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Adam Zydney
State College, PA, 16801
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Education
Pennsylvania State University,
May 2016 (Expected)
PhD Program in Mathematics
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
GPA 3.78/4.00
Pennsylvania State University, May 2011
BS with Honors in Mathematics;
Computer Science Application
Schreyer Honors College Scholar; Thesis: Structure of Attractor Region for Natural Extension Map Associated with p-adic Continued Fractions
GPA 3.80/4.00
Professional Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant, PMASS Honors Real Analysis, Penn State
Ran weekly recitation sessions for sophomores in intensive math program; held office hours; graded student homework and exams (Spring 2012)
Teaching Assistant, Cryptology, John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Supervised middle- and high-school students in residential summer program; planned and conducted evening classes (Summer 2010, 2011)
Committee Member, District Elementary Math Curriculum Selection Committee
Researched curricula and educational philosophies; developed and applied rubric; interpreted data; met publisher representatives (Summer, Fall 2010)
Grader, Honors Discrete Math, Honors Real Analysis, Penn State
Graded tests, quizzes, and weekly homework (Fall 2009 - Spring 2011)
Tutor, Penn State Student Support Services Program
Tutored one-on-one for 2nd semester C++ course (Fall 2008)
Programmer, Bennet-Tec Information Systems, Inc.
Developed a graphics editing Java applet to be used in another Java program or embedded in a website with JavaScript (Summer 2008)
Research Experience
Undergraduate Thesis, Schreyer Honors College
Advisors: Dr. Svetlana Katok, Dr. Misha Guysinsky (Spring 2011)
Fellow, Mathematics Advanced Study Semester (MASS) Program
Selected as participant in semester-long intensive math residency program hosted at Penn State; received award for best research projects (Fall 2009)
Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates, Penn State
Proved original research results involving p-adic analysis (Summer 2009)
Volunteer Experience
Lead Database Developer, Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) Technology Committee
Developed applications for online database with 3,600 users, supervised a team of other developers, and administered server (2009 - 2011)
Founder and President, Penn State Quiz Bowl Student Organization
Established an organization for Penn State students interested in competing in academic tournaments (2008 - 2011)
Hosted high schoolers for NAQT PA State Championship (2009 - 2011)
Technical Skills
LaTeX, TikZ, Mathematica, MATLAB,
PHP, MySQL, HTML, Java, JavaScript, CSS, C++
© 2012. Site designed and created by Adam Zydney.
© 2012. Site designed and created by Adam Zydney.