About
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I am currently working as a data scientist at Microsoft. I obtained my PhD from the Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M in May 2021, under the supervision of Michael Brannan. My dissertation research focused primarily on operator algebras and quantum information theory.
keifler [dot] math [at] gmail [dot] com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (2016 – 2021)
Texas A&M University, USA
Dissertation: Quantum Symmetries Studied Through the Lens of Non-Local Games
Supervisor: Michael Brannan
You can access my PhD dissertation here.
Masters of Mathematics (2015-2016)
University of Waterloo
Thesis: C*-algebras and the Abelian Core
Supervisors: Laurent Marcoux and Matthew Kennedy
You can access my Masters thesis here.
Bachelors of Science (2011 – 2015)
University of Alberta
Links / Webpages
Career
I have compiled the documents I used when applying for jobs (both in academia and industry) and have saved some advice here.
If you are interested in applying for graduate school to study mathematics and are interested in the stipends offered by universities, Mansi Bezbaruah has compiled a list of Graduate student stipends for universities which can be found here. As well, Emily T. Winn has compiled a list of schools which look at GRE scores on her website here.
Qualifying Exams
I have taught the real analysis qualifier exam preparation course in the summers 2018 and 2019. I have created a number of resources for the real analysis and algebra qualifying exams at Texas A&M, which can be found here.
Operator Algebras Mentor Network
The Operator Algebras Mentor Network is a worldwide community of operator algebraists, with the primary function of protecting and promoting the well-being of junior researchers in the field who are an underrepresented genders in math. The Network consists of three tiers: senior mentors (tenured or soon-to-be tenured faculty), junior mentors (early tenure-track faculty or postdoctoral fellows), and mentees (underrepresented gender graduate students and recent PhDs), all in the field of operator algebras.
Mentoring takes place in small groups that include member(s) from each tier and at least one woman mentor in each group. These groups encourage the discussion and exchange of ideas and foster a sense of community. The annual matching process takes into consideration both the mentors’ career expertise and the future goals of mentees.
More information can be found on the website: https://oamentornetwork.wordpress.com
Diversity Committee
The department of Mathematics Graduate Students at Texas A&M University began a diversity committee. You can find their website here.
Directed Reading Program
Along with Dr. Anne Shiu, and two other graduate students, I was an organizer of the Directed Reading Program for undergraduate students. This began in Fall 2018, and has run each subsequent Fall and Spring semester.
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