About Me
Academics
Simply put, I love math and its applications. Growing up, I participated in and succeeded at math contests all over the southeast.
I've won local contests like the Appalachian State contest and the Charleston math competition, I've had top placements in statewide
competitions like the NC state math contest and the Duke math meet, and I've achieved great success at the national level (5x AIME with
a top score of 10, 4x NC ARML team, top 500 Putnam, USACO Gold, etc.)
However, upon attending the NC School of Science and Mathematics, one of the biggest changes that occurred was my discovery of mathematical
modeling through one of my elective classes. In this course, I had the opportunity to participate in the high school mathematical contest in modeling (HiMCM)
and the internation MCM. Not only did my teams for these two contests perform very well (Finalist and Honorable Mention respectively), but I also
discovered a new passion for using my computational skills to solve discrete and continuous problems. Since that time, I have continued to compete
in similar competitions, but have also taken every available opportunity to solve similar problems. For instance, at Georgia Tech, I have had the opportunity
to work on the multidisciplinary Extreme Events Engineering team, where we use existing data and machine learning techniques to model environmental disasters
(such as earthquakes and tsunamis) and their effects on human infrastructure.
Extracurriculars
Outside of school, I have a number of different interests and hobbies. I enjoy playing a number of different intramural sports at GT, including soccer, indoor soccer, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, badminton and many more. I also enjoy some more "extreme" sports if you can call them that, including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, whitewater kayaking, and rock climbing. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking and working with plants or in a garden.