About

Gess started her academic higher education journey as an international student at SUNY Plattsburgh. An overachiever and ambitious student, she graduated in 3 years with 2 majors, math and physics, and a 4.0 GPA. All along, she was also extremely involved in different clubs and organizations in college which reflected her interests and values including the biking and outdoor recreation clubs, LGBTQ+ organization, theater club, compost coalition, and campus garden. She values community involvement and mentorship and served as a community advocate on the residential staff in her last year in college.

She is currently a PhD candidate in Professor Thomas Fai's group. Her projects leverage her knowledge of mathematical techniques and object-oriented programming skills to hypothesize, model, and publish impactful results.

In the past, she has focused on mathematical modeling of systems inspired by problems in biology and fluid dynamics. She is familiar with tools from graph theory, systems of differential equations, stochastic, and agent-based simulations.

Outside research, she dedicates her time to community outreach and scientific communication. She is currently working on her goal of getting 37 consecutive strict pull ups in under a minute. (last tested: 24!)