Curriculum Vitae
Education
Cornell University
August 2020 - Present
Pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics | Center for Applied Mathematics
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
Research Experience
MSRI-UP Student Researcher
Director: Dr. Pamela Harris, Williams College, MA
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Student Researcher
Mentor: Dr. Alona Kryshchenko, CSU Channel Islands, CA
Course taken for credit (MATH 398)
Student Researcher
Mentor: Dr. Jason Miller, CSU Channel Islands, CA
Course taken for credit (UNIV 498)
REU Student Researcher
Mentor: Dr. Allison Lewis
St. Mary’s College of Maryland ESP-REU
Fellowships & Awards
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.