Workshop Participants

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Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State University, Mathematics

• Solution of an Equation by using MATLAB

Sean Bartz, Macalester College, Physics

• Relaxation Method for a real parallel-plate capacitor
• Essay: The dynamical nature of Nature

Benjamin Bratton, Princeton University, Molecular Biology

• Using MATLAB to understand distributions: Pokémon GO
• Essay: Helping students tinker with the black box

Michael Cardiff, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Geoscience

• Investigation solution methods for the groundwater flow equations
• Essay: Teaching and integrating computation in graduate research

Will Cluett, University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

• Simulation of a two storey structure under dynamic loads
• Essay: Integration enhances learning across the curriculum

Andrew Darling, Colorado State University, Geosciences

• Modeling River Long Profiles
• Essay: Using and Learning Matlab in Geomorphology of Rivers: Experiences with Advanced Students and Research

Aida Farough, Kansas State University, Geology

• The rate of change in porosity as a result of mineral precipitation
• Essay: Lack of computation in introductory geoscience courses

Andrew Fischer, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

• Monitoring Algal Blooms with Landsat (OLI)
• Essay: More content and less time: Opportunities and challenges for interdisciplinary marine science students

Gareth Funning, University of California-Riverside, Department of Earth Sciences

• The 'Keeling Curve' and analyzing time series data in MATLAB
• Essay: The skills gap between the graduates we produce and the graduate students we'd like to recruit (or, "How I bit the bullet and tried to teach computing.")

Gregory Goins, North Carolina A & T State University, Biology

• Mathematical Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Predisposition
• Essay: Forming A Biomathematical Learning Alliance Across Traditional Academic Departments

Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary, Geology

• Conservation Equation Model
• Essay: Introducing Numerical Modeling to Undergraduate Geology Majors

Janel Hanrahan, Lyndon State College, Atmospheric Sciences

• Analysis of Global Temperature Trends
• Essay: Using computation to understand statistics through climatology

Manuel Hernandez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kinesiology and Community Health

• Hodgkin-Huxley Neuron Model
• Essay: The importance of programming skills in achieving biomedical solutions in the modern world

Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Mount Holyoke College, Mathematics and Statistics Department

• Estimating Pi using series
• Essay: Goals for teaching numerical integration in Calculus or Differential Equations Courses

Letitia Hubbard, North Carolina School of Science and Math Engineering and Technology

• Modeling an Neuron Action Potential in Matlab
• Essay: Cracking the Code: Understanding the Mystery behind the Computational Tool

Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bioengineering

• Sophomore Bioengineering Final Project
• Essay: Creating Core Course Undergraduate Research Pathways Via MATLAB Simbiology

Alan Kan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biology

• Signal and spectral analysis
• Essay: Computation for the speech and hearing sciences

Thomas Kelley, Northeastern University, Physics

• If You Build It ...
• Essay: Beginning the Journey

Risa Madoff, University of North Dakota-Main Campus, Geology and Geological Engineering

• Computational Inquiry into a Hillslope Surface Model
• Essay: Inquiry Based Pedagogy for Computational Surfaces in Geoscience

Michele McColgan, Siena College, Physics & Astronomy

• Modeling a voltage divider
• The Impact of computation in the classroom on independent research experiences

Dylan Mikesell, Boise State University, Geosciences

• Finite difference modeling of hillslope diffusion
• Essay: Computing for 3rd year Geoscience Undergraduates

Victor Padron, Normandale Community College, Mathematics

• The More The Merrier in The Math of Population Ecology
• Essay: Experimental Math & Education

Carlye Peterson, University of California-Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data
• Essay: Beginning to incorporate computation and Matlab into my courses

Alain Plattner, California State University, Fresno, Earth and Environmental Sciences

• Choice of geophone layout in a simple near-surface seismics setting
• Essay: Motivating undergraduates in the geosciences to learn programming

Phil Resor, Wesleyan University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

• Getting inside the black box
• Essay: Using numerical models to experiment with earth and environmental systems

Anne Walter, St. Olaf College, Biology

• Population Dynamics: Bacterial Growth Curves Provide Data to Calculate Growth Rates and Carrying Capacity
• Essay: Baby-Steps Bring More Computation (or at least "math") into Biology and more Biology into Math

Daniel Zysman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences

• Principal Component Analysis
• Essay: Advancing the neuroscience curricula, a computational thinking approach

Conveners:

Lisa Kempler, MathWorks
Cathy Manduca, Science Education Resource Center
Kristin Jenkins, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium
Kelly Roos, Bradley University, Department of Engineering Physics, PICUP: Essay: Integrating Computation into Undergraduate STEM Courses
Frederik J. Simons, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences: Essay: "Into Matlab" - A series of video lectures accompanying "From Zero to Matlab in ..."
Wendy Thomas, University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering: Curve Fitting Exercise in MATLAB | Essay: Garbage Out? Verification of Reliable Computations

Staff:

Ye Cheng, MathWorks
Paul Kassebaum, MathWorks: Teaching Quantum Mechanics with MATLAB
Rory McFadden, Science Education Resource Center