I am a double major in pure math and philosophy, but my interests are in all fields.

I find the two I chose to be the heart of the matter.
I find solace in their precision and thoughtfulness, and I consider them the most beautiful of all languages.

I use my spare time to play in the sun-- my current passion is rock-climbing, but I love all athletics.

Hi! My name is Laura Felix, and I'm going to be a junior at Penn State University. I'm majoring in Mathematics with an application in Statistics. I've never been to New Mexico, and I'm looking forward to this awesome experience.

I plan on going to graduate school for mathematics, hopefully at a school in the Southwest, so I can't wait to not only learn some higher-level math, but also get a chance to see what it’s like out there.  By delving into some interesting topics, I hope that this workshop will help me to figure out what exactly I'd like to do with my major.

When Im not studying, I like to spend my time outdoors, whether it be hiking, biking, reading, or painting. I also play the drums, the guitar, and the ukulele which is always fun. I love to travel, and meet new people, especially those who love math as well. :) Can't wait to meet everyone!

Hello, I am Philip Garcia, and I am a math/ psychology major at the University of New Mexico.  

I am hoping to use math to model the human brain, via computational neuroscience. 

I am hoping that this program will help prepare me for some of the work that I will be doing in grad school.

My name is Miranda Gray. I received my undergraduate degree in math from Macalester College in Minnesota in 2007. I returned to Albuquerque (my hometown) after graduating and began working for the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance.

I have loved working in the conservation movement, but I crave math and have decided to further my math education (and experiences in other ecosystems). I’m headed to Vancouver for graduate school this fall to pursue studies in math ecology. I am excited to get back in the classroom full time and immerse myself in mathematics once again!

Over the past three years, I have been fortunate to explore and really get to know the best, less traveled places in New Mexico. I would love to take some weekend or day excursions during our month together!   I look forward to meeting everyone on June 1st.

My name is Austen Green.  I just finished up my undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.  I was a double major in Mathematics and Piano Performance with a minor in Computer Science.  I'm not really sure what route I'm going to go, but I really love math and I really love computers, so computational mathematics is definitely for me! 

I applied to come to this workshop on the strong recommendation of one of last year's participants and a couple of former UNM faculty now teaching at SMU.  I'm really looking forward to being exposed to some branches of mathematics that we unfortunately neglect in the undergraduate program here.

When I'm not staying up until 3 am in the morning trying to compile old Fortran 77 code for my Finite Elements class, I like to play piano, program in other languages that are more fun (like Objective-C for iPhone!), and play obscene amounts of chess.  I've never been to Albuquerque before, so I'm looking forward to exploring and hopefully will meet some awesome people in the process!

Greetings people.  As you can probably tell from the little heading above this, my name is Chad and I am a student here at UNM.  I’m currently entering my 4th and final year here where I will be finishing my double major in physics and applied math.  After this, I plan on getting a PhD in nuclear engineering, partially because the amount of time spent in theory classes and pure math courses for my undergrad has gotten somewhat tedious.

Along with my classes, I play saxophone in the UNM Spirit Marching Band and enjoy playing football, basketball, and baseball.  I also am an Eagle Scout, and as such really enjoy camping, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, etc. and just being able to spend time outside.  Although that is true, I’m hoping that it isn’t too hot in Albuquerque this summer as I live in the San Diego area and normally can go to the beach when it gets really hot outside, but that’s somewhat more difficult when the closest body of water is over 500 miles away.

I’m looking forward to having a good time this summer and meeting everyone in a few days.

My name is Amanda Posey, and  I am an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico. Currently,I am majoring in pure mathematics with a minor in physics and business.

I really enjoy math of all types. I find it a very magical and enjoyable field of study, and I get can't wait to see what we are going to cover in the coming month.

When I'm not in school,  I like to play softball, basketball, racquetball and at some point I used to be an avid chess player. I consider math a hobby as well, so it is not uncommon for me to be doing a problem for fun. It sounds like you all are very cool people and I look forward to working with you all over the summer.

Hello all!  My name is Niki and I have one more year before graduating with my BS in Biology and Math.  I'm super excited about this program and I applied because: 1) I didn't want to be sitting on my couch watching my fish swim back and forth all summer long 2) I love math, but don't have a clear direction where to go with it, and 3) I love meeting new people!  I'm thankful that UNM has the MTCP program and am stoked to stay home in Albuquerque this summer.

For the past two years I have been an undergraduate researcher in the UNM Biology department working on diving beetles.  Although I loved this very much, I look forward to embark in the mathematical realm of things! I consider this program to be my first steps in doing so :0)

When life is not so hectic (or sometimes when it is) I love going to dance class (flamenco), sleeping, fashion, shopping, hiking, hanging out with family, and eating quality food.