Conor E. Olive

My Keys

Research Interests

  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
  • Turbidity Currents
  • Geophysics
  • Numerical Methods
  • System Identification

Personal Interests

  • Mountaineering
  • Backpacking
  • Environmental Science
  • California Endemic Plants

Selected Coursework

  • Numerical Analysis
  • Linear Analysis
  • Complex Analysis
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Discrete Math

Education

Los Angeles Pierce College // 3.53 GPA
2017–2022
University of California Merced // 3.88 GPA
B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics (Emph. Computer Science)
2022–2024

Research Experience

Augmented Box Model for Colliding Turbidity Currents
University of California Merced
Fall 2023

We attempt to use algorithmically drawn boxes on collisions in the shallow water equations as training data for identification of an ODE system governing the dynamics of colliding currents.

Supervised by François Blanchette and Nathan Willis.

Reducing Inter–District Inequality as a Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization Problem
University of California Merced
Summer 2023

We proposed a model quantifying inter–district inequalities, minimized using constrained multi-objective optimization. Application to Alameda County reduced the mean-square deviation from average racial distributions by 83.1%.

Supervised by Kyle Wright and Cory Mccullough.

Box Model Simulations of Turbidity Currents
University of California Merced
Spring 2023

We created software to model the spread of turbidity currents generated by deep-sea mining. The model uses the Box Model derived by height– and width–averaging the Navier-Stokes equations.

Supervised by François Blanchette and Nathan Willis.

Presentations

2024 Joint Mathematical Meetings

Augmented Box Model for Colliding Turbidity Currents

2023 UROC Summer Research Symposium
(Poster)

Reducing Inter-District Inequality as a Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization Problem

2023 Central Valley Regional SIAM Student Chapter Conference
(Poster)

Box Model Simulations of Turbidity Currents

Awards and Honors

First Place Undergraduate Poster

2023 Central Valley Regional SIAM Student Chapter Conference

2023

Dean's Honor List

Fall 2022–Spring 2023

Chancellor's Honor List

Spring 2023

President's Honors

Spring 2019–Spring 2020

Clubs & Organizations

Treasurer for IEEE at UC Merced
2022–Present
Member with Citizens Climate Lobby
2021–Present
© 2023 Conor Olive