Tag: data science

• Data Science Profile: Michelle Ndugulile

  

  By: Louisa Gaylord Michelle Ndugulile (‘23) recently graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Data Science. Prior to her undergraduate studies at UW, Michelle was interested in a variety of STEM subjects, such as math, anatomy, and physiology. But it was biology that captured her interest the…

• Data Science Profile: Ben Roscoe

  

  By: Louisa Gaylord Photo credit: Tara Brown Photography The University of Washington launched the Data Science Minor in Fall 2020 to help undergraduate students gain data science skills and literacy to help supplement the area of their major. Since its inception, the minor has been one of the fastest growing programs at UW, as students…

• Analyzing Groundwater Insecurities in the Colorado River Basin

  

  By: Louisa Gaylord Groundwater is a vital source of water for a large part of the United States; it’s used for drinking and irrigation, keeps wells and springs filled, and generally contains fewer contaminants than surface water. Declines in groundwater levels are a growing problem in recent years, resulting in lakes and reservoir levels dropping,…

• Using Data Science to Examine Heat Pump Feasibility Across Alaska

  

  By: Louisa Gaylord 2023 is on track to be one of the hottest years across the globe. Warming occurs at double the global rate in Arctic regions, necessitating the need for viable decarbonization options that help move away from dependence on fossil fuels. This summer, one of UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) teams…

• Call for Presenters: UW Data Science Seminar 2023-24

  

  Call for Invited Presenters – UW Data Science Seminar – University of Washington Seattle  We are inviting applications for guest presenters for the UW Data Science Seminar, an annual lecture series at the University of Washington that hosts scholars working across applied areas of data science, such as the arts, engineering, humanities and sciences along with…

• Generating regionally integrative datasets to understand groundwater insecurities in the Colorado River Basin

  

  Project leads: Akshay Mehra, Assistant Professor of UW Earth and Space Sciences, and Sameer Shah, Assistant Professor of UW Environmental and Forest Sciences Data scientist: Vaughn Iverson DSSG fellows: Yuanning Huang, Kimberly Kreiss, Maia Powell, and Aanchal Setia. Get the participant bios here. The Colorado River Basin (CRB) is experiencing unprecedented water scarcity. Arguably, the CRB is an…

• Heating Pumps in Alaska and Beyond

  

  Project leads: Erin Trochim, Research Assistant Professor, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks Data scientist: Maddie Gaumer DSSG fellows: Aminat Adefolu, Silas Gifford, Katherine Grisanzio, and Brian Leung. Get the participant bios here. Decarbonization, a pressing global issue, necessitates the transition from carbon-intensive power to net-zero sources. The Arctic is an area of particular concern,…

• Vani Mandava joins UW as Head of Engineering for SSEC

  

  Vani Mandava joins UW as Head of Engineering to build a world-class software engineering team to transform scientific software development. The University of Washington eScience Institute welcomes Vani Mandava as the Head of Engineering for the newly formed UW Scientific Software Engineering Center SSEC (pronounced S Seek). Vani has most recently been leading Trustworthy AI research engagements…

• OceanHackWeek 2022

  

  OceanHackWeek (OHW) 2022 concluded on August 19th after five days of collaborative data exploration, peer learning, and software development. Expanding on a successful hybrid event in 2021, OHW22 was a global virtual event with six regional satellites around the world to accommodate more diverse learning environment preferences, as well as to better address the demand for in-person…

• 2022 Hackweek Participant Testimonials

  

  This year the eScience Institute hosted another summer of our hackweek programs, including the SnowEx Hackweek in July and the NeuroHackademy program in August. Hackweeks are intentionally designed to foster an environment of collaboration among participants, and include participants from around the world. Here are some reflections shared by participants in our 2022 programs: SnowEx…