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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)