IntroductionThanks Reason for reentering public service when President Joe Biden asked"possibilities" is the word that Biden thinks best describes America "prove democracy works" is a giant challenge for today This nexus of possibility + success of American democracy draws Prabakhar to the challenge of serving as OSTP Director and a member of the Biden Cabinet Recent political achievements advance the science and technology ecosystem Climate investment through the inflation reduction act bipartisan support for the infrastructure investment CHIPS and Science act; restore leadership in semiconductor manufacturing

I've been thinking about ways to describe the social + technical services 2i2c can provide to "digital villages". This is partly inspired by a desire to define a product offering for NASA VEDA, HHMI, Jupyter for Health and other partner communities. Some of the text below is copied from interactions with ChatGPT. 2i2c should exercise extreme caution when using AI-generated content in defining strategy. -- J. Colliander Provide an ontology for the various components of a virtual research environment. A virtual research environment (VRE) is a software platform that enables researchers to collaborate and conduct research activities, including data management, analysis, and visualization, in a virtual setting. Here is an ontology for the various components of a VRE: Infrastructure layer: This layer includes the hardware, operating system, and network resources that support the VRE. Examples of infrastructure components include servers, storage devices, and network switches. Platform layer: This layer provides the software tools and services that enable researchers to conduct research activities within the VRE. Examples of platform components include data management systems, analysis tools, and visualization software. Application layer: This layer includes the specific applications and workflows that researchers use to conduct their research within the VRE. Examples of application components include statistical analysis software, GIS tools, and machine learning algorithms. User interface layer: This layer provides the interface through which researchers interact with the VRE. Examples of user interface components include web portals, desktop applications, and mobile apps. Security layer: This layer ensures that the VRE and its data are secure from unauthorized access and data breaches. Examples of security components include user authentication and access control mechanisms, encryption technologies, and firewalls.

J. Colliander 2023-04-17 Context: This document, building on many prior discussions, assembles ideas and insights on how 2i2c serves and delivers value to research communities. Here are the goals for these notes: Develop an ontology for "digital villages" served by 2i2c Build a menu of product offerings 2i2c delivers or can deliver to partner communities Price the product offerings on the menu for sustainability Specialize the discussion to generate a document for the NASA VEDA opportunity These notes could possibly expand into a white paper that extends 2i2c's submission to the NASA RFI.

2022-11-14 J. Colliander Notes for MATH200 Lecture 2022-11-14 Notes for MATH253 Lecture 2022-11-25 These notes are available at: bit.ly/basel-problem qr-code

Thia is kinda working. Can I select and cut/paste? seems no... HackMD Toolchain Many of the things in this file are pasted from the Hackmd features document. HackMD-it Browser Extension and "edit on HackMD" button on GitHub Notes can be edited using the HackMD-it browser extension directly from GitHub. Notes can be edited using the HackMD-it browser extension directly from GitHub.

May 21-24, 2019 Notes on the workshop... Workshop Description: To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, the energy chain of the global economy must be drastically decarbonized. This exploratory workshop will build a greater dialogue between those in the mathematical sciences and the clean energy sector. The workshop will include: first-hand accounts of mathematical scientists working in clean energy projects, kind and gentle introductions to clean energy systems and mathematical tools, graduate student presentations, and panel discussions on topics such as challenges in clean energy. The goal of the workshop is to inspire interest in further exploration and to nucleate collaborations between mathematical scientists and practitioners in clean energy. Mathematical scientists with no previous experience in clean energy research are welcome. Taraneh Sowlati (UBC Forestry) Title: Use of forest-based biomass in clean energy applications: complexities and supply chain modeling approaches Abstract: The importance of biomass as a renewable source of energy has been increasing. Forest-based biomass is an attractive type of biomass for producing bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts, especially in regions with abundance of supply, and active forestry and wood manufacturing operations, such as Canada. Utilizing forest-based biomass in clean energy applications has the potential to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, decrease emissions and create jobs in forestry-dependent communities. However, forest-based biomass availability, quality, and cost affects its competitiveness as an energy source. Many previous studies used simulation and optimization modeling approaches to manage, improve and optimize the supply chain of forest-based biomass. Recent studies used hybrid approaches to incorporate variations in supply amount and quality as well as sustainability aspects of the supply chain into the models. This presentation provides a background on forest-based biomass, and the opportunities and challenges in utilizing this renewable source. Furthermore, a classification of supply chain modeling approaches is presented. Additionally, our recent projects that integrated sustainability aspects and addressed variations in forest-based biomass supply chains are discussed.