Archive: Mathematics
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Algorithms Developed by Mathematics Professor Maryam Yashtini Improve Quality, Speed of MRI Images
Maryam Yashtini, Ph.D. and assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is on a mission to improve efficiency. Through the development of practical algorithms, Yashtini’s research helps solve problems that arise from image processing and machine learning applications, such as medical image reconstruction and image editing software.
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Goldwater Recipient Focuses on Protein Research to Improve Disease Treatment
Lydia Good (C’21), a biochemistry major and mathematics minor, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which she will use to continue her research in protein structure and function.
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Marshall Scholar’s Research Aims to Improve Global Modeling of Methane Emissions
Sally Matson (C’20), received the 2020 Marshall Scholars Award to continue her research and education on climate change after graduation, an interest that started at Georgetown. While at the university, Matson worked to better quantify methane emissions around the globe using mathematical modeling and satellite data.
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Dream Machine: Marshall Scholar Hopes to Use AI to Combat Climate Change
Sally Matson (C’20), a Georgetown senior who wants to use machine learning to combat climate change, is one of two Georgetown students named a 2020 Marshall Scholarship recipient.
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Georgetown Team Wins Hackathon With Fact-Checking Proposal
A proposal from Chris Ferris (C’20) and Sean Letendre (C’20) won first prize in its category at a hackathon hosted by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government last month.
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Mathematics of Planet Earth: Math Profs create symposium at AAAS conference
“People tend to think that nothing new in mathematics has happened since 1900, and that’s not the case,” Kaper said. “Mathematics is alive and well and finding more and more applications.”
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Meet The Newest Faculty Members
The Fall 2016 semester has brought a number of passionate and qualified new instructors to Georgetown College.
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