Template:Review-Joaquin Roibal

Introduction
Hello, My name is Joaquin Roibal and I am an engineering student at New Mexico Tech. This is my first year with the supercomputing challenge and I am excited to help you out with your project. I will be using the grading rubric that you will be judged using in April. The grading rubric attempts to quantify your results and give a value based upon how well you accomplished tasks such as mathematical modelling, code, etc.

Problem Statement
The problem statement is clearly defined: the consumption of water from the Rio Grande is beginning to exceed supply. Challenges associated with distribution including legal, scientific, and social ramifications are considered, and so this team wants to 'model' the Rio Grande and determine where water is being supplied, how much New Mexico can use and how much we need to conserve so that Texas receives the correct amount of water. My biggest question is what are you hoping that your model will accomplish? Most of your project sounds like collecting available resources (research).

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Mathematical Model
What mathematical equations and properties will your team need to take into consideration? You suggest that you will take into consideration evaporation, consumption, etc. In what way will you use NetLogo to model the complex system of a large river in the southwest.

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Computational Model
NetLogo is a very powerful and easy-to-use programming language, that can display results visually. What research are you hoping to obtain from your mathematical model and how will you use NetLogo to display these results?

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Results & Conclusions
For the presentation and final report, you will need to report and summarize your findings from your original research.

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Code
How much code has your team written and what are some of the challenges that you have faced so far?

How are you using what you have researched in your code and mathematical model?

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Display
What results are you hoping to learn from your model? Answering this question will help you decide how to best display your results and enable you to communicate your ideas with a large audience.

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Conclusion
Overall I think you have a very interesting problem and with a little bit of focus, the challenge should provide useful. I suggest further analyzing what you hope to gain from the model, what question you are answering, and how you are using NetLogo to mathematically model a complex system.

-Joaquin Roibal