Research Group

In the last decade I have mentored several students at different levels, and more recently, I have slowly started to build a research group at UIC working on geometric problems in the interface of mathematical physics, string theory and other areas of science. Below you can find the current members of the group, and you can see a list of collaborators here and a list of visitors here.

Current

UIC

  1. Hassan Babaei
    PhD Student, MSC UIC
  2. Andrea Jackson-Sagredo
    PhD Student, Public Health UIC

Former

Postdoc

  1. Christopher Mahadeo
    Postdoc 2023–2026 Postdoc

UIC

  1. Mengxue Yang
    2022
    Generalized Opers.
    PhD 2022.
    Previously at Oxford and Heidelberg, now at IPMU.     UIC

Other

  1. Alyssa Yu
    PRIMES-MIT Student.
    Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar 2026.
    2025 YHSA USA Regional Medalists Bronze Prize.
    USA finalist for Yau Science Award 2025.
    About to start an undergraduate at MIT.     Other
  2. Ashna Dagam
    Student at Cornell University Other
  3. Sanjay Dagam
    Student at Brookfield Academy, Brookfield, WI. Other
  4. Marina Lin
    PRIMES-MIT Student.
    Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar 2025.
    Student at Harvard.     Other
  5. Raina Wu
    PRIMES-MIT Student. Other
  6. Sharis Hsu
    West coast independent research student. Other
  7. Varun Mittal
    High school student, Chicago.
    Student at UIUC     Other
  8. Grace Wang
    PRIMES-MIT Student.
    About to join MIT.     Other
  9. Sheryl Hsu
    2021
    Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar 2022.
    Undergraduate at Stanford University.     Other
  10. Vishaal Ram
    2020
    2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar.
    2020 S.-T. Yau High School Science Bronze Award.
    Undergraduate at MIT.     Other
  11. Yuyuan Luo
    2019
    JMM Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (2020).
    Undergraduate at MIT.     Other
  12. Rinni Bhansali
    2018
    Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar (2019).
    JHSH National Finalist (2019).
    JMM MAA session speaker.
    Undergraduate at Stanford University.     Other
  13. Anlin Zhang
    2017
    Siemens National Finalist (2017).
    Princeton University (Class of 2022), Computer Science.     Other
  14. Rachana Madhukara
    2017
    MIT PRIMES-USA student.
    Siemens National Finalist (2017).
    Stanford University.     Other
  15. Kevin Ren
    2017
    MIT PRIMES-USA student.
    Siemens Semifinalist (2017).
    Stanford University.     Other
  16. Kai Siang-Ang
    2016
    Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar (2017).
    Stanford University.     Other
  17. Jessica Li
    2014
    Siemens Semifinalist (2014).
    Intel Competition Semifinalist (2014).
    Harvard University.     Other