Math/Stat Club Trivia Night

 

Departmental Seminar

Applying unsupervised and supervised learning methods to minimize risk to bald eagles from industrial wind turbines

Dr. Silas Bergen
Winona State University

Abstract:  In this talk, I describe a collaboration with research wildlife biologists and statisticians to analyze over 2 million data points collected from GPS telemetry devices attached to bald eagles. My research project involved two phases.  In the first phase, I applied unsupervised learning methods to identify distinct bald eagle behavioral flight modes using the flight data obtained from the GPS observations.  In the second phase, I applied supervised learning methods to classify behavior risks using environmental data to understand how bald eagle flight related to underlying land features and topography.   The intent of this project was to understand land types where bald eagles might be at greater risk of collision with industrial wind turbines to inform placement of wind farms.  This majority of the talk will be accessible to the general public; the entirety will be accessible to 2^nd- or 3^rd-year statistics/data science majors.

Wednesday, January 19^th,

12:00- 12:50 PM

Science Laboratory Center/SLC 120

Math/Stat Club Study Night

 

Math Education Panel

12:00 - 12:50 PM, Wednesday, December 1, SLC 120

Refreshments served beforehand in SLC Atrium. 

Mathematics Teaching Panel
Scott Halverson Winona Sr. High School	Scott Mlynczak Winona Sr. High School	Conager Mrozek WSU Recent Alumnus

Student Internship Presentations

12:00 - 12:45 PM, Wednesday, Nov 17, SLC120

Fastenal Internship Kailee Brower
I completed my internship at Fastenal working with the Business Data and Strategy Support group. Fastenal started out distributing fasteners, but today distributes many different manufacturing and industrial resources. During this internship, I learned about Power Query, M code, PeopleSoft queries, excel functions, data visualization techniques and data management. I also learned how a large business worked, how to communicate in a business setting, and time management skills. I continue to work at Fastenal and I’m excited to learn more and expand my knowledge in applications for data analysis.
CROSS Service Internship Kyle Maciej
	My internship took place at a non-profit called CROSS. CROSS provides services to people who are less fortunate. CROSS collects a lot of data and currently has limited resources to look at all this data. The duties of my internship included helping to make sense of all the data that CROSS collected and help them figure out what to do moving forward. I cleaned data and created basic data visualizations so I could provide valuable information to CROSS. Overall, my internship was a good experience to apply what I had learned from the classroom into the real world and solve real world problems.

Math/Stat Club Friendsgiving & Game Night

 

 

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Grad School Panel
Wednesday, Nov 3 12:00 – 12:45 PM Via Zoom (contact Dr. Malone for the link)
	Margaux Douvier Western Michigan University   I am a first year Statistics Master’s student at Western Michigan University -- I plan to pursue my PhD as well. At this time, I am not sure what area of research I will be getting in to, however, I am currently working on a certificate in Biostatistics. I graduated from Winona State University in 2020 with dual degrees in Statistics and Spanish, and a minor in Data Science. Outside of school, I enjoy a good true crime show/podcast (especially Dateline with Keith Morrison) and eat Taco Bell cheese quesadillas way too often!
	Austin Ellingworth Colorado State University   I am a PhD student studying Statistics.  I am in my third year at Colorado State University. My research interests are multiple testing methods, replicability analysis, and statistical applications in genetics. Outside of school, I am interested in sports (and sports analytics), hiking, and live music.
	Nick Meyer University of Nebraska - Lincoln   I'm a 4th year Math PhD student at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. I do research in low-dimensional topology. I'm particularly interested in questions regarding studying 4-manifolds using 3-manifold techniques applied to their boundaries. I'm also interested in Math Education and implementing more open-ended course activities in pre-calculus and non-calculus-track courses.