Education

2015 - 2019

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science

Advised by Dr. Timothy Davis

Created and implemented novel hybrid algorithmic and heuristic approaches for computing high quality edge cuts and vertex separators in graphs using continuous bilinear and mixed-integer linear optimization formulations.

2010 - 2012

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

Advised by Dr. Ignacio Grossmann

Developed a method for solving time-dependent blending problems common to the process industries 100x faster than previous methods.

2006 - 2010

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude

Mastered the fundamentals of chemical engineering. Sought out research projects in numerical optimization, carbon capture, and biofuels.