Name: Julio Paez
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Institution: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Department: School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Biography:
I am Julio Cesar Paez. I am currently a student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) pursuing a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics with Interdisciplinary Applications. I am part of the first cohort of students that joined this new program establish in the Fall of 2021. I have lived in Brownsville, the southern peak Texas, since I moved to the United States with my family when I was a child. My academic performance has always been strong, and I even started attending college classes at UTRGV while in high school. Because of this opportunity, I was able to finish my undergraduate studies in about two years. Despite the pandemic, I earned my master’s degree with UTRGV just in time to enroll in the then newly established mathematics PhD program, the first one offered by UTRGV. Since the beginning of my graduate studies, my focus has been in mathematical physics, leaning heavily towards fluid dynamics. More recently, I have been incorporating machine learning techniques in my research to aid in the solutions of shallow water wave equations.
Academic Status: PhD Student
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Year in program: 3rd
Research Area/Department: Applied Mathematics
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Major/Specialty: Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics
Degrees Earned or in Progress: Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, 2019 Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, 2021 Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Statistics with Interdisciplinary Applications, 2024
What courses or academic preparation have you completed to prepare for a summer internship experience?
I have taken a master-level course in Algorithms and Data Structures, and multiple undergraduate-level courses in computer science. I know the basics of C++ and Python programming.
Have you published any research or worked on research/technical projects? No
Where has your research been published or where have you conducted research/technical projects?
Describe your research/academic interests:
My reasearch area has been shallow water waves since my time as a master student. Recently, I have been looking into implementing neural networks and other machine learning techniques for the simulation of surface waves and particle trajectories.
Faculty: Zhijun (George) Qiao