To celebrate the end of the semester, Andrew and Mariah took the lab group out to lunch at Delhi Palace. You can’t go wrong with garlic naan and a big plate of rice and curry!
End of semester lab lunch
Another great semester for the SICCS Seminar
On April 27, we wrapped up the last SICCS Informatics & Computing Seminar of the spring semester with another great talk — data artist Jer Thorp talking about his amazing work over the last decade, from public installations to compelling visualizations. Along the way we heard about a wide range of computing and interdisciplinary topics, including machine learning (e.g., trustworthy distributed learning, deep neural networks, natural language processing) and data science applications. Speakers highlighted applications of computing in science and society, such as epidemiology, bioinformatics, geospatial systems, environmental science, and microbiome research. In addition, the series explored broader themes like information theory, data visualization, human-centered computing, and the societal impact of technology.
Thanks to SICCS Director Fofanov and SCE Dean Chadwell for supporting our visiting speakers this semester.
See you in the fall!
Darby visits MPI Jena
In May, Darby flew to Germany to spend two weeks at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena. She was hosted by Carlos Sierra and MPI Director Sue Trumbore. Working 1-on-1 with Carlos enabled Darby to make some great progress on modeling her soil 14C data from Hubbard Brook using the SoilR package. Darby gave a presentation on her work while she was there, and also met many of the other scientists working at MPI.
The GIF below shows Darby having some fun with MPI Director Markus Reichstein.
