Curriculum Vitae

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)