Mentoring Experience:
IML Project Mentor (Volunteer)
Urbana, IL USA | Jan 2026 - May 2026
- Mentored undergraduate students interested in mathematical research through the Illinois Mathematics Lab (IML).
- Designed and supervised small-scale research projects suitable for undergraduate researchers.
- Worked under the guidance of faculty instructors Daniel Cooney and Olivia Clifton, serving as the graduate mentor for student research teams.
Work Experience:
PrairieLearn Summer Intern
Urbana, IL USA | May 2025 - Aug 2025
- Worked as a mathematics content developer for PrairieLearn under the support of the Gates Foundation, contributing to the design and implementation of interactive assessments for Calculus I.
- Translated instructional materials from the math team into fully functional PrairieLearn problems using Python, with extensive use of NumPy and SymPy for symbolic computation and auto-grading functionality.
- Developed customized Python grading functions based on the math team's requirements, adaptable to a wide range of PrairieLearn problem types.
- Contributed extra math problems and wrote step-by-step PDF instructions so the coding team could easily turn them into PrairieLearn questions.
- Collaborated closely with a multidisciplinary team through biweekly meetings, ensuring alignment between educational design, technical implementation, and platform capabilities.
Training Experience:
INMAS Training Program (Link)
Urbana, IL USA | Oct 2024 - May 2025
- Selected participant in the INMAS (Industrial Math and Statistics) network, aimed at preparing graduate students for careers in Business, Industry, and Government (BIG).
- Completed four workshops covering Python for data analysis (NumPy, Pandas), applied statistics (hypothesis testing, inference), and machine learning (supervised learning, CNNs, LLMs).
- Collaborated in interdisciplinary teams on applied data projects, each culminating in presentations to peers and mentors.