Get to know me!
Professional Aspirations and Interests
Currently, I am in the midst of major professional growth. Over the last three years, I have been enrolled in a graduate program for my Master’s Degree in Mathematics at Oregon State University. Along the way I have picked up several invaluable skills along with the technical expertise for an advanced degree in my field. I am particularly interested in the numerical modeling of physical phenomena and would like to one day work for a national laboratory or organization focusing on climate modeling with a special focus on glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves along with their respective effects on watershed systems. Having graduated March, 2021, I am now open to work relevant to pursing my goals, so feel free to contact me! While I would ultimately like to attend school once more in hopes of obtaining my Ph.D., I am open to gaining practical experience in academic as well as corporate settings, as I believe they both have plenty to offer in terms of personal growth and development.
Moreover, if it is not clear, I take my passion for travel and mountaineering seriously! While these two worlds have been mostly separate for me, I am concocting ideas to merge my love of academics and mountains by studying these wild spaces in conjunction with the underlying mathematics that dictate their behavior. This has led me on an exciting path towards applied mathematics in the setting of Earth science, and as a true proponent of natural resource conservation this aligns heavily with my desired goals and aspirations.
Education
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Master of Science, Mathematics (Expository/Thesis Track)
Advisors: Dr. Ralph Showalter and Dr. Malgorzata Peszynska
Cumulative GPA: 3.40
- Scholarships: Full-tuition and graduate teaching assistant stipend through OSU.
- Affiliated Organizational Positions: Secretary for Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
- Academic Interests: Mathematical/Geophysical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Partial and Ordinary Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Consolidation Processes, and Hysteresis.
University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics; Major GPA: 3.68
Bachelor of Arts, History; Major GPA: 3.90
Advisor: Dr. Cody Lorton
Cumulative GPA: 3.48
- Honors: Dean’s High Honors, President’s Honor Roll, Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society Sigma-Iota Chapter member.
- Scholarships: E. Crowell History Scholarship, Florida Medallion Scholarship.
- Affiliated Organizational Positions: Secretary for Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
High School Dual Enrollment General Studies; GPA: 3.85
- Honors: Dean’s High Honors, President’s Honor Roll.
Professional Teaching Experience
Courses as Instructor of Record
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Math 252: Integral Calculus
Math 111: College Algebra
Math 112: Elementary Functions
Math 251: Differential Calculus
Instructor of record for daily lectures of multiple sequences of undergraduate college algebra, pre-calculus, and differential/integral calculus courses. Participant in faculty meetings regarding the dissemination of course materials to students, principles of grading, and philosophical discussions regarding the future of select courses within the university. Approximately 20-40 pupils per term.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Courses
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Math 112: Elementary Functions
Math 251: Differential Calculus
Math 112: Elementary Functions
Math 112: Elementary Functions
Taught several undergraduate pre-calculus and calculus courses to four separate groups per term of approximately 30 students. Excellent record of teaching evaluations citing ability to relate core concepts while exemplifying consistent dedication to students. Hosted additional study sessions available not only to students enrolled in my course, but students of colleagues as well.
Computational and Technical Skills
- Fluent in MATLAB and LaTeX with additional experience utilizing Python, SAS, Java, and FreeFEM++ programming languages.
- Completed full sequence of graduate level numerical analysis courses in linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations.
- Graduate experience hardcoding Finite Element Method and Finite Volume Method in multiple dimensions in MATLAB, as well as the use of “black box” legacy codes and library packages.
- In-depth knowledge regarding a stress-porosity relationship-based consolidation model derived from conservation laws in conjunction with Darcy’s Law.
- Familiar with applications of multivalued functions in physical modeling, where in our case permanent damage, inherent to the material mechanics of consolidation processes within fully saturated porous media, was achieved via constraint relation.
- Interest in pursuing hysteretic behaviors which occur throughout several of Earth’s processes, with a special focus on consolidation of porous media, sedimentation, and ice physics.
- Significant experience with technical writing methodologies and research paper formatting.
- Skilled at giving enthusiastic/well-informed presentations to both large formal and semi-formal audiences, with an exceptional aptitude for interpersonal communication.
Graduate Mathematics Courses
- Real Analysis
- Abstract Linear Algebra
- Differential and Integral Equations of Mathematical Physics
- Real Analysis II
- Partial Differential Equations
- Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations
- Combinatorics and Graph Theory
- Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
- Complex Analysis
- Functional Analysis
- Numerical Analysis of Dynamics and Data Assimilation
- Finite Element Methods for Partial Differential Equations
- Differential Geometry of Manifolds
- Special Topics in Functional Analysis
- Numerical Analysis of Finite Volume and Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
Graduate Seminars
- Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics
- Professionalism and Ethics in Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics and Computation Seminar
- Research (Expository) Seminar
Here you can view my Diversity/Inclusion and Teaching Philosophy Statements.
Also, below are some samples of my research and technical writing abilities.
Here are some models of viscoelastic behavior and consolidation with damage from my graduate research with Dr. Ralph Showalter, see paper for details.