Eco-Informatics Summer Institute 2009

Presentations and summary papers

Wednesday, Aug. 20th, 2009 10:00 AM-2:30 PM , 203 Wilkinson Hall

Wood in Streams (ppt) (paper summary)
Mentor: Desiree Tullos
Student: Jonathan Gillick (mathematics/ computer science), Gregory Reeb (ecology/earth science), Hoan-Vu Do (ecology/earth science)

Water Storage (ppt) (paper summary)
Mentor: Travis Roth and John Selker
Student: Ben Dawson (Ecological Engineer), Meridith Bartley (Biology/Math)

Storm Analysis using Tensor Field Visualization (ppt) (paper summary)
Mentors: Julia Jones, Jorge Ramirez
Students: Raymundo Navarrete (mathematics), Alex Naegele (ecology/earth science), and Andrew Zdyrski (computer science)

Moths and Meadows: Data Collection, Metapopulations, and Species Distribution Modeling (ppt) (paper summary)
Mentors: Tom Dietterich, Steven Highland, Jorge Ramirez, Weng-Keen Wong
Student: Julie Lapidus (Computer Science), Eli Moss (Computer Science)

Fire Frequency and LIDAR; Part I: Modeling Forest Age Distributions in Forests with Variable Hazard Rates; Part II: Analyzing the Effectiveness of LIDAR Sensing to Determine Forest Characteristics. (ppt) (paper summary) (LiDAR scripts)
Mentors: Enrique Thomann, Jorge Ramirez
Student: Brian McKenzie (mathematics), Dylan Thomas (ecology/earth science), Andrew Ngeow (computer science)