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Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimmeron, NM
About me
About me
I am currently a fifth-year student in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Arizona.
Where I am from
Where I am from
I grew up in Kirkwood, MO, a suburb of St. Louis, before moving to the east coast. I attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, and graduated in 2016 with my B.A., double majoring in Mathematics and Religious Studies. While working through standard undergraduate math courses, I studied modern existentialism, the movement to a more secular society and its relationship to ancient Christianity.
From there, I moved to Winston-Salem, NC and attended Wake Forest University and acquired my Master's Degree in Mathematics. At Wake, I developed an interest in applied mathematics, specifically in modelling using both dynamical systems and partial differential equations. Through this, I was introduced to compartmental and network epidemiology. Consequently, I wrote my Master's Thesis in spectral graph theory. The motivation for the research is in dynamical systems modeling of infectious diseases spreading on a network. This interest ultimately led me to the University of Arizona in pursuit of my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics where I am studying model discovery and its relationship to various physical/biological/social models, such as epidemiology.
Outside of Math
Outside of Math
I have swum for 15+ years, including 4 years of distance swimming at Washington and Lee. After graduation this lead to participation in triathlons. I have completed numerous races of varying length including Ironman Arizona and am an active member of the TriCats (club triathlon team) at the U of A.
This has also lead to a love for cycling. While I have only participated in a few races, I routinely attend group rides that run very similarly to races. Riding my bike in various places around the southwest has been a great way to explore the surrounding area more intimately than driving in a car.
Other than training and competing, I have found a love for hiking and camping. I have started exploring the southwest more and plan to visit more of the national parks in the area.
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