Kate’s Custom-Designed Major pulls together mathematics, statistics, probability, finance, economics, and risk management to study Actuarial Science – a discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk and predict future events in finance, insurance, and other industries. For this capstone project, Kate is working with a group of environmental, mechanical, and civil engineers to design potential solar and wind alternative energy sources for Tyonek, Alaska, a small Alaskan Native American village. Kate is responsible for completing environmental, community, and financial risk assessments to determine the risk of various alternative energy sources, as well as completing financial and cost analyses related to the design and implementation of alternative energy system infrastructures being designed by the engineering team.