<p>My thesis research has centered on the concept of the peripheral blood cell (PBC) as an indicator of disease and environmental exposure. The PBC is not only easily accessible and constantly replenished, but it provides ...

<p>Coal fired power plants are ubiquitous in the United States and most developed countries around the world, providing affordable electricity to consumers. In the US, approximately six hundred power plants generate 136 ...

<p>Amazonia contains the largest remaining tracts of undisturbed tropical forest on earth, and is thus critical to international nature conservation and carbon sequestration efforts. Amazonian forests are notoriously ...

<p>Large scale geometric data is ubiquitous. In this dissertation, we design algorithms and data structures to process large scale geometric data efficiently. We design algorithms for some fundamental geometric optimization ...

<p>Cancer is a complex, multifaceted disease that operates through dynamic changes in the genome. Cancer is best understood through the process that generates it -- random mutations operated on by natural selection -- and ...

<p>I study differential geometry of 6-manifolds endowed with various $SU(3)$ structures from three perspectives. The first is special Lagrangian geometry; The second is pseudo-Hermitian-Yang-Mills connections or more ...

Fisheries are an important economic engine for the United States. Laws, regulations, and international agreements keep this engine running sustainably. Compliance with these laws is vital to their success and the sustainability ...

The 2007 IPCC report detailed the warming of the earth is unmistakable and is most likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The earth’s natural processes are unable to reabsorb GHGs at the rate at which ...

The Land Trust for Central North Carolina is a non-profit organization that works to protect and preserve land – natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms, and historic places within North Carolina’s heartland. For ...

The purpose of this document is to demonstrate how spatial models can be integrated into purchasing decisions for real-time bidding on advertising exchanges to improve ad selection and performance. Historical data makes ...