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    Yichen Guo , bio

    Yichen's research centers on numerical analysis, linear algebra, and high-performance computing. Yichen co-hosted a Numerical Analysis Reading Group and is currently the President of the SIAM Student Chapter at Virginia Tech.

    Date: May 2025 -
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    Corinne Mitchell , bio

    Corinne works in college math education with a focus on making proof-based teaching more equitable. Her dissertation investigates how students experience enculturation into proof writing in advanced math courses. Corinne is a Senior GTA in the department and holds leadership positions in multiple campus organizations.

    Date: May 2025 -
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    William Mahaney , bio

    William studies Computational Number Theory and Post-Quantum Cryptography. He is one of two Julian Chin Fellows in Cybersecurity and has recently been accepted to a summer graduate school program in France. Click here to read more about William!

    Date: April 2025 -
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    Johnny Rivera , bio

    Johnny's research currently focuses on algebraic combinatorics, specifically the combinatorics of Macdonald polynomials. He is the recipient of the Dean's Graduate Award for Excellence and has recently been accepted to a summer graduate school program in Toronto, Canada. Click here to read more about Johnny!

    Date: April 2025 -
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    Sean Reiter , bio

    Sean's research focuses on theoretical and computational aspects of the dimensionality reduction (or "model reduction") and data-driven modeling of large-scale dynamical systems. He helped found the Mathematics Graduate Student Organization (GSO). Click here to read more about Sean!

    Date: March 2025 -
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    Jenny Smucker , bio

    Jenny is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Jean Ann Russe Skiles, Ph.D. '87 Graduate Fellowship through the College of Science. Jenny's research is in Harmonic Analysis. Click here to read more about Jenny!

    Date: January 2025 -

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    Nathan Daly , bio

    Nathan's area of research is post-quantum cryptography, particularly the development of digital signature schemes which incorporate useful features while giving security against both classical and quantum computers. Click here to read more about Nathan!

    Date: April 2024 -
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    Anayse Miller , bio

    Anayse's research is in Mathematical Biology, specifically population modeling. She recently passed her Master's presentation and will be staying on as a Ph.D. student. Click here to read more about Anayse!

    Date: April 2024 -
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    Nora Heitzman-Breen , bio

    Nora's research is in Mathematical Biology, specifically in infectious diseases. She was nominated for the 2024 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for the College of Science. Click here to read more about Nora!

    Date: March 2024 -
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    Julia Shapiro , bio

    Julia is the 2024 Outstanding Master's Student for the College of Science! Julia's research is in algebraic coding theory, focusing on communications over adversarial networks. Click here to read more about Julia!

    Date: March 2024 -