作者: Linda Spice '89
发表日期: 2/14/2019
类别: 保险精算学 校友 F1RST杂志 2019年春季第一届 数学 学生
保险精算学 Grads Making Impact in NBA
那是他大四的春天 卡罗尔在劳瑞103房间 when Mason Yahr ’16 listened to a presentation titled “数学 of Geolocation Using Nonstandard Signals.” Dr. 约翰Symms,副教授 数学现在,他接待了一位以前的学生 Dr. Justin 雅可布 03, as a guest lecturer at this senior capstone class. 在正午时分, 雅可布 began to share the intricacies of his work, encouraging the students before him with the future life possibilities that lie ahead for those with an affinity for numbers and data. Neither could have known on that day in 2016 that within two years they would be connecting again—along with a third Carroll alumnus, Aaron Blackshear ’03—as professional peers through the National Basketball Association. With their numbers knowledge rooted in math and 保险精算学 博天堂官方入口登陆登录的课程, each followed separate career paths to the same end in analyzing data for professional NBA teams. “@carrollu is the official analytics feeder school of the NBA,” Yahr tweeted as @yahr-daddy in December 2017 当雅各布 took a job with the Orlando Magic as a senior basketball researcher. Yahr is a sports science data analyst with the Milwaukee Bucks and Blackshear works as an analytics system coordinator for the Detroit Pistons. 从在教室的那一刻起, it would be only six months before Yahr would be using his 保险精算学s degree to secure a full-time position with the Milwaukee Bucks. 他在雄鹿的角色, Yahr侧重于“降低风险”,他说, quantifying the physical expenditures of the athletes and working to lower potential injuries to athletes. And, outside of his work day, just like 雅可布 did for him, Yahr has 抽出时间回到校园 to talk with students about the field and to share advice. 本着真正的精神 卡罗尔的使命 的服务, 他说, “You’ll never become fulfilled until you prioritize someone before yourself, not until you help someone to achieve their dreams or establish a legacy. 这才是让人感到满足的时候.” 当雅各布斯来给雅尔的班级演讲时, he was a research statistician in the data science and cyber analytics division at Sandia National Laboratories in California. He had come to campus to receive the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award for Professional Achievement from the university, adding to accolades in his accomplishments that included a 2014 Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE). 雅可布 left the Orlando Magic in September 2018 and returned full time to Sandia National Labs, with the ability to work part-time remotely for a basketball team on coaching strategy and player performance.
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