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"Environmental Economics" accepted for publication in Environmental Mathematics book to be published by the MAA. This chapter provides information and examples for students in high school to learn about how mathematics can be used to measure the economics of environmental issues. "Burst
Pressure Prediction in Graphite/Epoxy Pressure Vessels Using Neural
Networks and Acoustic Emission Amplitude Data" co-author
with E. K. Hill, and J.L. Walker. Materials Evaluation, Volume
54/No. 6, pages 744-748,754. American Society for Nondestructive
Testing, (1996). Developed and evaluated neural networks used to predict
the burst pressure of graphite/epoxy vessels. "Undergraduate Research & Math at MTSU" presented to MTSU NSF CSEM Scholars. November 2002 & (revised) 2004. "Safety First" NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsvwww.mtsu.edu/~rowellille, AL. MSFC Directors Meeting. January 29, 2001. Invited Presenter. Presented a history of the "Safety First" concept beginning with the original efforts of Dr. Joseph A. Holmes in the coal mining industry. Dr. Holmes was the first Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and is considered the "father of safety first." Parallels were made between Dr. Holmes' work with safety issues in the mining industry and Dr. Wernher von Braun's work with safety issues in the spaceflight industry and their influences today. "Statistics Activities for Psychology Majors" Joint Mathematics Meeting. New Orleans, LA. January 10-13, 2001. Selected to present paper that describes a series of laboratory activities designed to improve Psychology majors' understanding of basic statistical concepts, use of statistical computer software and use of statistics in Psychology. "1999 Data Review: Outcomes and Implications" Perinatal Risk Management Congress V. New Orleans, LA. September 14-15, 2000. Invited Presenter. Presented results of Healthcare Indemnity's 1999 perinatal claims data statistical analysis. "Mixing Majors in Statistics Classes" Joint Statistics Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. August 13-17, 2000. Selected to present a paper that describes innovative teaching methods designed to make the most of the diverse background and interests of different academic majors in an upper level statistics class. "Web-Based Regression Tutorials" NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. August 3, 2000. Presented an overview of my web-based tutorials designed to teach background statistics material necessary for regression analysis used for cost estimating. "Biostatistics
Laboratory Ideas for Your Statistics Classroom" "Biostatistics Laboratory Activities" Joint Statistics Meeting. Baltimore, MD. August 8-12, 1999. Selected to present a paper which details three Biostatistics Activities: Cicada Data, Is It Poisson, and Radiation Effects on Oat Growth. "What should We Do with the Outliers? One Example" MAA Southeastern Section Meeting. Memphis, TN. March 12-13, 1999. Selected to present a paper that provides a real-life medical example and discusses options for dealing with the outliers and the corresponding results. "Statistical
Reasoning for Health Care Professionals"
Joint Mathematics Meetings. San Antonio, TX. January 13-16, 1999.
Selected to present paper offering guidance about teaching statistics to
off-campus audiences, in particular health care professional, and ways
to bring real-life problems and projects back into the traditional
classroom. "Active Teaching Activities using the Calculator Based Laboratory" Co-presented with student, Ms. Wendy Coker. Lander University, Greenwood, SC. Summer 1997. A workshop for mathematics middle school teachers demonstrating teaching strategies for active learning of mathematics using technology. "Using
Environmental Economics in Mathematics Classes" Joint
Mathematics Meetings. San Diego, CA. January 8-12, 1997. Selected to
present paper examining mathematical details of environmental economic
problems, puzzles and scenarios for high school and college teachers to
use in the classroom. Large Website Projects "The Orsamus Holmes Family History Project" Co-authored website with Michael Rowell. Extensive research site with letter, photographs, biographical sketches and genealogical information of the descendants of Orsamus Holmes. Research project since 1993. Website production began July 2004. "CAUSEweb: A Digital Library for Undergraduate Statistics Education" www.causeweb.org "Web-based Regression Tutorials" co-authored website with MTSU students. See website for details. |
