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Austin, Texas, United States

Urbana, Illinois, United States

· Develop robust numerical methods for shock-capturing and turbulence· Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team consisting of aerospace/mechanical engineers, computer scientists, and software developers· Create an open-source discontinuous Galerkin solver tailored for computational fluid dynamics, driven by Python and code generation using Just-in-time (JIT) compilation· Utilize code-transformation/generation techniques that allow the software to execute on different hardware (CPU/GPU)

Monterey, California

· Contribute to the development of an open-source climate model written in the Julia Language, as part of the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA).· Explore the use of high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods for global circulation models (GCM) and large-eddy simulations (LES).· Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team of climate scientists, oceanographers, computer scientists, and applied mathematicians spanning Caltech, MIT, and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).

Exeter, United Kingdom

· Design a prototype dynamical core using numerical methods based on mixed finite element discretizations· Contribute to the development of ``LFRic'', the next dynamical core being developed for operational use by the UK Met Office· Create a mini-application demonstrating the efficacy of the proposed numerics within the context of standard dynamical core benchmarks· Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team of physicists, computer scientists, and applied mathematicians

London, United Kingdom

· Autumn 2016: (1) Numerical methods (MPE CDT).· Spring 2017: (1) Introduction to numerical analysis.· Autumn 2017: (1) Multivariable calculus; (2) Computational linear algebra

Fairfield, Ct

· NSF funded REU Program at Fairfield University in Mathematics and Computational Science. Super- vised by Dr. Shanon Reckinger, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fairfield University.· Modeling multi-scale, time-varying systems derived from the Navier-Stokes equations. Focus is on comparing the numerical solutions of the governing equations to the experimental findings using a rotating tank.

New Brunswick, Nj

· NSF funded REU Program at The Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Rutgers University. Supervised by Dr. Bahman Kalantari, Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University.· Investigated the application of a convex hull optimization algorithm in the context of solving linear systems of equations.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics And Mathematical Physics

Dissertation: ``Hybridizable compatible finite element discretizations for numerical weather prediction: implementation and analysis" •.

Mres In The Mathematics Of Planet Earth, Applied Mathematics, Distinction

Through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE CDT)

Mres In The Mathematics Of Planet Earth, Applied Mathematics, Distinction

Through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE CDT)

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics And Russian, 3.95 Gpa, Summa Cum Laude

Undergraduate Thesis: "Perturbed Arnoldi Method for Computing Multiple Eigenvalues" • Supervisor: Dr. Ronald Morgan, Department.