Carry the Two

Logan Ward is a PhD computational scientist at Argonne National Labs, while Jason Hattrick-Simpers is a professor of material science at the University of Toronto. They dive into the evolution of materials science, emphasizing collaboration between computational scientists and experimentalists. Topics like bias in scientific models and the journey of converting salty water into lithium for batteries highlight the challenges faced in research. Their insights on data accessibility and the importance of transparency in scientific methodologies are both enlightening and thought-provoking.

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats is helping scientists, engineers, and industry develop new and emerging technologies. Our third episode is all about Fusion Energy. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by Andrew Christlieb, Professor of mathematics and computational science and engineering at Michigan State University and director for the Center of Hierarchical and Robust Modeling for Non-Equilibrium Transport, and Cristina Rea, principal research scientist here at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and leader of the Disruption Studies Group. Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Open and FAIR Fusion for Machine Learning Applications Predicting fusion ignition at the National Ignition Facility with physics-informed deep learning Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (bluesky) IMSI.institute (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Yixiang Deng, an assistant professor specializing in machine learning for diabetes management, and Fides Schwartz, a radiologist focusing on advanced CT imaging, share their insights on computational medicine. They discuss innovative glucose monitoring using machine learning, aiming to create an artificial pancreas. The duo also explores the significance of patient involvement in AI-driven health decisions and the balance of human expertise in radiology amid rising AI technology. Their engaging banter illustrates the fascinating intersection of mathematics and healthcare.

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats is helping scientists, engineers, and industry develop new and emerging technologies. Our first episode is all about Quantum Computing and Information Science. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by Ben Brown, researcher at IBM Quantum, and Yihui Quek, postdoc at MIT and incoming assistant professor at EPFL, Ecole Polytechnic Federal in Lausanne, for a discussion about quantum error correction and mitigation, as well as Dylan Temples, a Lederman Postdoctoral Fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Lab, who works at the intersection of dark matter direct detection and quantum information science.  Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Mitigating errors in logical qubits Surviving as a quantum computer in a noisy world Design directions in qubit-based dark matter sensors Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (mastodon) https://sciencemastodon.com/@IMSI, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. While we’re in between our more in-depth seasons, we like to bring you something a little different in mini-season format. And for this mini season, we are going to highlight some of the amazing researchers who have presented at IMSI over the past year. Our sixth, and final, guest is Lars Peter Hansen. Lars is the 2013 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics and a Professor at the University of Chicago with appointments at the Economics Department, the Booth School of Business, as well as the Statistics Department.. Lars joined us at IMSI for a workshop on Economic Impacts of Climate Change where he presented a talk titled: How should Climate Change Uncertainty Impact Social Valuation and Policy? Host Sam Hansen joined Lars for a conversation about the research in his talk and Lars’s time at IMSI. Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Lars Peter Hansen Article: How should Climate Change Uncertainty Impact Social Valuation and Policy Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (Bluesky) @imsi.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. While we’re in between our more in-depth seasons, we like to bring you something a little different in mini-season format. And for this mini season, we are going to highlight some of the amazing researchers who have presented at IMSI over the past year. Our fifth guest is Rose Yu. Rose is an associate professor in the computer science department of UC San Diego, and is also affiliated with the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute. Rose joined us at IMSI for a workshop on Learning Collective Variables and Coarse Grained Models where she presented a talk titled Automatic Symmetry Discovery from Data. Host Sam Hansen joined Rose for a conversation about the research in her talk and Rose’s time at IMSI. Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Rose Yu IMSI Talk: Automatic Symmetry Discovery from Data Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (Bluesky) @imsi.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. While we’re in between our more in-depth seasons, we like to bring you something a little different in mini-season format. And for this mini season, we are going to highlight some of the amazing researchers who have presented at IMSI over the past year. Our fourth guest isKunal Marwaha, a PhD student at the University of Chicago studying quantum computing. Kunal joined us at IMSI for a workshop on The Power of Near-Term Quantum Experiments where he presented a talk titled On the promise of quantum advantage for classical optimization. So, without further ado let’s get into my conversation with Kunal Marwaha. Host Sam Hansen joined Kunal for a conversation about the research in his talk and Kunal’s time at IMSI.  Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Kunal Marwaha IMSI Talk: On the promise of quantum advantage for classical optimization Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (Bluesky) @imsi.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Frank Wolak, a Stanford economics professor specializing in energy and environmental economics, discusses the complexities of electricity market design and its challenges. He explores the integration of renewable energy sources into existing infrastructures and the innovative solutions required for effective distribution. Wolak emphasizes the importance of collaboration between economists and engineers, drawing lessons from past crises while also highlighting unique educational methods, including interactive games, to enhance understanding of energy markets.

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. While we’re in between our more in-depth seasons, we like to bring you something a little different in mini-season format. And for this mini season, we are going to highlight some of the amazing researchers who have presented at IMSI over the past year. Our second guest is Maria Chan,a scientist at Argonnne National Laboratory working at the Center for Nanoscale Materials who focuses on computational research involving materials in chemistry using a combination of physics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Maria joined us at IMSI for a workshop on Machine Learning in Electronic Structure Theory where she presented a talk titled Theory-informed AI/ML for Microscopy & Spectroscopy. Host Sam Hansen joined Maria for a talk about the research in her talk and Maria’s time at IMSI.  Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Maria Chan IMSI Talk: Theory-informed AI/ML for Microscopy & Spectroscopy Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (mastodon) https://sciencemastodon.com/@IMSI, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. While we’re in between our more in-depth seasons, we like to bring you something a little different in mini-season format. And for this mini season, we are going to highlight some of the amazing researchers who have presented at IMSI over the past year. Our first guest is Thibaut Mastrolia, an assistant professor at the Industrial Engineering and Operation Research Department at UC Berkeley Thibaut joined us at IMSI for a workshop on Decision Making and Uncertainty where he presented a talk titled Recent advances in auction markets design and regulation policies. Host Sam Hansen joined Thibaut for a talk about the research in this talk and how Thibaut’s time at IMSI has helped move it forward.  Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file Curious to learn more? Check out these additional links: Thibaut Mastrolia IMSI Talk: Recent advances in auction markets design and regulation policies Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (mastodon) https://sciencemastodon.com/@IMSI, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is funded by NSF grant DMS-1929348