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I am a third-year PhD student at Rice University, working with Dr. Andrew J. Schaefer in the department of Computational Applied Mathematics & Operations Research (CMOR). Before Rice, I obtained my BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Davis.

Research Interests

Mixed-integer programming, optimization under uncertainty, mathematical software, operations research, deep learning applications

Experience

• Research Mentor, Data to Knowledge Lab, Rice University (2022)
• Research Intern, MIT Lincoln Laboratory - Group 42 (2022)
• Instructor, Tapia STEM Camp, Rice University (2021)
• Grader & Graduate Research Assistant, CMOR Dept., Rice University (2020-Present)
• Quality Product Auditor, Pacific Southwest Container (2019-2020)
• Undergraduate Grader, Dept. of Mathematics, UC Davis (2017-2018)
• Orientation Leader, UC Davis (2017)
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mathematics, UC Davis (2016-2017)

Awards

• NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Award (2022-2025)
  • Sponsoring Agency: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• GEM Fellowship - MIT Lincoln Laboratory (2022-2025)
• NSF AGEP STRIDES Scholar (2022)
• Research Mentoring Fellowship - Data to Knowledge Lab, Rice University (2022)
• Computational Science and Engineering Recruiting Fellowship - Ken Kennedy Institute, Rice University (2020-2024)

Personal

Some of my hobbies/interests include soccer, music, guitar, cinema, and writing.

My hometown is Modesto, CA.