Welcome to the

UCSB DRP!

The Directed Reading Program (DRP) is a one-on-one mathematics mentoring program in which graduate students or junior faculty members mentor undergrads in reading and research projects. 

A committee of graduate students pairs mentors and undergraduate student participants according to their mutual interests. The pairs work together during the Winter and Spring quarters. 

At the end of the program, mentees type a report reflecting on their progress and present on their work primarily through a large poster session.

We're proud to support many professional development events throughout the program, with a variety of expert panels. Check out the timeline to see a tentative schedule of this year's events.

The 2024 DRP is underway!

Check out our Timeline page to stay informed about upcoming events.

See our full schedule here!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 DRP Poster Awards!

 Three award categories feature four deserving posters this year:


People's Choice Award for Best Poster: 

Quantum Advantages Over Classical Cryptography
Ponokela DeMarzo and Natalya Rodriguez, mentored by Sanjay Kumar

Mentor's Choice Award for Best Poster: 

Mathematics of General Relativity
Connor Lindsay, mentored by Patrick Vecera

Outstanding Poster Award (tie): 

Parameters Estimation of Cox-Ingersoll-Ross
Jiayue Chen, mentored by Jimmie Adriazola

P-colorability: Not Your Typical Knot Invariant
Miao Lei, Kriteen Shrestha, and Cindy Zhao, mentored by Marcos Reyes

Congratulations to all of our 2023 Award Winners!

Check out all of our posters!