Originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2017 edition of The Rock
Hometown: La Habra Heights, CA Major: Mathematics (Physics minor)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: With Professor Mark Kozek, I am researching a special set of numbers called Eulerian Numbers. These have significant influence in a branch of mathematics known as combinatorics, which focuses on studying how to count particular mathematical structures. Our initial interest began with a manuscript, written by alumnus J. Donovan Dean ’52, outlining some interesting behaviors in these numbers. In other words, I am researching how and why the Eulerian Numbers behave the way they do.
OFF-CAMPUS EXPERIENCE: Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Seattle University
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: CAAS Tutor • Whittier College Jazz Band • Pi Mu Epsilon (math honor society)
PLANS POST-GRADUATION: Earn a Ph.D. in mathematics and work as a university professor. I would like to volunteer with the Peace Corps to share the joy and beauty of mathematics abroad.
