Session: It’s All Math! Using Mathematics To Solve World Problems (2013 SACNAS National Conference)

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

207 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)

Chairs:

Monica Jackson, PhD, Associate Professor, American University and Michael Young, PhD, Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowship, Iowa State University

Description: The field of mathematics is known as the “language of the sciences.” The speakers will show how mathematics is used to solve world problems such as improving our health care system, the manufacturing of electrical equipment, and discovering interesting data patterns.

4:00 PM

Introductory Remarks

4:05 PM

Developing An Integrative Framework to Understand Calcium-Related Diseases Through Genetic Networks
Erika Camacho, PhD , Assistant Professor , Arizona State University at West Campus

4:25 PM

– Don’t Count on the Poisson Distribution: Introducing a Generalized Distribution Model for Count Data and Its Use in Various Applications
Kimberly Sellers, PhD , Associate Professor , Georgetown University

4:45 PM

Separation of Time Scales and a Hierarchical Approach to Design and Management
Otis Jennings, PhD , Visiting Associate Professor , Columbia University

5:05 PM

Zero Forcing and It's Applications
Michael Young, PhD , Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowship , Iowa State University

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