Current - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computational Science and Engineering, McMaster University (Hamilton, ON, Canada)

2021 - Master of Science (MS) in Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA, USA)

2018 - Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics, Dominican University New York (Orangeburg, NY, USA)

2016 - Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) in Finance, University of Calgary (Calgary, AB, Canada)

Current Appointments:

• 08/24 - Present: Assistant Professor at Dominican University New York (Orangeburg, NY, USA)

Previous Appointments:

• 08/22 - 7/24: Instructor at Dominican University New York (Orangeburg, NY, USA)

• 08/21 - 07/22: Lecturer at Dominican University New York (Orangeburg, NY, USA)

• 08/19 - 12/20: Graduate Teaching Assistant at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA, USA)

• 01/19 - 05/19: Substitute Teacher at Horace Greeley High School (Chappaqua, NY, USA)

• 05/18 - 12/18: Math Instructor at Mathnasium (Chatham, NJ, USA)

• 01/18 - 05/18: Math Tutor at Homework Helpers (Long Valley, NJ, USA)

• 01/17 - 12/17: Math Tutor at Dominican College (Orangeburg, NY, USA)

Topics

• Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Real Analysis

• Calculus, Optimization, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Programming, Physics

• High School and Elementary Mathematics

Current Appointments:

• Since 06/23: PhD Candidate at McMaster

  • Supervised by Dr. Bartosz Protas

  • Systematic Search For Extreme and Singular Behavior in the 2D Kuramoto-Sivashinsky Equation

• Since 01/22: Undergraduate Research Supervisor at Dominican University

  • Number of students supervised: 20

Previous Appointments:

• 01/21 - 05/21: Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech

  • Supervised by Dr. Jeff Borggaard

• 05/19 - 08/19: Research Assistant at Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT)

  • Supervised by Ian Kremenic

Topics

• Optimization, Model Reduction, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dynamical Systems

• Data Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Modeling/Testing, Biomechanics, Bioinformatics

Skills

• High Performance Computing (Fortran, MPI, OpenMP, C, Linaro DDT)

• MATLAB, Julia, Python, Mathematica, Maple, Stata, Unity, Visual Studio, Eclipse

• Java, C#, C++, UNIX, SQL, AWS, HTML, Javascript, CSS

Research Output

• Research Presentation, Gene Golub SIAM Summer School, Concordia University, Montreal, August 2025

• Defense of Comprehensive Exam Part I in Computational Science and Engineering, McMaster, March 2025

• Research Presentation, Mid-Atlantic Numerical Analysis Day, Temple University, November 2024

• Research Presentation, Ontario Graduate Mathematics Conference, University of Waterloo, June 2024

• Research Presentation, New York Regional Graduate Mathematics Conference, Syracuse University, March 2024

• Research Presentation, Midwest Numerical Analysis Day, University of Michigan, May 2022

• Research Presentation, Spring Lecture Series, University of Arkansas, May 2022

• Research Presentation, Symposium in Mathematics and Statistics, Eastern Kentucky University, April 2022

• Research Presentation, New York Regional Graduate Mathematics Conference, Syracuse University, April 2022

• Defense of Master's Thesis in Mathematics, Virginia Tech, May 2021

• Poster Presentation, ACSM Conference, May 2020

• Research Presentation, SIAM Chapter Seminar, Virginia Tech, October 2019

Service and Professional Development

• Participant, APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting, Houston, November 2025

• Participant, IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics, November 2025

• Participant, Gene Golub SIAM Summer School, Concordia University, Montreal, August 2025

• Participant, Compute Ontario Summer School, June 2025

• Participant, Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, June 2025

• Volunteer (Abstract Reviewer), ABRCMS, Pittsburgh, Nov 2024

• Volunteer (Moderator), Shenandoah Undergraduate Math/Stats (SUMS) Conference, James Madison University, Nov 2024

• Volunteer (Presentation Judge), STEM C2 Research Summit, Bergen Community College, July 2024

• Volunteer (SIAM representative), NYC Math Festival, July 2024

• Participant, Compute Ontario Summer School, June 2024

• Volunteer (Application Reviewer), SIAM-Simons Undergraduate Summer Research Program

