Education Ph.D. in Mathematics , University of Wisconsin , Madison, August 1997. Number Theoretic Algorithms. M.S. in Computer Science , University of Wisconsin , Madison, May 1995. M.A. in Mathematics , University of Wisconsin , Madison, December 1994. A.B. in Mathematics , Princeton University , June 1990.
Skills Earning a Ph.D. requires many abilities and skills.
Planning and completing a multi-year project I spent about 2 years doing research, and 6 months writing. Learning independently I had to spend time in the library learning what others had done before I could expand on their work. The learning process involved finding relevant journal articles and understanding them. A dissertation has to be written clearly so that my examining committee could understand it. I presented parts of my research at three conferences, speaking before audiences composed of professors and researchers in mathematics.