This project is on frequency and time domain analysis of heart rate data. The goal is to detect heart rate variability in sympathetic and parasympathetic frequency ranges. Software was developed in cooperation with the kinesiology department since 2001. Currently the user interface is being developed. In the past semester interface was completely remodeled and it is being written in Matlab GUIs.
This project is concerned with taking seismic data from the geology department and figuring out how to remove noise from the data to get a more accurate reading. The land-streamer was created to make recording seismic data easier. The land-streamers are wooden sleds with one geophone attached to each of them. These sleds are strung together and drug behind a 4X4 vehicle and pulled down the line of interest. The sleds are stopped at specified increments and then a seismic blast is created causing vibration in the ground for the geophones to pick up. Then they are moved to the next location.
This project comes from Our Lady of the Lake PET Imaging Center. The center is seeking to automates cancer detection and treatment into a more precise process.
For ages, medical science has always used biological explanations. And now, the expansion of medicine is leading to a new path, the use of mathematical modeling to explain physiological patterns. The objective of this project is to model normal, healthy blood pressure curves using mathematical programs. The ability to perform such a task will lead to any deviations from the normal curve being connected to certain health problems.
The main theme of this course will be graph theory. We will discuss a wide range of topics, including spanning trees, eulerian trails, matching theory, connectivity, hamiltonian cycles, coloring, planarity, integer flows, surface embeddings, and graph minors. The prerequisites for the course are very modest—all graduate students should be able to follow the lectures. There are many books on graph theory.
Williams Olefins came to the Math Department looking for a program that would maximize revenue. Their ethylene producing plant located near Geismar, LA is equipped with 13 furnaces used to produce 12 different products.