Education
- Kent State University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics
- Advisors: Artem Zvavitch and Matthieu Fradelizi
- Anticipated Spring 2017
- Kent State University
- Master of Arts, Mathematics
- Spring 2013
- Youngstown State University
- Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude
- Major: Mathematics
- Minor: Computer Science
- Spring 2011
Positions
- Visitng Graduate Student
- Funded by Chateaubriand Fellowship and CNRS
- Universite Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee, France
- Spring 2016- Summer 2016
- Graduate Assistant
- Kent State University
- Fall 2011 - Present
- REU Participant
- Kent State University
- Project on discrete version of Aleksandrov's Theorem
- Summer 2010
- Resident Assistant
- Youngstown State University Housing & Residence Life
- Fall 2008 - Spring 2011
Fields of Interest
Discrete and Convex Geometry, Combinatorics, Tomography, and High Dimensional Phenomena.
Publications & Preprints
- ``Volume Product on Lipschitz-free Banach spaces'' (with M. Fradelizi and A. Zvavitch), in preparation
- ``Polytopes of Maximal Volume Product'' (with M. Fradelizi and A. Zvavitch), in preparation
- ``A discrete version of Koldobsky's slicing inequality'',
(with M. Henk and A. Zvavitch), Isreal Journal of Mathematics, to appear
- ``A Curiously Rational Result.''
PME Journal. 13.3 (2010): 129-131.
- ``Cracking the Sudoku: A Deterministic Approach.''
(with Erica Cross and David Martin)
UMAP Journal. 29.3 (2009): 381.
Presentations
- ``A Discrete Version of Koldobsky's Slicing Inequality,''
Combinatorics Seminar,\\
Georgia Tech, Fall 2016
- ``Volume product in the space of Lipschitz functions,''
Infinite Dimensional Analysis: Celebrating Richard Aron's Work and Impact,
Kent State University, Fall 2016
- ``Bodies of Extreme Volume Product,''
Graduate Student Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2016
- ``A Discrete Version of Koldobsky's Slicing Inequality,''
Workshop in Analysis and Probability at
Texas A\&M University during the
Concentration Week on Geometric Functional Analysis,
College Station, Texas, Summer 2016
- ``A Discrete Version of Koldobsky's Slicing Inequality,'',
S\'eminaire d'Analyse Fonctionnelle,
Institut de Math\'ematics de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche, France, Spring 2016
- ``Convex and Discrete Geometry,''
S\'eminaire des doctorants,
Universit\'{e} Paris-Est Marne-la-Vall\'{e}e, France, Spring 2016
- ``Shadow Systems,''
Non-Linear Analysis Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2015
- ``Discrete Geometric Tomography,''
Non-Linear Analysis Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2015
- ``Mahler Conjecture,''
Non-Linear Analysis Seminar,
Kent State University, Spring 2015
- ``Discrete Slicing Inequalities,''
REU Colloquium,
Kent State University, Summer 2015
- ``Some Results from Ehrhart theory and the geometry of numbers,''
Graduate Student Seminar,
Kent State University, Spring 2014
- ``Convex Bodies in Isotropic Position,''
Non-Linear Analysis Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2014
- ``Discrete Geometric Tomography,''
Graduate Student Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2014
- ``Kahane's Inequality,''
Non-Linear Analysis Seminar,
Kent State University, Spring 2014
- ``Concentration of probability measures on symmetric convex sets,''
Graduate Student Seminar,
Kent State University, Spring 2014
- ``Commuting Additive Mappings on Simple Rings,''
Graduate Student Seminar,
Kent State University, Fall 2013
- ``Discrete Consideration of Aleksandrov's Projection Theorem,''
MathFest. PME \& MAA. Pittsburgh, PA. Aug 2010.
- ``Techniques for Solving Nonlinear Diophantine Equations,''
QUEST. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. Apr 2010.
- ``An Application of the Riemann Zeta Function,''
MathFest. MAA \& PME. Portland, OR. Aug 2009.
- ``Cracking the Sudoku,''
MathFest. PME \& MAA. Madison, WI. Jul 2008.
Conferences & Seminars
- Infinite Dimensional Analysis: Celebrating Richard Aron's Work and Impact,
Kent State University, Fall 2016
- Workshop in Analysis and Probability at
Texas A\&M University during the
Concentration Week on Geometric Functional Analysis,
College Station, Texas, 7/2016
- Conference on Convex and Discrete Geometry on the occasion of Peter M. Gruber's 75th birthday. Technische Universt\"{a}t Wien, Vienna Austria, 7/2016
- ``Convex and discrete geometry'' day at Universit\'{e} Paris-Est Marne-la-Vall\'{e}e, 5/2016.
- Kent State Informal Analysis Seminar 11/2015, 3/2015, 4/2014, 3/2014
- Conference on Analytic and Probabilistic Techniques in Modern Convex Geometry
in Honor of Alexander Koldobsky,
University of Missouri, 11/2015
- Convexity, probability and discrete structures, a geometric view point,
Universit\'{e} Paris-Est Marne-la-Vall\'{e}e, France 10/2015
- NSF-CBMS Conference on Introduction to the Theory of Valuations and Convex Sets,
Kent State University, 8/2015
- NSF-CBMS Conference on Reflectionless measures, Wolff’s potentials, and rectifiability,
North Dakota State University, 7/2015
- Informal Analysis Seminar,
University of Michigan 10/2014
- Seventh Conference on Function Spaces, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 5/2014
Fellowships & Awards
- Chateaubriand Fellowship, Spring 2016
- Graduate Student Senate Domestic Travel Award, Summer 2016 & Fall 2016
- Graduate Student Senate International Travel Award, Summer 2016
- Full time Graduate Appointment, Kent State University, Fall 2011 - Spring 2017
- Leslie H. Cochran University Scholarship, Fall 2007 - Spring 2011
Teaching Experience
Kent State University
Primary Instructor
- Euclidean Geometry, Spring 2017
- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, Fall 2016
- Modeling Algebra Plus, Fall 2015 (STEP-UP Model)
- Trigonometry Spring, 2015
- Intuitive Calculus, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 (Multiple Sections)
- Modeling Algebra Fall 2012/2013, Spring 2013
- Algebra for Calculus, Spring 2012
Additional Professional Activities
- Peer Mentor for incoming Teaching Assistants in the Mathematics Department
- Presented introductory lessons in LaTeX, for REU participants
- Organized the Graduate Student Seminar
- Received training for Academic Dishonesty Panel
- Presented ``How much force can the Force produce'' for Upward Bound, a high school outreach program
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