Education
Cornell University
2020 - Present
Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Mathematics
Center for Applied Mathematics
M.S. awarded August 2023
California State University, Channel Islands
2015 - 2020
B.S. in Mathematics | Concentration in Pure Mathematics
Minor in Computer Science
Summa Cum Laude
Fellowships & Awards
AMS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Fellowship
Awarded in 2024 by the American Mathematical Society
Each year, the American Mathematical Society sponsors two students to go to the CASE Workshop in Washington, D.C., hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This workshop aims at introducing STEM students to the federal policy-making process and teaches valuable skills towards science and research advocacy.
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.