College
College of Engineering
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
Faculty Mentor
Som Dutta
Abstract
USU senior Eric, hailing from Spanish Fork, studies mechanical engineering and funded this project through an engineering student grant. While there are several sampling stations that measure the waterflow of the Great Salt Lake, there are gaps in the data they collect that limit our ability to predict how water moves between the north and south sides of the lake. Eric has been developing machine learning models that more accurately portray the flows. This has applications for both GSL ecological preservation and the brine shrimp and salt industries. Eric loved how hands-on this project was, seeing the phenomenon that his data portrayed out in the real world. “Our understanding of the world is always expanding, and our research allows us to take part in that expanding knowledge.”
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-7-2022
Recommended Citation
Larsen, Eric, "A Tale of Two Sides: Modeling Great Salt Lake Flows to Help Balance Current Ecosystem Influences" (2022). Research on Capitol Hill. Paper 151.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/151