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| − | I am a rising junior at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. I am double majoring in Math and Computer Science with a concentration in Statistics and Data Science. This summer I will be working with Dr. Bialkowski and Dr. Gretebeck on '''[[Capturing nutritional value at the point of consumption using accessible and inexpensive technologies]]'''. | + | Hello! I am Andrew Noecker, and I am a rising junior at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. I am double majoring in Math and Computer Science with a concentration in Statistics and Data Science. I am on the swim team and play trombone in band and jazz band at St. Olaf. In my free time, I love to disc golf, travel, and read. This summer I will be working with Dr. Bialkowski and Dr. Gretebeck on '''[[Capturing nutritional value at the point of consumption using accessible and inexpensive technologies]]'''. |
== Project Description== | == Project Description== | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 3 June 2021
About Me
Hello! I am Andrew Noecker, and I am a rising junior at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. I am double majoring in Math and Computer Science with a concentration in Statistics and Data Science. I am on the swim team and play trombone in band and jazz band at St. Olaf. In my free time, I love to disc golf, travel, and read. This summer I will be working with Dr. Bialkowski and Dr. Gretebeck on Capturing nutritional value at the point of consumption using accessible and inexpensive technologies.
Project Description
Summary: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) seeks to optimize metabolic response in individuals or population subgroups through tailored dietary approaches to promote health and prevent and treat disease. Accurate assessment of nutritional intake among community-dwelling individuals at the point of intake is a major obstacle in precision nutrition evaluation. Without this fundamental information about nutritional lifestyle factors, a highly modifiable environmental condition, disparities across Race, Ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age will persist. Our team of cross-disciplinary researchers is combining expertise in hyperspectral imaging, image processing, mobile technology, analytics, nutrition, psychology and human motivation to develop a robust and accurate platform of nutrition evaluation at the point of consumption. This important translational step forward will empower researchers across disciplines with the information needed to facilitate meaningful change and more equitable access to health.
Weekly Log
Week 1
- Attended orientation
- Met with mentor to discuss project
- Learned about wiki and updated it
- Read grant proposal and got up to speed on the project
- Developed list of skills that I want to develop throughout the summer that will be used to map out goals/milestones for the next 8-9 weeks in collaboration with Dr. Bialkowski and Dr. Gretebeck
- Read literature and prepared review on technology currently available to estimate food volume
