate Method for Parallel Web Pages Detection." In Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, pp. 238-247. Springer, Cham, 2017.