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2008-2009 Education and Outreach Program
SAMSI/CRSC Undergraduate Workshop
May 18 - 22, 2009
at N.C. State University
General Information
Application
Schedule
General Information
SAMSI will host a one week undergraduate workshop intended for
college juniors and seniors focused on SAMSI research activities related to the
statistical and applied mathematical modeling and analysis of experimental
data. During the first day, a summary of research activities
in the 2008-2009 programs on
Sequential Monte Carlo Methods, and Algebraic Methods in Systems Biology and Statistics will be presented. In days two through five, participants will be
involved in a hands-on experience. They will use
mathematical and statistical models to analyze experimental data they collect in
the CRSC/Math Instructional Research Lab on the NC State
University campus.
Tutorials on modeling, mathematical and statistical methodology
and on the physical experiments being used will be given. Participants working
together in small teams will collect data and analyze it using mathematical and
statistical software provided.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. WORKSHOP CAPACITY HAS BEEN REACHED.
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.
Schedule
Sunday, May 17, 2009
6:00 p.m. |
Welcoming Reception (Location TBA) |
Monday, May 18, 2009
8:15 a.m. |
Participants meet at King Village. Transport to SAMSI. |
9:00 |
Breakfast at SAMSI |
9:30 |
Announcements and Introduction to SAMSI
Dr. Pierre Gremaud |
9:45 |
Talk - Dr. Christian Macaro |
10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
Talk - TBD |
11:30 |
Group Pictures |
12 Noon |
Lunch at SAMSI |
1:00 p.m. |
Introduction to the Forward Problem: Solving the Harmonic Oscillator System
Dr. Megan Owen |
2:30 |
Break |
2:45 |
Brief Introduction to the Computing System and MATLAB
Dr. Ioanna Manolopoulou |
4:15 |
Vans take participants to Lake Crabtree |
5:00 |
Dinner at Lake Crabtree |
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8:15 a.m. |
Participants meet at King Village. Transport to SAMSI. |
9:00 |
Breakfast at SAMSI |
9:30 |
Linear Inverse Problems: A MATLAB Tutorial
Wenjie Chen |
11:00 |
Break |
11:15 |
Basic Statistical Concepts and Some Probability Essentials
Sarah Schott |
12:45 p.m. |
Lunch at SAMSI |
1:45 |
Introduction to Statistical Inference
Dr. Saeid Yasamin |
3:15 |
Break |
3:30 |
Regression and Least Square: A MATLAB Tutorial
Baqun Zhang |
5:00 |
Vans take participants to King Village |
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
9:00 a.m. |
Rotating Sessions (Cox Hall, NCSU Campus)
- Vibrating Beam Data Collection at CRSC Laboratory
(Adam Attarian, Dr. Hien Tran, and Dr. Grace Kepler)
- Graduate School Panel
Dr. Ernie Stitzinger, Math Department, NCSU
Dr. Kim Weems, Statistics Department, NCSU
- Career Panel (Facilitator: Dr. Cammey Cole Manning)
TBA
TBA
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12:00 Noon |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Reflection on the Data Collection and Modeling Experiences
Dr. Sourish Das and Jason Yellick |
2:00 |
Solving the Vibrating Beam: Inverse Problem
Jason Yellick |
3:00 |
Break |
3:15 |
Solving the Vibrating Beam: Optimization
Melanie Bain |
4:15 |
Teams Work on Inverse Problem |
Thursday, May 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. |
Statistical Analysis for the Vibrating Beam Inverse Problem
Dr. Sourish Das |
10:00 |
Break |
10:15 |
Alternative Beam Model
Dr. Pierre Gremaud |
11:15 |
Teams Work on Inverse Problem |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:30 |
What could we do better? Alternative models/statistical methods
Chunlin Ji and Minghui Shi |
2:30 |
Break |
3:00 |
Teams Work on Inverse Problem; Begin to Prepare Reports |
5:00 |
Dinner |
6:30 |
Bowling |
Friday, May 22, 2009
9:00 a.m. |
Presentations and Discussion |
10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
Presentations and Discussion |
11:45 |
Closing Remarks and Workshop Evaluation
Drs. Pierre Gremaud and Cammey Cole Manning |
12:00 Noon |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Participants Depart for Home |
Please send questions to [email protected]
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