User:Asisk
From REU@MU
Contents
Predicting Relative 'Cleanability' from Geometry
Mentors: Dr. Stephen Merrill and Casey O'Brien
Personal Info
My name is Anna Sisk I am going into my senior year at Marquette University. I am majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Biological Sciences.
Goals for the Summer
- Characterize the distribution from from the CT scans of the plastic models
- Determination of simulation time between plastic and mathematical models
Weekly Accomplishments
Week 1
- Orientation to the REU
- Lunch with Dr. Merrill and Casey to determine project and develop a preliminary outline for the summer (Tuesday)
- Two additional meeting with Casey to discuss the different tools and programs we will use, receive background references and information, and work on using Matlab (Wednesday and Friday)
- Research and reading on background information: what the problem is, why it is important, how attention was brought to it, what is being done, ect.
- Practicing different tools on Matlab
- Setting up this wiki page
Week 2
- Meeting with Casey (Monday)
- received PDF and CT scan data
- Continuing Matlab practice
- Meeting with Casey and Dr. Merrill (Tuesday)
