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    Måns Andersson , bio

    Dr. Andersson is a Postdoctoral Associate whose research focuses on large-scale simulations, numerical algorithms, and high-performance computing. He is mentored by Daniel Appelo and Yingda Cheng.

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    Samantha Brooker , bio

    Dr. Brooker is a Postdoctoral Associate studying operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. She is mentored by Sarah Reznikoff.

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    Oscar Dufour , bio

    Dr. Oscar Dufour is a postdoctoral associate, curious about how collective states emerge from the aggregation of individual decisions. He is currently working on the propagation of stress in crowds of pedestrians. He is mentored by Nicole Abaid.

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    Daniela Florez Pineda , bio

    Dr. Florez is a Postdoctoral Associate specializing in the mathematical modeling and analysis of biological systems. Her work focuses on understanding disease transmission dynamics and applying computational methods to optimize intervention strategies. She is mentored by Stanca Ciupe.

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    Christina Giannitsi , bio

    Dr. Giannitsi is a Postdoctoral Associate with a research focus in discrete harmonic analysis, exploring its rich connections with diverse fields such as analytic number theory, ergodic theory, and beyond. She is mentored by Eyvindur Ari Palsson

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    Max Heldman , bio

    Dr. Heldman is a Postdoctoral Associate. His research focuses on numerical analysis and scientific computing, particularly in the area of reaction-drift-diffusion and mean-field limits of particle-based stochastic models. He is mentored by Johann Rudi.

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    Bari Hridoy , bio

    Dr. Hridoy is a Postdoctoral Associate specializing in the mathematical modeling and analysis of infectious diseases, with a focus on stochastic dynamics, seasonality, and data-driven methods to inform public health interventions. He is mentored by Lauren Childs.

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    Kun Huang , bio

    Dr. Huang is a Postdoctoral Associate specializing in numerical methods for kinetic equations, with a particular emphasis on applications in plasma physics.. He is currently interested in low-rank tensor methods for high-dimensional problems. He is mentored by Daniel Appelo and Yingda Cheng.

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    Talia LaTona-Tequida , bio

    Dr. Talia LaTona-Tequida is a Postdoctoral Associate whose research centers on graduate mathematics education. Her work examines the social factors influencing graduate student success, aiming to enhance the inclusivity and effectiveness of graduate STEM education. She is mentored by Estrella Johnson.

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    Kirsten Morris , bio

    Dr. Morris is a Postdoctoral Associate specializing in coding theory, specifically quantum error correction. She is mentored by Gretchen Matthews.

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    Quy Pham , bio

    Dr. Pham is a Patricia Caldwell Postdoctoral Fellow specializing in harmonic analysis, fractal geometry, and geometric measure theory. He is mentored by Eyvindur Ari Palsson.

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    Rodrigo San José Rubio , bio

    Dr. San José is a Presidential Postdoctoral Associate with research focusing on algebraic coding theory. In particular, he is interested in the applications of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry to classical and quantum codes, as well as cryptography. He is mentored by Hiram Lopez.

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    Nusrat Tabassum , bio

    Dr. Tabassum is a Postdoctoral Associate specializing in modeling ecological and epidemiological systems, with a focus on species interactions, vector-borne diseases, and infectious disease dynamics. She is mentored by Michael Robert.