Undergraduate Modeling Workshop - May 13-17, 2013
Workshop Information
This week long workshop held at North Carolina State University will provide an introduction to mathematical and statistical challenges in climate research. Talks will be presented by statisticians and mathematicians who work in climate change research, as well as by other scientists. Students will get an introduction to different aspects of interdisciplinary research and the role of mathematics and statistics.
Concurrently, through the week, we will use modeling of the occurrence of hurricanes as an example, and students will work with real data that is currently used to predict hurricanes. Students will be provided an overview of regression modeling for count data, and will primarily use the open source software R to model and analyze the hurricane data. These projects will be under the supervision of SAMSI postdocs.
Finally, student teams will have the option of submitting their modeling results to a public competition for predicting hurricanes.
Schedule (pdf)
Application
To begin the application process login and register, then click on "Apply for Workshop" button at the top of this page. When you have completed the form, be sure to click on the green "Complete Application" button.
The deadline to apply is April 26, 2013.
Due to space considerations, participation is restricted and will be offered to approximately 30 individuals selected from the applicant pool. Participants are expected to arrive for the workshop on Sunday, May 12, 2013 and remain in continuous attendance until 12:00 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013.
Upon acceptance for the program, individuals must confirm by email within three days their intention to participate (otherwise their place will be given to another applicant). Accepted participants will be advised regarding airfares and will need to purchase plane tickets with a three-week advance fare.
Please send questions to: [email protected]
Schedule
Sunday, May 12, 2013
NCSU
| 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception (Avent Ferry Guest Facilities, 1st floor) |
Monday, May 13, 2013
at SAMSI
| 8:15 a.m. | Participants meet at dorm. Transport to SAMSI. |
| 9:00 | Continental Breakfast at SAMSI |
| 9:30 | Announcements and Introduction to SAMSI Snehalata Huzurbazar, SAMSI |
| 10:00-11:45 | Overview of Hurricanes and Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Carl Schreck, National Climate Data Center, and Dorit Hammerling, SAMSI and NCSU |
| Noon | frisbee and Lunch and frisbee |
| 1:30 | Statistics and Climate Research Richard Smith, SAMSI and Dept. of Statistics and Operations Research - UNC |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 | Mathematics and Climate Research Chris Jones, Dept. of Mathematics - UNC |
| 5:00 | Working Groups formation |
| 5:30 | Dinner at SAMSI |
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
at NCSU
| 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast at NCSU, SAS Hall, Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 9:00 | Introduction to Hurricane Database and competition Dorit Hammerling, SAMSI and NCSU, and Stephanie Rushley, Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU - Room 2229 |
| 10:00 | Break - Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 10:30 | Working Groups: acquiring the latest data - Rooms 2225, 2229, 2235 |
| 12:00 | Lunch and Grad Students panel - Room 4104, Mathematics Commons Kristin Linn, NCSU Gina-Maria Pomann, NCSU Kevin Penner |
| 1:30-5:00 | Lectures and hands on working with R and hurrican data: SAMSI postdocs and grad fellows Room 2229. (Break in Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge) |
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
at NCSU
| 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast at NCSU, SAS Hall, Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 9:00 | Group Work: work with R; postdocs and grad fellows will be around to answer questions. Room 2225, 2229, 2235. |
| 10:30 | Break - Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 10:45 | Group Work: Groups prepare a short overview of their proposed project to hand in before lunch. Rooms 2225, 2229, 2235. |
| Noon | Lunch - food in Room 4104, Mathematics Commons. Eat in Room 2202 or 4104. |
| 1:00-2:15 | Statistical Methods for Studying Pollution Montserrat Fuentes, Dept. of Statistics, NCSU. Room 2229. |
| 2:15-2:45 | Break - Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 2:45-3:15 | Giving Presentations: content, organization, software Yi (Grace) Wang, SAMSI. Room 2229. |
| 3:30-5:00 | Group Work - postdocs and grad fellows will be around to help. Rooms 2225, 2229, 2235. |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
at NCSU
| 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast at NCSU, SAS Hall, Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 9:00-12:00 | Group Work - postdocs and grad fellows will be around to help. Rooms 2225, 2229, 2235. (Break in Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge) |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch and Career Panel. Room 4104, Mathematics Commons Nate Burch, Postdoc, SAMSI and NCSU; about to start as Assistant Professor, Gonzaga University Hazel Nichols, Research Fellow, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Chris Gotwalt, Director of JMP Statistical Research and Development |
| 1:30-5:00 | Group Work - postdocs and grad fellows will be around to help Rooms 2225, 2229, 2235. (Break in Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge) |
Friday, May 17, 2013
at NCSU
| 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast at NCSU, SAS Hall, Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 9:00 | Group presentations and discussions - Room 2229 |
| 10:15 | Break - Room 2202, Undergrad Lounge |
| 10:30 | Group presentations and discussions - Room 2229 |
| Noon | Adjourn |
Group Presentations
Group 1: Nicole Gardner, Daniel Miller, Julian (Quan) Zhou
Group 2: Charles Ho, Anna Peris, Lee Richardson
Hurricane Landfall Predictions
Group 3: Evan Bittner, Daria Drozdova, Maryam Khan, Kasey Palmquist
Hurricane Landfall Modeling
Group 4: Biyue Dai, Alex Kokinov, Christopher Pratt
Group 5: Zachariah Casey, Shana Kachaochana, Verity Robert
Group 6: Brandon Sherman, Vinicius Taguchi, Kehao Zhu
2013 Hurricane Season Predictions
Group 7: Matthew Jastrebski, Nicole Slagle, Jane Zanzig
Group 8: Meagan Lovins, Nathan Wall, Xiuyuan Yu
Group 9: Adrianna Boghozian, Tracy Qi Dong, Dan King
Tropical Storms
Group 10: Ashley Corkill, Roger Estep, Yue Liu
Group 11: Corey Raphael, Jonathan Skantz, Xinyu (Gwendolyn) Tian
R Models for Hurricane Data