I have spent the past seven years tutoring and teaching math, physics, and SAT/ACT prep classes. Born and raised in Clearwater, Florida, I earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Florida. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Virginia, where I have research interests including quantum field theory and general relativity—subjects I am always happy to explain to curious students!
As a tutor, I bring energy, enthusiasm, and humor to every session. I focus not only on helping students master challenging material, but also on building the confidence, problem-solving skills, and independence they need to succeed on their own. Rather than asking students to simply memorize formulas or procedures, I help them understand where ideas come from and why they make sense. My goal is for students to understand a concept so naturally and deeply that they feel as though they could have discovered it themselves.
When I’m not teaching, studying, or researching, I enjoy working out, running, playing just about any racket sport, hiking too far, and spending as much time outdoors as possible.
College:
Education: University of Florida
Undergrad Major: BS in Mathematics and Physics
Other Degrees/Minors: PhD Student in Theoretical Physics (University of Virginia - Ongoing)
High School:
Class Rank: 10/650 (Top 1.5% of Class)
Awards & Honors: Florida Bright Futures Scholar, Top 250 Men's U18 US Men's Table Tennis Player, USF Young Innovators competition semifinalist
Interests & Activities: Mu Alpha Theta head coach & board member, National Honor Society, Competitive Table Tennis, Math YouTube channel, Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed building, IB CAS board leader, IB "accolade" (tour guide for incoming students + families)
SAT Scores: 1520 (780 Math, 740 Reading)
AP Exams: 5 Calculus BC, 5 English Literature
Other:
Other Interests & Activities: At the University of Florida, I am involved in: Dynamical Modeling of a Clovis Spear with Classical Mechanics (Earned highest honors in an international competition by predicting optimal Clovis spear mammoth hunting methods for five mathematician judges), Society of Physics Students Mentor-Mentee Program (Mentored two sophomore physics and math majors on coursework, research groups, and academic planning in theoretical physics), The Klein Gordon Equation from Lorentz Invariance Presentation (Introduced classical field theory and motivated the Klein Gordon equation using action invariance under Lorentz transformations), The Role of Lie Theory in Fundamental Physics Presentation (Covered the Lie group-Lie algebra correspondence, particles as Poincaré representations, and SU(2) spin operators), Field Theory and Instabilities Presentation (Detailed how Ostrogradsky instabilities restrict classical field theory Lagrangians), UF Gator Table Tennis Association President (Tripled membership, expanded the competitive team, septupled funding, raised $6,500 across five tournaments, achieved a top state NCTTA ranking for three straight years, secured two newspaper features, and led local community service cleanups).
At the University of Virginia for my PhD, I am involved in the graduate student running club, graduate physics society, club pickleball, and club table tennis.
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