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Appointments, education, funding, publications, and service.
Research Interests
- Algebra, (Noncommutative) Algebraic Geometry, Derived Categories, Category Theory, and Formalized Mathematics in Lean
Education
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2018 Columbia, SC
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics
University of South Carolina - Dissertation: Geometry of Derived Categories on Noncommutative Projective Schemes
- Advisor: Matthew Ballard
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2011 Burlington, VT
Master of Science, Mathematics
University of Vermont - Major Concentration: Abstract Algebra
- Minor Concentration: Algebraic Number Theory
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2009 Troy, NY
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Minors
- Applied Mathematics
- French
- Minors
Appointments
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2024 - Present Ruston, LA
Assistant Professor
Louisiana Tech University -
2020 - 2024 Monroe, LA
Assistant Professor
University of Louisiana at Monroe -
2020 - 2023 Monroe, LA
Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics
University of Louisiana at Monroe -
2018 - 2020 Easton, PA
Visiting Assistant Professor
Lafayette College
Administrative Appointments
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2026 - Present Coordinator, M.S. in Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics, Louisiana Tech University
Leadership and Governance
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2025 - Present LA/MS
Communication Coordinator (Officer)
Louisiana Mississippi Section, Mathematical Association of America -
2025 - Present Monroe, LA
Membership Outreach Director (Officer)
Friends of Black Bayou, Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge -
2024 - 2025 Monroe, LA
Director at Large
Friends of Black Bayou, Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge
Honors and Awards
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2025 Education Award
College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University -
2022 Project NExT Fellow (Red '22)
Mathematical Association of America
Funding
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September 2026 Formalizing the dg-Enhancement of Triangulated Categories ($20,000)
Anthropic AI for Science - Award of Claude usage credits to formalize dg-categories and the derived category of a dg-category in Lean's Mathlib library.
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June 2025 Applied eXploration in Open Mathematics Lab [AXIOM Lab] ($60,875)
Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund - Departmental Enhancement Grant to establish a dedicated research collaboration lab within the Mathematics and Statistics program at Louisiana Tech University.
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February 2024 Student Activity Enhancement Fee ($2,000)
Student Development, University of Louisiana at Monroe - Funded trip for ULM students to attend the annual meeting of the Louisiana-Mississippi section of the Mathematical Association of America.
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AY 22-23 Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($5,370)
University of Louisiana at Monroe -
AY 21-22 Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($5,070)
University of Louisiana at Monroe -
AY 20-21 Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics ($4,790)
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Graduate Mentoring and Research Supervision
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2026 - Present Ruston, LA
Emma Foster
- Ph.D. Student (Committee Chair), Computational Analysis and Modeling.
Undergraduate Mentoring and Research Supervision
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Spring 2025 Ruston, LA
Joshua Robinson
- Co-mentored with Ann Clifton on a Cayley graph research project, Structural and Topological Properties of Cayley Graphs, presented at the Louisiana Tech Undergraduate Research & Service-Learning Symposium and awarded second place in the Student Paper Competition at the LA/MS Section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America.