Celeste Mcfarlane
About Celeste Mcfarlane
Celeste Mcfarlane is an incoming analyst at Analysis Group with a background in chemical engineering from Columbia University and experience in research and development.
Title
Celeste Mcfarlane holds the position of Incoming Analyst at Analysis Group.
Current Role at Columbia University
Celeste Mcfarlane is currently working at Columbia University in the City of New York as an Analyst. She has been with the university since 2020.
Previous Experience
Celeste Mcfarlane has accumulated extensive experience in various research roles. She worked as a Summer Analyst at Analysis Group in Boston, Massachusetts in 2020. She was a Research and Development Intern at Kinnos in the Greater New York City Area in 2019 and a Research Assistant at the School of Pharmacy, University of Washington in Greater Seattle Area in 2018. Additionally, she held a position as a Research Assistant at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC in 2015.
Education and Background
Celeste Mcfarlane earned her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York, where she studied from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, she attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics from 2014 to 2016.
Research Contributions
Celeste Mcfarlane has made significant contributions to research projects, including developing machine learning models to calibrate air pollution sensors in Kampala, Uganda, which resulted in a significant reduction in mean absolute error. She also prepared and cleaned datasets with over 150,000 observations, focusing on managing outliers and correcting variable formatting. Additionally, she created interactive RShiny exhibits to visualize data analysis results and model applications. She was prepared to present her research at two nationwide conferences with a combined attendance of over 20,000 people.