• Volunteer (Dominican University representative) at Tri-State Engineering Expo, April 2024

• Volunteer (Poster Judge), ABRCMS, Phoenix Convention Center, Nov 2023

• Volunteer (Poster Judge), NAM MATHFest, Clark Atlanta University, Sep 2023

• Participant, Compute Ontario Summer School, June 2023

• Participant, Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, May 2023

• Participant, Conference on Mathematical Explanation, Rutgers University, May 2023

• Volunteer (representing Dominican University) at CCSD STEAM Fest, May 2023

• Volunteer (representing DUNY Math/Science Division) at DUNY Open House, April 2023

• Volunteer (representing Dominican University) at Tri-State Engineering Expo, April 2023

• Volunteer (SIAM Booth), National Math Festival, April 2021 

• Organizer, "Mathematics in Industry" Speaker Series hosted by VT SIAM Chapter, 2020-21

• Participant, SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meeting, July 2020

• Participant, SIAM Conference on Imaging Science, July 2020

• Participant, Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics conference at Southern Conn. State University, April 2018

• Participant, 2018 COMAP Mathematical Modeling contest, representing Dominican College (with Michael Merced)

• Participant, 2017 Putnam Competition, sole member representing Dominican College

Grants and Funding

• Awarded $700 Travel Funding, Shenandoah Undergraduate Math/Stats (SUMS) Conference, James Madison University, Nov 2024

• Awarded $500 Travel Funding, DoE DHSI Grant, Sep 2024

• Awarded $300 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), Ontario Graduate Mathematics Conference, University of Waterloo, June 2024

• Awarded $150 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), New York Regional Graduate Mathematics Conference, Syracuse University, March 2024

• Awarded $3000 Travel Funding, DoE DHSI Grant, Nov 2023

• Awarded $900 Travel Funding, National Association of Mathematicians, Sep 2023

• Awarded $5000 Research Grant, Center for Instructional Excellence, Dominican University, Dec 2022

• Awarded $800 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), Midwest Numerical Analysis Day, University of Michigan, May 2022

• Awarded $1000 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), Spring Lecture Series, University of Arkansas, May 2022

• Awarded $500 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), Symposium in Mathematics and Statistics, Eastern Kentucky University, April 2022

• Awarded $150 Travel Funding (Research Presentation), New York Regional Graduate Mathematics Conference, Syracuse University, April 2022

Awards and Recognition

• Awarded Certificate of Recognition by SIAM in 2021 

• Second-Team Academic All-American in NCAA DII Track/Cross Country, 2017-2018

• First-Team Academic All-District (Northeastern US) in NCAA DII Track/Cross Country, 2017-2018

• Graduated with Departmental Honors (Outstanding Student) in Mathematics, May 2018

• Top Senior Male Scholar-Athlete at Dominican College (4.0 GPA), May 2018

• Inducted into National College Athlete Honor Society (Chi Alpha Sigma), May 2018

• Awarded Dominican College Athletic Scholarship, 2017-2018

• Awarded Certificate of Excellence (Top 50 in Canada) in TMX Options Trading Contest, 2015

• Dean's List student in Haskayne School of Business, 2014-2016

• Awarded Jimmie Condon Athletic Scholarship, 2013-2015

• Awarded Jason Lang Scholarship, 2012-2015

• Awarded University of Calgary Entrance Scholarship, 2012

Affiliations

• Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

  • 2022 - 2024: Member of SIAM Education Committee

  • 2020 - 2022: President/Advisor of SIAM Chapter at Virginia Tech

    • Created the VT SIAM website

• American Physical Society (APS)

• American Mathematical Society (AMS)

• Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

• National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)

• Math Alliance

• Digital Research Alliance of Canada

• Dr. Bartosz Protas (McMaster University) - Supervisor of Doctoral Research

• Dr. Jennifer Sassano (Dominican University New York) - Supervisor of Professorial Activities

• Dr. Jeff Borggaard (Virginia Tech) - Supervisor of Master's Research