Monthly Archives: October 2013

BEACON Researchers at Work: What's a Genetic Algorithm?

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Matt Ryerkerk. A genetic algorithm is a method often used for optimization, or finding the best solution to a particular problem. When I first heard of genetic … Continue reading →

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Kalyanmoy Deb receives the World Academy of Sciences Prize in Engineering Sciences

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, a Beacon researcher and Koenig Endowed Chair Professor of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, received the TWAS Prize in Engineering Sciences from The World Academy of Sciences in a meeting held in Buenos Aires, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Electrical Life

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin graduate student Ben Liebeskind.  All life stores energy in the form of electrochemical gradients. These gradients drive nutrient uptake in bacteria, water uptake in plants, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Ecology and evolution of scent production in PNW Sasquatch

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington students Sarah Hammarlund and Katie Dickinson. The existence of the Sasquatch (also referred to as Bigfoot) has been debated for centuries. Alleged witnesses have described the forest-dwelling … Continue reading →

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