Caleb Macdonald

200 Oak Crest Drive, Apt 326, Lafayette, LA 70503

337.224.5676 | macdonald.j.caleb@gmail.com

EDUCATION
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics Expected, December 2019
Cumulative GPA: 3.58/4.00
 Honors: Finalist, 2019 Louisiana Sea Grant three minute thesis competition
 Relevant Coursework: Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Statistics, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Biology, Numerical
Methods for PDEs, Partial Differential Equations, Ordinary Differential Equations, Real & Functional Analysis

University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics December 2016
Cumulative GPA: 3.48/4.00
 Honors: Patterson Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation, MAA-SE 2016
 Relevant Coursework: Numerical Methods, Introduction to Programming, Mathematical Modeling, Abstract Algebra

PROJECT & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Numerical Methods for PDEs Final Project Lafayette, Louisiana
Modeling Plankton Population Dynamics in a River in two Dimensions via Finite Difference Methods Spring 2019
 Implemented a second order predictor corrector finite difference scheme in order to numerically solve the
incompressible Navier-Stokes equation as well as an advection-diffusion equation in two spatial dimensions
 Built a MatLab program which can be easily adapted to new spatial domains and boundary conditions

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana

Plankton Population Dynamics Fall 2017 – December 2019
 Conducted mathematical analysis of a three-dimensional differential equation model and identified key parameter
thresholds
 Presented multiple talks to both general and specialist audiences at conferences and seminars
 Independently defined research goals and implemented a plan to achieve them

University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina

Descartes and Fermat: An unlikely collaboration Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
 Translated mathematics from the 1600s into modern language and provided new context to the understanding of
the history of mathematics
 Received an award for the outstanding quality of presentation at a regional conference

University of North Carolina at Asheville, Mathematical Modeling Project Asheville, North Carolina
A Model for Red Wolf Population in Eastern North Carolina Fall 2015
 Created a Markov-Chain Model to make predictions about red wolf populations in eastern North Carolina
 Estimated Parameters from past data to predict future outcomes based upon several feasible scenarios

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, South American Archaeology Lab Greensboro, North Carolina
Stone Beads and Social Inequality at Cerro Baul and Cerro Mejia, Peru Fall 2012-January 2013
 Received a $3000 undergraduate Research Grant
 Used applied statistics as part of lithic artifact analysis

SKILLS
Programming: Matlab, Python (numpy, scipy, matplotlib), R, Latex, Mathematica
Software: VenSim, Minitab, Gimp
Languages: basic German (reading/writing) and Spanish (reading/writing) skills