Education
Cornell University
August 2020 - Present
Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Mathematics | Center for Applied Mathematics
Masters of Science awarded August 2023
California State University, Channel Islands
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics | Emphasis in Pure Mathematics
Minor in Computer Science | Summa Cum Laude
August 2015 - May 2020
Fellowships & Awards
The Robert Mozia Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award
Awarded in 2023 by Cornell Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE)
From the DPE Website: "This award is given to a graduate student who has made outstanding contributions through efforts to reach out to the Cornell community as well as beyond the University by applying their skills, knowledge, and experiences as related to his or her graduate education."
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Awarded in 2020
Consists of three years of Ph.D. funding
Cornell Sloan-Colman Graduate Diversity Fellowship
Awarded in 2020
Consists of three years of Ph.D. funding
Outstanding Poster Presentation
Awarded in May 2019
J. Camarillo, M. Contreras, M. Cortez, A. Martos. Finding Waldo: An Investigation into Machine Learning for Object Detection. SAGE Student Research Conference, California State University Channel Islands. Camarillo, CA.
Outstanding Oral Presentation
Awarded in May 2019
M. Cortez. Combating Tuberculosis Using Time-Dependent Sensitivity Analysis. SAGE Student Research Conference, California State University Channel Islands. Camarillo, California. 4 May 2019.