Campus Involvement

I really enjoy being involved on campus in VT Math circle, MORE and department outreach events.

Want to learn more about the VT graduate program in mathematics? Contact me at juliams22@vt.edu. I would be happy to answer any questions.

Math Circle:

Link here.

In November 2024, I organized (jointly with G. Cotardo) a VT math circle session on Combinatorial and Probability Games.
In April 2024, I organized (jointly with G. Matthews) a VT math circle session on QR codes.
In February 2024, I organized (jointly with N. Swanson) a VT math circle session on the Square and Multiply algorithm and its relation to the Diffie Hellman problem in cryptography.
In September 2023, I organized (jointly with N. Swanson) a VT math circle session on the encryption and decryption of messages using RSA and Reed-Solomon codes.
In April 2023, I organized (jointly with K. Karcher) a session on the mathematics behind the games 'Set' and 'EvenQuads' as a part of the VT math circle. The math circle gives children grades 4-8 the chance to interact with higher level mathematics through hands on activities.
In March 2023, I organized (jointly with G. Cotardo) a session on binary numbers and hexadecimal representation of colors as a part of the VT Math Circle. The circle gives children in grades 4-8 an opportunity to explore some higher level mathematics in the form of activities.
In October 2022 and 2023, I organized (jointly with K. Karcher) a session on cryptography as a part of the VT Math Circle. The circle gives children in grades 4-8 an opportunity to explore some intriguing and higher level mathematics.

Other events:

In September 2024, I organized (jointly with G. Matthews) an outreach event with NSA's Women in Mathematics Society.
In March of 2024, I organized (jointly with G. Matthews) a session on coding theory at the Blacksburg STEMinist Club.
In November 2023, I organized (jointly with J. Smucker and N. Heitzman-Breen) the Virginia Tech science fair activity "The Mathematics of How We Send Secret Messages", focused on cryptography.
In September 2023, I organized (jointly with G. Cotardo and G. Matthews) an event focused on quantum computing job/internship opportunities in industry and government. A talk on quantum computing was provided by math research at NSA. This event was sponsored by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, VT Quantum and NSA.
In October 2022, I volunteered in aiding in activities as part of the VT MORE (Mathematics - Opportunities in Research and Education 2022) workshop and was a panelist for students to answer questions about graduate school in mathematics. The purpose of this conference was to bring together undergraduate students and inspire them to pursue a graduate degree in mathematics. Link here.

Outside events:

From November 2024-Present I am the Mentorship Chair for the Hot Topics in the Science of Security 2025 Virtual Conference.
From August 2023-April 2024 I am the Mentorship Chair for the Hot Topics in the Science of Security 2024 Virtual Conference. Link here.
From August 2022-April 2023 I was the Publicity/Social Media chair for Hot Topics in the Science of Security 2023 Virtual Conference.

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