Eco-IGERT Third Annual Retreat
Friday, May 9th- Saturday, 10th, 2008 Memorial Union, OSU
Student and Faculty Presentations:
Shaping coastal dunes: the role of sand binding plant species
Phoebe Zarnetske / Eric Seabloom & Sally Hacker, Zoology, Vrushali Bokil, Mathematics Multi-host, multi-patch models of interspecific competition and disease with applications to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus
Carrie Manore Donkor / Vrushali Bokil, Mathematics, Phil Rossignol, Fisheries and Wildlife
Particles, Populations & Probability
Ben Morin / Mina Ossiander, Mathematics, Eric Seabloom, Zoology
Urban Development Patterns and Natural Amenities: An application of pattern recognition techniques
Tracy Kugler / Julia Jones & Mary Santelmann, Geography, Xiaoli Fern, Computer Science
Novel Methods For Species Distribution Prediction
Twinkle Lettkeman / Thomas Dietterich, Computer Science, Matt Betts, Forest Science Volume Data Manipulation and Rendering of Weather Radar Data
Will Dillon / Mike Bailey, Computer Science
External Advisory Board members in attendance:
Dr. Saso Dzeroski Ljubljana, Slovenia Jozef Stefan Institute Department of Knowledge Technologies
Dr. Deborah McGuinness Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tetherless World Research Constellation
Dr. Serban Nacu South San Francisco, CA Genetech Department of Bioinformatics
Dr. John Pastor Duluth, MN University of Minnesota, Duluth Department of Biology
Dr. Deana Pennington Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico, LTER
Dr. Steven Phillips Florham Park, NJ AT&T Research Labs
Except from External Advisory Board report review:
"The external advisory board has an overall positive impression with regard to the EI IGERT program scope and achievements to date. Considering the multidisciplinary nature of the project and the newly developing informatics arena, the team must be commended for their creative approaches, flexibility, and determination in forging a relevant and intellectually challenging path for participating students and faculty. The board was impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and their perceptions of the advantages of participation in the program."
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