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The Hidden Carbon Footprint of AI Models: GPU-Aware Carbon Modeling
Full text linkThe rapid growth of AI technology has sparked transformative innovations but also increased carbon emissions. Recent research found that computer systems\u27 carbon emissions are shifting from operational carbon to embodied carbon, but they did not fully capture the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Most recent research focused on operational carbon, neglecting the long-term environmental impact of embodied carbon. We found two gaps that persist in recent research. First, current carbon modeling focused on Central Processing Units (CPUs), neglecting the carbon modeling of Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). Second, it focused on primary components, neglecting significant contributions from peripheral components to the embodied carbon. These neglects are critical given AI\u27s reliance on GPUs. Thus, modeling GPUs\u27 carbon emissions can provide comprehensive carbon quantification of AI models. To address the aforementioned gaps, we propose a GPU-aware carbon modeling tool that estimates GPU\u27s embodied carbon by considering primary and peripheral components. Using this tool, we quantify the embodied carbon emissions of both GPT-3 and GPT-4. Our findings reveal that the embodied carbon from GPUs constitutes 0.77% of GPT-3\u27s and 2.18% of GPT-4\u27s reported emissions. We predict that hardware production\u27s embodied carbon will continue to rise due to the increasing reliance on GPUs in AI computing. Our research reveals the hidden effects of GPUs\u27 carbon emissions, helping hardware designers and datacenter operators reduce the long-term environmental impact of AI.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/urs_2025/1004/thumbnail.jp
Breaking Down Terminology of Clojure Error Messages for Beginner Programmers
Full text linkThe Clojure programming language has educational potential for beginner programmers due to its clean, simple syntax and its strong focus on functional programming, an important aspect of CSci education. However, one weakness of Clojure lies in its error messages, which are messages that programmers receive when a program goes wrong. The terminology and shorthands used to convey necessary information for understanding the error are often confusing to novices. The issue is exacerbated by the fact that the error messages are phrased in terms of the underlying programming language – Java – which beginner programmers may typically be unfamiliar with. A research group at UMN Morris is developing a tool, called Babel, that replaces the language’s default error messages with less jargon-heavy forms. This year, we started utilizing a graphical interface for viewing Clojure data to highlight the important details and terminology via context-based formatting choices, designed to make it possible for users to easily explore the reasons for the error and get access to relevant resources. We present our work-in-progress design of displaying error messages and discuss its potential benefits for new learners.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/urs_2025/1005/thumbnail.jp
Discovering Sarah Thorp Heald
Full text linkMy presentation discusses the research project that I completed during the summer of 2024 on central Minnesotan author and painter Sarah Thorp Heald. Heald worked as Secretary and Curator of the Crow Wing County Historical Society for fifteen years and created paintings that were were sent throughout the midwest. In this project, I documented Heald’s work as a historian and author in the early twentieth century in Crow Wing County, and I completed the first ever inventory of her known paintings. Over the span of three months, I worked in the Archives of the Crow Wing County Historical Society and read Heald’s manuscripts and museum minutes. During this time, I also photographed all of Heald’s works. While carrying out this project, I learned about new paintings that Heald had created and started reaching out to institutions like libraries and historical societies across Minnesota to find new information about her work. During the latter part of the summer, I began to work on a website to compile this information on a publicly accessible platform. In this presentation, I will talk about the process of research, revision, and fieldwork. In addition, I will share the artistic and scholarly achievements of Sarah Thorp Heald and how I discovered her story through fragmented scrapbooks and family histories.
More information can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/sarahthorphealdhttps://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/urs_2025/1002/thumbnail.jp
Thomas Harren Interview, 2025
Full text linkTom Harren discusses his childhood in the 1950s in Morris, Minnesota.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/rural_youth_culture/1008/thumbnail.jp
Determination of the Reaction Mechanism for the Tautomerization of Tröger’s Base
Full text linkTröger’s base is a unique V-shaped, bicyclic, chiral molecule that has the flexibility to have derivatives added to its carbon backbone. This allows for Tröger’s base to be used in many material applications. This research focuses on the addition of a carbamoyl group(-CONEt2) to Tröger’s base that can form either an endo- or exo-isomeric form. The exo-derivative of Tröger’s base is shown to be the more stable species. Recent work has shown that the endo-derivative can be selectively produced by sequential proton transfer under highly-basic, cold conditions, through deprotonation followed by a protic quench. Prior research has predicted that this reaction proceeds through a charged enolate intermediate, but has not shown a clear mechanism for selectivity of the endo-product. This project focused on determining the impact of the THF solvent and the effect temperature has on both mechanistic steps using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations
Impact of Culturally Relevant Content on Social Media Engagement in Indigenous Communities
Full text linkDigital marketing has become extremely successful in recent years, particularly through the use of social media platforms. Having a better understanding of the use of culturally relevant content can help to increase engagement across various social media platforms. The purpose of this study is to better understand how Native American tribes can utilize digital marketing most successfully. To do so, I will first utilize a literature review of Native American representation in the media, the influence of cultural values on consumer behavior, and how effective digital marketing can be for business success. I will then analyze the engagement rates of posts published by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. I will then separate and compare posts that contain culturally significant content to those that do not. I hope to find what specific content has the greatest engagement for all audiences and how tribes can utilize that information
