PhD Students

Te Cao

PhD Student

781-736-3081 twcao@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 106

Shujian Chen

Phd Student

781-736-3081 shujianchen@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 106

Sarah Dennis

PhD Student

sarahdennis@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 104

Sarah Dennis: Sarah recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a BA concentrating in mathematics and computer science. She grew up in Australia but finished high school in VT and has now lived in the United States for 8 years. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Mathematics at Brandeis and is interested in focusing on geometric topology. In her free time she enjoys playing board games, entertaining her cat, and listening to political podcasts.

Changxin Ding

PhD Student

781-736-3096 dcx@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 113

Ruoyu (Tony) Guo

PhD Student

rguo@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 311

Tony received his BA in Mathematics and Classics at Colgate University, and took a gap year studying and tutoring math after graduating. He is a first-year Mathematics Ph.D. student at Brandeis. His research interest is in algebra but not yet decided. He likes playing chess and doing outdoor activities.

Xiaoying He

PhD Student

781-736-3095 xiaoyinghe@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 111

Simon Huynh

PhD Student

781-736-3050 sthuynh@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 115

Shizhe Liang

PhD Student

781-736-3081 shizhe1011@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 106

Gabriel Lozada Rodriguez

PhD Student

781-736-3050 gabriell@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 311

Wei Lu

PhD Student

781-736-3096 luwei@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 113

Ray Maresca

PhD Student

Graduate Student Representative

781-736-3050 raymondmaresca@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 115

Ian Montague

PhD Student

Graduate Student Representative

781-736-3050 ianmontague@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 311

Joshua Perlmutter

PhD Student

781-736-3095 jperlmutter@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 111

Josh received his BA in Mathematics and Physics with a minor in Astronomy at Dartmouth College. He is pursuing a PhD in Mathematics at Brandeis, with Algebra as his main area of interest. Josh is an avid movie watcher and amateur film maker.

Tudor Popescu

PhD Student

781-736-3095 tudorpopescu@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 111

Tudor: Tudor recently graduated Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Mathematics and a minor in Philosophy. He is mainly interested in Number Theory, but also enjoys Algebra and Combinatorics, and loves to study the interactions between the three. In his free time, he enjoys fencing and playing basketball.

Haochen Qiu

PhD Student

haochenqiu@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 311

Haochen received his BS in Mathematics at Fudan University in China. He is pursuing a Mathematics PhD at Brandeis to study topology. In his free time, he loves Chinese calligraphy.

Kaitlin Ragosta

PhD Student

Graduate Student Representative

kragosta@brandeis.edu Goldsmith 104

Katie received BAs in Physics and Mathematics and an MA in Mathematics from Boston University. She is pursuing a Mathematics PhD at Brandeis to study algebra and geometry with the goal of working at a research university. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and making quilts.