Undergraduate students advised

29.   2024–           Michelle Si
28.   2024–           Havish Shirumalla: Tilting theory: categorical aspects of quiver representations
27.   2024–           Mayur Sekhar
26.   2024–           Jiarui Ma
25.   2024–           Anoushka Sinha
24.   2023–           Adway Wadekar: Toric geometry of Bayesian log-linear models
23.   2023–           Benjamin Greene
22.   2022–           Erik Novak
21.   2022–2023  Nadir Ouagnar
20.   2022–2024  David Goh: Spectral graph theory and computational topology
19.   2022–2024  Ben Goldstein: Computational complexity of unfolding polyhedra
18.   2022–2024  Jesse Zhang: Geodesic complexity of convex polyhedra
                                                    Toward a theory of lifetime filtration for multiparameter persistence
17.   2022–2024  Nathan Nguyen: Matroid h-vectors and Stanley's hypothesis
16.   2021–2022  William He: Computing presentations of fly wing bipersistence
15.   2020             Zizai Cui: Classifying group actions on Abelian surfaces preserving symplectic structure
14.   2020–2021  Phoebe Klett: Computing sylvan minimal resolutions of monomial ideals
13.   2020             Joey Li: Indecomposable multipersistence modules and QR codes (PRUV)
12.   2019–2021  Nathan Geist: Experiments in probabilistic homology
                                                       Homological algebra of real multipersistence
                                                       Global dimension of real-exponent polynomial rings (PRUV)
11.   2018–2019  Cheryl Wang: Algorithms for unfolding polyhedra
10.   2016–2019  David Geng: Topology and geometry of piano music and performance
9.   2016–2018  Surabhi Beriwal: Computation of fruit fly wing vein topology
                     Fulbright semifinalist
8.   2014             Aaron Park: Geometry of lung arteries (Biomed Engineering/Math, summer research)
7.   2013             Victoria Cheng: Mathematical biology
6.   2012–2015  Rowena (Jingxing) Gan: Geometry of harmony in Impressionist music (PRUV)
                     PhD candidate, UPenn Wharton School: Operations, Information, and Decisions
5.   2010             Ezgi Kantarcι: Combinatorial Game Theory (summer research)
                     PhD, USC Math
                     visited from undergrad institution Bogaziçi University
4.   2009–2011  Alan Guo: Lattice point methods for combinatorial games (PRUV)
                     Analyst, Weiss Asset Management
                     PhD, MIT CS AIL
                     Duke Faculty Scholar
                     Goldwater honorable mention
3.   2008–2009  Nathaniel Born: Implementing a nonoverlapping unfolding algorithm (UROP)
                     Associate Engineer, Natural Resource Group, LLC
                     advised at Minnesota
2.   2007–2008  Matthew Coudron: Visualizing flows on polyhedra
                     PhD candidate, MIT CS AIL
                     Goldwater Scholar
                     advised at Minnesota
1.   2003–2007  David Molitor: (Math and Economics major with Physics minor)
                     Assistant Professor of Finance, UIUC
                     Goldwater scholar
                     advised at Minnesota

PhD students advised

10.   2019–2025  Yupeng Li: combinatorics with algebraic geometry and commutative algebra
9.   2019–2024  Shreya Arya: Geometry of stratified spaces for analysis of complex data
                     jointly advised with Sayan Mukherjee
                     Hans Rademacher Instructor, UPenn
8.   2015–2020  Do Tran: Sampling from stratified spaces
                     Postdoc, Göttingen
7.   2015–2020  Erika Ordog: Minimal resolutions of monomial ideals
                     Postoc, Texas A&M
6.   2014–2019  Dmitry Vagner: Diagrammatics in categorification and compositionality
                     Research Engineer, Polygon Zero
5.   2013–2019  Ashleigh Thomas: Invariants and metrics for multiparameter persistent homology
                     Postdoc, University of Florida / Georgia Tech
4.   2011–2015  Kangkang Wang: Determinant, wall monodromy, and spherical functor
                     jointly advised with Paul Aspinwall
                     Software Engineer, Google
3.   2009–2014  Christopher O'Neill: Monoid congruences, binomial ideals, and their decompositions
                     Assistant Professor, San Diego State University
2.   2004–2012  Patrick Byrnes: Structural aspects of differential posets
                     advised at Minnesota
                     jointly advised with Vic Reiner, UMN
1.   2005–2015  Robert Edman: Diameter and coherence of monotone path graphs in low corank
                     advised at Minnesota
                     jointly advised with Vic Reiner, UMN

PhD students informally mentored (e.g., Visiting)

5.   2024–           Erin Delargy
                     commutative algebra
5.   2023–2024  Osiano Isekenegbe
                     interactions of algebra with biology
4.   2020–2024  Xiaojun Zheng
                     Duke Statistical Science: statistical applications of persistent homology
3.   2006–2008  Dumitru Stamate
                     Asistent Universitar, University of Bucharest, Romania
                     2009 PhD, University of Bucharest
                     Fullbright scholar at UMN
                     mentored at Minnesota
2.   2007–2008  Susan Sierra
                     Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh
                     2008 PhD, University of Michigan
                     mentored at Michigan
1.   2007            Raman Sanyal
                     Professor, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
                     2008 PhD, TU Berlin
                     mentored at Minnesota

Postdocs mentored

20.   2023–          Aziz Burak G\"ulen
                      Duke Math
19.   2023–          Ranthony Clark
                      Duke Math
18.   2023–          Ling Zhou
                      Duke Math
17.   2020–2023  Margaret Regan
                      Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, Holy Cross
16.   2020–2023  Woojin Kim
                      Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, KAIST, South Korea
15.   2017–2020  Greg Malen
                      Duke Math
                      Visiting Assistant Professor, Union College
14.   2016–2017  Justin Curry
                      Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, University at Albany
13.   2015–2017  Adam Jaeger
                      Duke Stat and SAMSI
                      Assistant Professor, Statistics, Wichita State Univ.
12.   2015–2016  Justin Allman
                      Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, US Naval Academy
11.   2011–2013  Christine Berkesch
                      Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, U. Minnesota
10.   2010–2011  Anne Shiu
                      NSF Postdoc, Duke Math
                      Assistant Professor, Texas A&M
9.   2010, Fall    Manoj Gopalkrishnan
                     visitor to Duke Math
                     Associate Prof., Elec. Engin., IIT Bombay
8.   2009–2011  Sonja Mapes
                     Duke Math
                     Assistant Professor of the Practice, Notre Dame
7.   2009–2010  Megan Owen
                     SAMSI/NCSU Math
                     Assistant Professor of CS, Lehman College
6.   2006–2009  Stephen Griffeth
                     Minnesota Math
                     Associate Professor, U. Talca, Chile
5.   2006–2009  Drew Armstrong
                     Minnesota Math
                     Associate Professor, U. Miami
4.   2006–2008  Milena Hering
                     Minnesota Math
                     Lecturer, U. Edinburgh
3.   2005–2008  Alex Yong
                     Minnesota Math
                     Associate Professor, U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2.   2005–2008  Calin Chindris
                     Minnesota Math
                     Associate Professor, U. Missouri
1.   2003–2005  Jeremy Martin
                     Minnesota Math
                     Professor, U. Kansas