Zachariah Thomas
thomas.z@ufl.edu
Education
- University of Florida – Ph.D. Mathematics (Expected: May 2026)
- Middle Tennessee State University – M.S. Mathematics ( May 2021)
- University of Tennessee at Martin – B.S. Integrated Studies-Education (May 2018)
- Nashville State Community College – A.S. General Studies (August 2016)
Employment History
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: University of Florida – August 2021 -present
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Middle Tennessee State University- August 2019-May 2021
- 8th grade math and Algebra 1 teacher: Hickman County Board of Education – August 2018 – May 2019
- 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math and Algebra 1 teacher: Benton County Board of Education – March 2018-May 2018
- Student Worker and Math Tutor: University of Tennessee at Martin, Parsons Center – August 2016-May 2018
Courses Taught
- MAC 2312: Analytical Geometry and Calculus 2-UF, Sum24
- MAC 1114: Trigonometry- UF, Sp22, F22, Sp23, Sum23, F23, Sp24, SP25
- MATH 1630: College Math for Managerial and Social Life-MTSU, Sp21
- MATH 1730: Precalculus- MTSU, Fall 2020
- 8th grade math, Algebra 1- East Hickman Middle School (Lyles, TN), 2018-2019
Other Academic Duties
- Creating and maintaining the exam proctor schedule for the math dept.: UF (F22-present)
- Course curriculum design for Trigonometry online: UF (Sum23)
- Online course designing for the math dept.: MTSU (Sum20)
Awards/Recognitions
- Excellence in Teaching Award, UF Mathematics department (May 2023)
- Awarded the Leadership Scholarship, Parsons Decatur County Higher Education Foundation (August 2017)
- Elected to Student Government Association of the University of Tennessee of Martin; (March, 2017)
Invitations
- Sectional Meeting in Computational Topology and Geometry in Data Science, , American Mathematical Society-(talk title tbd) (Tulane University; Oct. 4th-5th, 2025)
- The Geometric Realization of AATRN, Applied Algebraic Topology Research Network Poster Presentation, “Vectorizations in TDA through Dual Space” (Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation; Aug. 18th-22nd, 2025)
- SCMB Final Annual Symposium, Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology, (Georgia Institute of Technology; April 10th-11th, 2025)
- Conference in Climate Science at the Interface Between Topological Data Analysis and Dynamical Systems Theory, Mathematical Research Council, Conference Participant (Buffalo, New York; July 1st–5th, 2024)
- Mid-Atlantic Topology Conference- Poster Presentation, “Dual Spaces for Persistent Homology” (Northeastern University; March 22nd-23rd, 2024)
Other Presentations
- Topology and Geometry Seminar: Vectorizations In Persistent Homology Through Dual Spaces, Feb. 11th, 2025
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: Merge Trees of Periodic Filtrations , Sept. 16th, 2024
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: Mobius Homology, Jan. 22nd, 2024
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: Topological and metric properties of spaces of generalized persistence diagrams, Nov. 27th, 2023
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: Signed Barcodes for Multi-Parameter Persistence via Rank Decompositions, Oct. 2nd, 2023
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: The Calculus of Snakes, Apr. 10th, 2023
- Topological Data Analysis Seminar: Bottleneck Stability of Persistence Diagrams, Feb. 13th, 2023
- Student-led Seminar in Mathematics: The Existence of Fuzzy Subgroups and Two Forms of Fuzzy Quotient Groups , Nov. 13th, 2020
- Student-led Seminar in Mathematics: Introductory Fuzzy Set Theory, with Resolution of the Sorites Paradox , Oct. 16th, 2020
Volunteering Activities
- Math Festival, University of Florida (May 2023, May 2024, Feb. 2025)
- Student Ambassadors Organization, University of Tennessee at Martin, Parsons Center; (January, 2017-May 2018)