Advising
Current graduate students
- Sucharita Mallick, Mathematics PhD student, UF, 5th year. Eleanor Ewing Ehrlich Award in 2026. [Oral Exam Slides]
- Kushagri Sharma, Mathematics PhD student, UF, 4th year. UF Graduate Student Mentoring Award in 2026, and Teaching Award in 2026. [Oral Exam Slides, Poster]
- Carl (Jingkai) Ye, Mathematics PhD student, UF, 4th year.
- Jenna Fant, Mathematics PhD student, UF, 3rd year. Joseph A. Alfred Award in 2025 and Teaching Award in 2026.
- Péguy Kem-Meka, Data Science PhD student, Quantum Leap Africa, 5th year, co-advised with Ismail Akhalwaya.
Former graduate students
- Michael Moy, Mathematics PhD, 2024, CSU. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2023. Currently a Research Scientist at the CSU Energy Institute. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides, Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
- Lander Ver Hoef, Mathematics PhD, 2023, CSU, co-advised with Emily King. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides]
- Daniel Vargas-Rosario, Mathematics PhD, 2023, CSU. Currently a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, CU Boulder. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides]
- Brittany Story, Mathematics PhD, 2022, CSU. Currently a Research Mathematician at the Army Research Lab. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides, Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
- Lara Kassab, Mathematics PhD, 2021, CSU. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2020. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides, Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
- Johnathan Bush, Mathematics PhD, 2021, CSU. Currently an Assistant Professor in Mathematics & Statistics at James Madison University. [PhD Thesis, PhD Slides, PhD Proposal, Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
- Mark Heim, Mathematics Masters, 2020, CSU, co-advised with Chris Peterson. [Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
- Joshua Mirth, Mathematics PhD, 2020, CSU. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2019. Currently a Faculty Member in Mathematics at St John’s College. [PhD Thesis, Master’s Thesis, Master’s Slides]
My graduated PhD students are also listed on my Math Genealogy page.
Former postdoctoral researcher
- Alex Elchesen, Postdoctoral Fellow, CSU, 2022-2025, co-advised with Amit Patel. Currently on the Google Lanes (part of Google Maps) team.
Undergraduate students
I am invested in providing opportunities for undergraduate student research. In 2023-24, I lead an experimental research group which resulted in the paper Gromov-Hausdorff distances between quotient metric spaces with 7 undergraduate and 2 graduate student co-authors. In 2024-26, I led a second experimental research group in which we are writing the paper Vietoris-Rips complexes of ellipses at larger scales with 4 undergraduate and 1 graduate student co-authors.
Unsolicited advice
- Letters: Instructions if I am writing a letter of recommendation for you.
- PhD applications: Applying to UF to be a PhD student with me.
- Academic jobs: Sample materials and tips for applying to academic jobs after your PhD.
- MSC codes: Tips for choosing MSC codes for a paper with me.
- Visitors: Things to do near Gainesville.
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