Ogden Calendar

Masters Thesis Defense: Sarah Hartman

The title of her thesis is “GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS AND CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS
OF AIR POLLUTION IN THREE KENTUCKY COUNTIES”

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You are cordially invited to the Third Annual Data Science Day on Thursday, April 11, sponsored by the WKU Applied Center for Data Science and the Applied Research Technology Program.  There will be a plenary talk delivered by Dr. Mahdi Yazdanpour of Northern Kentucky University from 4:15-5:15 PM in Ogden College Auditorium room 1006.  Dr. Yazdanpour will talk about how the human brain can directly interface with electromechanical devices through the use of deep-learning algorithms.

There wlll also be industrial and student presentations from 1:40-4:00 PM in Snell Hall room 1102.  Presenters from industry and government are Beth Rogers, a Senior Manager of Data Science at Bath & Body Works; JC Watkins from the Kentucky APEX Accelerator and the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation; Data4All Podcaster Charlie Yielding; and WKU alum Cameron White, Dollar General Corp.  Beth Rogers will describe her career path which includes moving from a top marine biology lab to a brain imaging research center to a cave research program to a leader in corporate industry.  JC Watkins will present on post-graduation opportunities for data scientists across various industries, the federal government and with firms that service departments of the government.  Charlie Yielding will talk about helping companies operationalize with AI.  Cameron White will talk about what experienced data scientists do if their data set is not large and comprehensive or there is too much data.

The students presentations are by graduate students Nima Esmaeilzadeh and Shake Ibna Abir, Gatton Academy students Luna Asbell and Katie Isaacs, and undergraduates Jack Galloway and Cheyla Ferguson.  Galloway and Ferguson are supported on Undergraduate Student in Data Science grants from the Applied Center for Data Science.

The schedule, including presentation abstracts, can be found at https://www.wku.edu/artp/data_science_day_2024.php

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The SIAM Student Chapter is excited to announce a mini workshop on the "Control of Partial Differential Equations." Please find attached the event flyer for more details. Following the workshop, the chapter will be hosting SIAM's Game Night, which will also include elections for the Executive Board, including the Presidency. We encourage you to share this information with your students to increase participation.

Monthly Math Department Meeting

Have you ever wondered what some of the benefits are to studying mathematics at WKU? Are you unsure of what to do after graduation? A great resource for answers to these questions are the people who have been in your shoes before! In the monthly Pi Mu Epsilon Math Alumni Speaker Series (PME MASS), WKU Mathematics alumni speak about their career paths and how studying mathematics at WKU has been beneficial to them. Each event ends with a Q&A session.

We are pleased to announce our final speaker for the semester, Chelsea (Gelley) Fimek (BA ‘13), a Consulting Actuary at Liscord, Ward & Roy. Chelseawill be speaking to us in person on Tuesday, April 23, at 4:00 PM in COHH 3119. She is making the trip from DC just to speak to us, so please attend and make her visit worthwhile! See the picture below and attached PDF for more information!

Hello Math Lovers!!

We’re going to celebrate the end of the Spring Semester with a Team Trivia Contest on Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 P.M. in COHH 4123. 

We will randomly assign teams on site, so you can come alone or bring friends – just know that you may not end up on the same team!

The questions will not be Math questions, but just general trivia questions. It should be a fun time for all.

BEST OF ALL: There will be Free Food and PRIZES!! Prizes for the winning team, randomly drawn door prizes, PRIZES FOR EVERYONE!!

We will also have a brief Math Club business meeting at 5:00 P.M. during which time we will elect officers for next year. If you want to be involved in determining the direction of the WKU Math Club, please plan to be there at 5!!

Be there or b²!!

See you!!

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