Research mathematics can seem inaccessible to undergraduates, mathematicians prefer to state results in their most general setting, so the theory and terminology can be very dense. I learned through my experience that it is unrealistic to try to understand every mathematical concept related to your research, at least at the undergraduate level. There is an…

While I didn’t actually meet him at the time, I first came into contact with my mentor, Dr. Ming Chen, when I attended a math department seminar in the Fall of 2021. I had seen fliers around the mathematics building about the talk titled: Understanding Nonlinear Surface Water Waves on Deep Water. I was fascinated,…