Department of Mathematics.                                                                                Phone: (857) 207-5195

Duke University                                                                                                          ypli@math.duke.edu

Durham, NC 27705

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Education

Ph.D in Mathematics, Duke University, Aug 2019–Present

• Advisor: Ezra Miller

B.Sc. in Mathematics, minor in Physics, University of California, Davis, June 2019

• Graduated with Higher Honor
• Thesis: Representation of Degenerate Affine Hecke Algebra and its Properties
• Supervisor: Monica Vazirani

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Research Interests

• Combinatorial Algebraic Geometry: Matroids
• Combinatorial Commutative Algebra: Resolution of ideals in polynomial ring

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Preprints/ Publications

•  Minimal resolutions of lattice ideals (with Ezra Miller and Erika Ordog), arXiv preprint.

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Awards and Honors

• Thomas Salle Prize 2016 Honor Mention, 2016
  

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Expository Talks

• Introductory Combinatorics, Combinatorics section of Bootcamp for incoming PhD students, Aug 2021

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Conference & Workshops

• Bad Math Day, Saint Mary’s College of California, Oct 2017
• Combinatorial Algebraic Geometry (Virtual), LMS-Bath Symposium, July 2021
  

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Teaching Experience

Teaching assistant at Duke University

• MATH122L Introductory Calculus II with Applications, Fall 2019
• MATH212 Multivariable Calculus, Summer 2021
• MATH111L Laboratory Calculus I (Lab Instructor), Fall 2021

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A PDF version of my CV.