I am a Math Mentor with National Math Stars. Before that, I spent five and a half years as a mathematics postdoc, first in London, Ontario, Canada at Western University (2019-2022), then in Germany at Universität Mannheim (2022) and Technische Universität Chemnitz (2022-2024).

During the fall of 2025, I was an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, and St. Xavier University.

Teaching

I attended the Global Math Circle Institute January-February 2025.

I have extensive experience teaching university-level mathematics, having instructed a variety of courses including linear algebra, precalculus, calculus, and elementary number theory at institutions like Western University, Purdue University, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, and St. Xavier University. At Western University, I served as both instructor and course coordinator for several courses, and I designed and taught a six-week fully online and asynchronous linear algebra course. In addition to lecturing, I have significant experience as a recitation instructor for calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations at Purdue University. Beyond teaching itself, I also actively participate in teaching-related activities such as workshops and panels focused on pedagogy. 

During the fall of 2025, I taught the Kovalevsky math circle through Math Circles of Chicago at their Payton hub. I will be teaching it again during winter 2026.

Recently, I have been reading through Teaching Like a Champion 3.0.

You can see a sample of my asynchronous online Linear Algebra lectures from early on in the pandemic on my YouTube Channel. These lectures were accompanied by questions to check understanding, however I no longer have access to the course website where the questions were located.

Mathematical Interests

My research interests lie in the overlap between commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics. I am currently studying A-hypergeometric systems, tautological systems (a generalization of the more established and widely applicable A-hypergeometric D-modules), and counting rational cubics through non-generic point configurations.

Education

PhD in Mathematics, 2019, from Purdue University
Advisor: Uli Walther

BA in Mathematics, 2012, from Lawrence University