NAM Undergraduate MATHFest is a signature program of the National Association of Mathematicians, Inc. (NAM). It is held annually to encourage students to pursue advanced degrees in mathematics and mathematics education. The conference is geared for undergraduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), although all are welcome to attend.

NAM Undergraduate MATHFest will be occurring VIRTUALLY in 2021! The virtual events will take place between Friday, October 1st and Saturday, October 2nd, 2021. The program features undergraduate student poster and oral presentations, information about graduate school, networking and Problem Time.

Students, please apply to give a talk or poster presentation at NAM MATHFest XXXI by submitting a title and abstract as part of your ticket registration process!

Faculty, please encourage your students to attend the conference and give a talk or poster presentation!

For more information about NAM and the history of NAM Undergraduate MATHFest, please visit https://www.nam-math.org/mathfest.html.

The conference consists of five components:

• Student Talks -- There will be talks given by undergraduate students which last 20 minutes each.
• Poster Presentations -- Students have the opportunity to present posters outlining their research.
• Graduate Fair -- Universities will have an opportunity to showcase their graduate programs and interact with undergraduate students in a one-hour fair.
• Problem Time -- Throughout the conference, students will be presented challenge problems. Students with correct solutions will be presented prizes.
• The J. Ernest Wilkins Lecture -- This is an hour-long talk, given by an established researcher, to motivate our undergraduates to continue to pursue research in the mathematical sciences.

The 2021 J. Ernest Wilkins Lecture will be given by Dr. Pamela Harris, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. The title of Dr. Harris' talk is "Parking Functions: Choose Your Own Adventure."

Register today!

Students, please register in order to apply to give a talk or poster presentation.