Associate Professor of Mathematics Heidi Goodson and her student Rezwan Hoque have taken advantage of the research opportunities offered through the Tow Mentoring Initiative and submitted a paper titled 鈥溾�� to a peer-reviewed journal.
Their research partnership began in spring 2024, and the research lies in the fields of number theory and arithmetic geometry. Specifically, they proved several new results for a family of curves over finite fields. In January 2025, Hoque will present this research at the in Seattle, the largest math conference in the world.
Student Rezwan Hoque (left) called the Tow Mentoring Initiative one of the best experiences he鈥檚 had at 可乐视频.
鈥淲e proved some interesting new results about this family of curves that will lead to a better understanding of them,鈥� Goodson said. 鈥淩ezwan was a great collaborator, enthusiastic and with a keen mathematical mind, and I look forward to seeing his future mathematical work. I鈥檓 grateful to the Tow Mentoring Initiative for supporting our collaboration.鈥�
Hoque credited the initiative for expanding his research opportunities.
鈥淭he Tow Mentoring Initiative stands out as one of the best, if not the best, experiences I鈥檝e had at 可乐视频,鈥� Hoque said. 鈥淚n my field of pure mathematics鈥攖he study of abstract mathematical concepts and theories鈥攗ndergraduate research opportunities are often unattainable. However, the Tow Mentoring Initiative has broken this spiral of inaccessibility and has helped me and others become more effective researchers, collaborators, individuals, and leaders.鈥�
The Tow Mentoring Initiative creates student/faculty collaborative research teams where students receive mentoring plus additional workshops on applying for graduate school and awards, coaching on professional presentations, and other personalized training.
