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(2025-2026) I am a Texas Section Project NExT Fellow, part of the Mathematical Association of America’s program supporting early-career faculty in developing effective and innovative approaches to undergraduate mathematics education.
(2025-11-08) See Baylor Math Circle for details.

Once a month, Baylor faculty will lead engaging and fun math activities, puzzles, and games for middle school students from Waco and surrounding areas. Free parking and snacks are provided for all participants. Join us each month as we explore the beauty and excitement of mathematics!

I co-led seven Baylor undergraduates (Möbius Mathematics Society) October 18, 2025
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to the 20th Annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio.
Möbius Mathematics Society at Baylor University

Since August 2025, I have served as Faculty Advisor for the Möbius Mathematics Society at Baylor University, supporting student initiatives in learning and outreach.

Portal to the Public training Sep 27, 2025
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Workshop on effective science communication and public engagement, Mayborn Museum, Baylor University
(2025-03-01) I volunteered (with Olga Turanova) to lead an interactive STEM demonstration table for middle school students as part of the Girls Math and Science Day Committee on March 1, 2025. web

(2024-11-07 – 2024-11-08) I visited University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hosted by Tuoc Phan.
(2024-10-28 – 2024-10-30) I visited Minnesota State University at Mankato, hosted by Dat Cao.
(2024-10-24 – 2024-10-25) I visited University of Maryland, College Park, hosted by Huy Nguyen.
(2024-09-01) I was awarded the "Research Travel Support" from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, MSU.
(2024-07-04 – 2024-07-07) I visited the University of Seoul, hosted by Dohyun Kwon.
(2024-04-14) My student in MTH 490 - Directed Study, Minh Nguyen received the "Best Presentation Award" at the 21st Math Student Conference. His presentation can be found here.
(2024-03-27) I am honored to have received the 2023 – 2024 Postdoctoral Prize for Excellence in Teaching from the Department of Mathematics at Michigan State University.
(2024-03-09) Interactive STEM demonstration table on "Soap Bubbles and Minimal Surfaces"

I volunteered (with Olga Turanova) to lead an interactive STEM demonstration table on "Soap Bubbles and Minimal Surfaces" for middle school students as part of the Girls Math and Science Day Committee on March 9, 2024.

(2024-01-08) I am teaching a reading course on Optimal Control Theory and Hamilton-Jacobi equation this semester with one undergraduate.
(2023-03-28) The Anki deck I created in 2013 to learn TOEFL has been downloaded 23441 times.
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I visit North Carolina State University on November 6, 2023, hosted by Professor Khai Nguyen.
I will be giving a talk at Stinghua University on August 3, 2023.
I will be visiting China Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science from July 26, 2023 till August 6, 2023
I will be giving two talks at China Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science in April 2023 · [slides] · [slides]
I will be giving a talk at Madison Workshop in PDEs in May 2023. · [website]
I was invited to give a talk at the Applied Math seminar, UNCC on Sep 24, 2021.
I am an instructor for Math 112 (College algebra - Summer 2021).
I am recently awarded the GSSC Fellowship by the Graduate School, UW - Madison (Spring 2021).
I have been awarded the Excellent in Research Award by the Mathematics Department, UW-Madison (2021).
I have been awarded the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by the Mathematics Department, UW-Madison (2020).
In May 18-21, 2020, my advisor and I will organize Madison Workshop in PDEs 2020, see madpde2020 (postponed due to Covid).

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(2010-10-30) Mathematics Topics Vol. 9, High School for the Gifted, VNU-HCMC, Oct. 2010

A book featuring my contributions from when I was in high school (in Vietnamese).

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