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Training & Outreach

CMB summer school

VT-CMB Student Chapter

The mission of the CMBSC is to develop an inclusive and interdisciplinary network between undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, engineering, and life sciences. Our goal is to share knowledge and promote research collaborations at Virginia Tech and surrounding universities through activities such as workshops, research symposia, and networking events. 

Officers

Anayse Miller, President
Quiyana Murphy, Vice President
Megan Grey, Treasurer

Members

Anayse Miller
Casey Lang
Ethan Dolin
Kien Phan
Kimiya MohammadiJozani

Kristiana Nakaj
Megan Grey
Quiyana Murphy
Richard Morgan
Alex Srakaew

Upcoming CMBSC Events

Spring Workshop

January 13-14, 2025 
Hahn Horticulture Garden Pavilion

CMB Holiday Party

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
5-7 pm, Hahn Horticulture Garden Pavilion

Graduate Students

Keoni Castellano
Mentor: Dr. Omar Saucedo and Dr. Stanca Ciupe
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases using ordinary and partial differential equations

Kyle Dahlin
Mentors: Dr. Lauren Childs and Dr. Michael Robert
Research Interests: Mathematical ecology and vector-borne disease modeling

Leah LeJeun
Mentors: Dr. Lauren Childs and Dr. Omar Saucedo
Research Interests: Modeling the spread and control of infectious disease through analysis of mathematical models, particularly deterministic dynamical systems.

Eighdi Aung
Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Science & Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: Agent-based modelling of collective behavior; statistical physics of multi-agent systems

Peter Caruso
Instructor, Mathematics
Research Interests: TBD

Jessica Cunningham
Research Interests: TBD

Amanda Hashimoto
Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Science & Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: Agent-based modeling, dynamical systems, and collective behavior

Ethan Dolin
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: TBD

Casey Lang
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Omar Saucedo
Research Interests: TBD

Kristiana Nakaj
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Michael Robert
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of cooperation, evolution, and complex system dynamics with applications in biology and epidemiology.

Giacomo Scilla
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Appelo
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling (especially but not limited to climate and biology), computational math, bifurcation theory, numerical analysis

Alex Srakaew
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
Research Interests: TBD

Nicolas Puglisi, M.S. (2024)
Advisor: Dr. Omar Saucedo
First position: TBD

Anayse Miller, M.S. (2024)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Childs at VT

Megan Grey, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Abaid at VT

Peter Caruso, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
First position: Instructor, Virginia Tech

Tatiane Swap, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: TBD

Nora Heitzman-Breen, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Ciupe at VT

Quiyana Murphy, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Ciupe at VT

NiCole Nardella, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: Researcher at Moffitt Cancer Research Center