Casey Abbott
Contact Information
- Email: caseymmm@hotmail.com
- LinkedIn
Education
- Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
- Expected Graduation: Dec. 2012
Research Interests
- Biological and Virus Modeling and Optimization, September 2011-present
- Helped secure $31,800 in funding for research into large-scale biological modeling
- Worked with a team to mentor other new students to the project
- Delivered updates to industrial sponsor via regular presentations via Webinar
- Estimated parameters using APmonitor, MATLAB, and Python scripting languages
Publications
Conference Proceedings
- Abbott, C.S. and Hedengren, J.D., Virus and Biological Modeling, Symposium on Modeling and Optimization, November, 2011.
- Abbott, C.S. and Hedengren, J.D., New Capabilities for Large-Scale Models in Computational Biology, Computing and Systems Technology Division, AIChE National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 2012. Abstract
Experience
- Research Analyst: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, December 2009
- Provided detailed reporting of thousands of research vials for inventory
- Made possible to do a computer search for research vials and find it in the freezer
- Volunteer Representative, Region Manager: Mexico, Merida, July 2007 to July 2009
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Developed presentations for individuals and groups up to 20 people on a daily and weekly basis
- Supervised, trained, and inspired over 50 volunteers in various leadership positions
- Scheduled and organized weekly meetings for groups ranging from 4-12 people
- Machine Operator: Tucson, Arizona, Summers of 2005 and 2006
- Arizona Powder
- Manufactured plastic replacement parts for powder painting guns
- Operated lathe machinery
- Measured and inspected manufactured parts for quality.
- Safely changed tools on the machine to produce different plastic parts
Interests and Awards
- Languages
- English (Native)
- Spanish (Fluent)
- Courses
- Technical Communication Class in Writing and Presenting
- Optimization Techniques
- Introduction to Nuclear Engineering Class
- Energy Engineering
- Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout