[Geoldept] FW: W2D2S2 Event This Thursday:

[Geology Department]

Hi everyone,


The Math Department's first seminar of the quarter is tomorrow! Title: Big Data in Astronomy: New Solutions to Old Problems

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Hye In Park | She/Her
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Western Washington University
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Hi everyone,



Hope your quarter is going well. This is to let you know that we are resuming the Western Washington Data-driven Discovery Seminar Series (W2D2S2) this week. W2D2S2 a recurring series of talks by Pacific Northwest researchers doing cutting-edge work in data science, organized by a team from PNNL and Western Washington University. Our first speaker this quarter will be Dr. Marina Kounkel from Vanderbilt University (previously at Western). Please join us! The event will start at 3pm on Thursday, April 22.



Here is the Zoom Information:

Zoom Link: https://wwu-edu.zoom.us/j/97284053416?pwd=V3NJc3NsOUlMaUJMb1pBRkFXQlo4QT09<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwwu-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F97284053416%3Fpwd%3DV3NJc3NsOUlMaUJMb1pBRkFXQlo4QT09&data=04%7C01%7Cparkh23%40wwu.edu%7C426d796e2a2e45152b3e08d9051287c7%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C637546399429049607%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=IbSX06k4pBExpv0Y4qmy6yu%2BOOjIDI5NkYKgjX4xeB8%3D&reserved=0>



Meeting ID: 972 8405 3416

Passcode: W2D2S2

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Speaker: Dr. Marina Kounkel, Vanderbilt University

Title: Big Data in Astronomy: New Solutions to Old Problems

Abstract: Stellar spectra can reveal much about properties of stars, and, for over 100 years it has been used to characterize stellar evolution. However, despite this long standing history, common methods for analyzing spectra are inefficient and they produce significant systematics in the derived parameters. In the era of large surveys and precision astronomy, these age-old algorithms show their cracks, struggling to keep up with the volume of data, only to produce less than ideal results. Machine learning provides a new method for leveraging the historical knowledge to the new observations.





Dr. Kounkel is a Postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University, previously Western Washington University. Her thesis was at the University of Michigan on measuring accurate positions of young stars in Orion through radio emission to measure its 3-dimensional structure. Since then, working with such surveys as Gaia and APOGEE, she has continued analyzing its kinematics and evolution and has branched out in characterization of other nearby star forming regions, as well as dynamics of Milky Way as a whole.





See our W2D2S2 website for more information: https://sites.google.com/view/wwddss<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fwwddss&data=04%7C01%7Cparkh23%40wwu.edu%7C426d796e2a2e45152b3e08d9051287c7%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C637546399429059602%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eJu1J%2F37yc1cAIulPrO9upEIKiMSp5bHZBMCG9Ic9gM%3D&reserved=0>



Best,



The W2D2S2 Organizing Committee

Brian Hutchinson, Henry Kvinge, Kimihiro Noguchi, Aaron Tuor


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