Notable Achievements

Professor of Computer Science Jacob Schrum and physics majors Dominic Mashak ’27 and Brooke Ramey ’27 attended the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) in San José, Costa Rica from July 13–17. Mashak and Dr. Schrum presented their poster, “Multi-Objective Evolutionary Design of Molecules with Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Properties,” which was co-authored with Professor of Physics Steven Alexander. Additionally, Ramey and Mashak presented their poster, “Late Acceptance Hill Climbing for the Discovery of Stable Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides,” also co-authored with Dr. Alexander. Southwestern University computer science alumnus Alejandro Medina ’24 was also in attendance to present his poster, “Motif Diversity in Human Liver ChIP-seq Data Using MAP-Elites,” based on research conducted with his advisor at Baylor University as part of his Ph.D. studies. All posters have associated four-page extended abstracts published in the GECCO Companion to the Proceedings.

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Steve Alexander

Professor of Physics

Steve Alexander received his PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982.

  • Biography

    Steve Alexander received his PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982.

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