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2012 CMACS Workshop on Modeling Biological Systems. Nancy Griffeth Professor of Computer Science Lehman College. January 4, 2012. Welcome!. What are we doing here?. Introductions. Preparation and recruiting for research internships and graduate school Exposure to research projects
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2012 CMACS Workshop on Modeling Biological Systems Nancy Griffeth Professor of Computer Science Lehman College January 4, 2012
What are we doing here? Introductions • Preparation and recruiting for research internships and graduate school • Exposure to research projects • Interdisciplinary work experience • Learn a few things
Staff Introductions • Nancy Griffeth: professor of computer science at Lehman College • Flavio Fenton: professor of physics at Georgia Tech • AronWolinetz: PhD student in computer science at the Graduate Center • Rachel Spratt: Math major at Lehman, attended last year’s workshop • Daniel Packard: QuBi program at Hunter, attended last year’s workshop • Charles Beard: CS major at Lehman
Visiting Lecturers • Liesl Jones, chair of biologyat Lehman • Robert Gilmour, professorof physiology at Cornell • Bard Ermentrout, professor of math at Pittsburgh
Who are you? (By college) Introductions
Who are you? (By major) Introductions
Participants Introductions Time to introduce yourselves… What’s your college? Your major? What fictional character would you most like to be?
Logistics Logistics and paperwork • What’s important? • Cafeteria • Coffee and snacks • Bathrooms
Maps Logistics and paperwork • Campus Map • Carman Hall is at the southwest end of the campus
Tunnels Logistics and paperwork
Paperwork Logistics and paperwork • For stipend • Everyone: Form 701 • Non-resident aliens: Form 702 • Teaming questionnaire (on-line)
Teaming: your primary interest is… Logistics and paperwork • Biologist: understanding biological phenomena • Computational biologist: using mathematical and/or computational techniques to understand biology • Theoretical mathematician: classical math
Teaming: your primary interest is… • Applied mathematician: using math to understand other phenomena • Statistician: using and/or developing statistics to understand phenomena • Chemist/biochemist: applying molecular behavior to understand phenomena
Teaming: your primary interest is… • Physicist: understanding physical laws governing phenomena • Computer scientist: using and developing computational techniques and algorithms • Programmer/software developer: creating software and developing new techniques for creating software
Today’s agenda Agenda • 10 am Welcome and Paperwork • 11 am Introduction to modeling • Nancy Griffeth • 12 noon Lunch • 1 pm Excitable Systems • AronWolinetz • 2 pm BBC, “The Secret Life of Chaos” • 3 pm Discussion