Prerna

Cochair

Prerna.Dhankhar@uky.edu

I'm a fourth-year Mathematics PhD student working in homotopy theory with Dr. Bert Guillou. You can find more about my research and projects on my personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/prernadhankhar-mathematics/. Outside of math, I enjoy playing badminton, dancing, and enthusiastically singing karaoke with far more confidence than talent.

Favorite comfort show: Friends

Mason Fishell

Cochair

Mason.Fishell@uky.edu

I am a fourth-year student interested in algebraic topology and analysis. I am currently reading about spinor bundles with Dr. Arun Debray. Outside of math I enjoy playing pool, walking with my fiancée, baking sourdough, smoking meats, and fermenting foods.

Favorite Billiards Game: Snooker

Evan Henning

Treasurer

ehe294@uky.edu

I am a fourth-year student interested in algebra and combinatorics. In particular I am interested in studying Hopf algebras on combinatorial objects. Outside of math I enjoy going to UK football and basketball games and playing basketball at the JC.

Favorite Cat: My cat David

Doel Rivera Laboy

Faculty Appointee

doel.riveralaboy@uky.edu

I'm a fourth year student studying Chip Firing with Dr. David Jensen. I enjoy cooking, DnD and playing video games, for example, Super Smash Bros or Pokémon.

Favorite Legume: Pigeon peas

Evan Calderon

First Year Representative

Evan.Calderon@uky.edu

I'm a first year student interested in representation theory and algebraic combinatorics. Outside of math, I enjoy music (both listening and playing / producing / mixing), playing and watching basketball, and comedy.

Favorite passion project film of world renowned director who had to fund it by selling part of his winery and received atrocious reviews yet turned out to be one of your favorite movies of all time because it is super weird: Megalopolis

Bert Guillou

Faculty Advisor

bertguillou@uky.edu

I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kentucky, where I serve as the Director of Graduate Studies. My mathematical research is in homotopy theory, and I am active in the electronic Computational Homotopy Theory community. (https://s.wayne.edu/echt/)

Favorite listen while running: NBA podcasts