Claribel Alcantar is a parent volunteer providing logistical support in the BNP Bridge program. She was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She graduated from California State University Northridge, with a B.A. in Sociology and Criminology. Subsequently, Claribel completed a Masters Degree from California State University, Long Beach in Public Policy and Administration. On her spare time, she enjoys physical fitness and rekindling her love for the “digits” zero through nine with her sons Miguel and Matthew.

Aaron Anderson is a fourth-year grad student in Mathematics at UCLA, with a BS from Caltech. His research relates to logic and combinatorics.

Asher Avisar is a sophomore at Campbell Hall who loves math. In his free time, he enjoys robotics, astrophotography, programming, and listening to music. Asher is excited to help students who appreciate math just as much as he does.

Mohit Bansil Mohit Bansil is a PhD student in math studying analysis.

America Barrera is a second year undergraduate at UCLA studying Data Theory. She is an active member in the Regents Scholar Society and Salsa Society at UCLA. In her free time she enjoys dancing, trying new foods, and exploring LA!

Andreas Boulios Andreas Boulios is a UCLA undergraduate student, studying mathematics.

Charles Breeden is a rising sophomore at Troy High School, interested in math and science. He hopes to help kids understand proofs and their motivations when teaching.

Raymond Cai Raymond Cai is a High School Sophomore who is enthusiastic about teaching, and enjoys solving challenging math problems.

Preston Carroll Preston Carroll is an UCLA alumnus of the Class of 2019, graduating with a degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics with a minor in Mathematics. He is currently a biochemistry researcher at UC Irvine, focusing on muscular dystrophies as well as DNA damage and repair mechanisms.

Lavina Chan is a first-year undergraduate studying Materials Science and Engineering at UCLA. She is interested in soft materials and robotics. She is excited and grateful for the opportunity to teach in the Math Circle.

William Chang is a first-year Ph.D. student in applied mathematics mathematics. He finished his undergraduate at USC where he studied mathematics and ECE. He qualified for the AIME 3 times in high school, and was top 500 in 2020 Putnam competition. For more about his academic background please see: williamc.me In his free time he likes to practice TKD and sing; he has a cover channel on youtube @WilliamChangMusic

Brian Chau Brian Chau is a third-year Data Theory major at UCLA. He likes to watch shows, play video games, and go hiking in his free time. He is excited to be able to help the Intermediate 2 class this year.

William Chen William Chen is a 9th grader. He likes to read and play video games. He has gotten an honorable mention on the USAJMO math contest, and has qualified for AIME 3 times. He is happy to have the opportunity to volunteer in Math Circle.

Joy Cheng Joy Cheng is a sophomore studying computer science at UCLA. She was an avid member of Math Circle starting in fourth grade and enjoys sharing her love for math with younger students in Math Circle, local elementary/middle schools, and beyond. She is excited to be working with ORMC this quarter!

Sanjit Dandapanthula is a fourth-year undergraduate studying mathematics at UCLA. Outside of mathematics, his academic interests include computer science and statistics. This year, he will be a lead instructor for the Intermediate 2B section at the Circle. In his free time, he enjoys mountaineering, playing the bamboo flute, and volunteering at Crisis Text Line. And Kason Ancelin is his best friend in the whole wide world; see Kason above.

August Deer is a rising Junior assisting with the Intermediate 1 group. He has attended UCLA Math Circle since 3rd grade, and currently attends the Olympiad 2 and Advanced 3 courses. This will be his second summer volunteering as a table instructor. Besides math, August enjoys film-making, piano, computer science, and is a Junior Member of the Magic Castle.

Vivian Dinson Vivian Moy-Dinson is a K-5 teacher for the past 17 years. She received her Masters with honors in Education from Azusa Pacific University and her Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Cal Poly Pomona University. Vivian joined the Math Circle in 2017.

Jiahan Du [Jiahan][Du] is a graduate student in the math department.

Sam Eisenbach Sam Eisenbach is a sophomore at UCLA completing a double major in math and physics. He is passionate about helping kids deepen their understanding of math.

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Konstantin Gaydev is a rising senior attending North Hollywood High School. A long time student of the Math Circle, he is excited to teach mathematics to other students. He loves playing video games in his spare time.

Matthew Gherman is a graduate student in the UCLA Department of Mathematics. He has worked as an assistant and now a lead instructor in the Math Circle for a few years. He enjoys running and rooting for DC sports and, his alma mater, Duke.

Oleg Gleizer Oleg Gleizer is a pedagogical innovator. His daily job is creating the 21st century math curriculum. Dr. Gleizer takes the best from the great textbooks and teachers of the past, mostly Russian and American, and adds the math typically taught in college, adjusting it to the cognitive level of his students, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Dr. Gleizer has graduated with honors from the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics at Moscow State University, got his Ph.D. in math at Northeastern University, and was a Post. Doc. and assistant professor at UCLA Department of Mathematics.

Mya Greene Quargs Greene is a graduate of USC from the Music and Linguistics programs. Quargs has been a docent at ORMC for the past seven years and is currently a part-time freelancer.

Paul Hawkins is a second year Aerospace Engineering major also interested in statistics. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, running, and spending time with friends.

Zoe Heidersbach Zoe Heidersbach is a third-year Biochemistry major and History minor at UCLA. In her free time, she enjoys reading and dancing. She is excited to be part of math circle.

Jason Huang is a second-year math+cs major. In his free time, he likes to play piano and watch movies. He enjoyed participating in math competitions in high school and is excited to be a co-lead for the AMC class.

Morgan Joeck Morgan Joeck is excited to be part of the Math Circle again. He teaches algebra and geometry for LAUSD at Bishop Conaty ? Our Lady of Loretto. He went to UCLA for his Bachelor?s degree in psychology and Master?s degree in education. Morgan is a member of the California Mathematics Council and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and attends their local and national conferences annually.

Rohan Joshi Rohan Joshi is a graduate student in the UCLA Department of Mathematics. He is interested in algebraic geometry and arithmetic geometry.

Sasha Kononova is a second-year undergraduate studying math and physics. Outside of STEMey pursuits, she enjoys listening to and playing music--she plays piano and a bit of classical guitar--, writing, researching random topics from dissociative identity disorder to the evolution of the mythology J.R.R. Tolkien created, of which she has been a fan for many years.

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Catherine Lange is the lead instructor for the Beginners 1B class. She has previously been an assistant instructor for the Intermediate 1B, and Intermediate II classes. She is a second year UCLA student currently studying Physics. Her other interests include theater, neuroscience, improv, chemistry, and writing.

Kevin Li Kevin Li is a fourth year Applied Mathematics major with an intention of double majoring in computer science. He informally taught advanced single variable calculus classes with teachers in his high school alongside taking computation and competition preparation courses at WCSU. He loves music (esp. piano), tennis, and playing games.

Doug Lichtman is a professor of law at UCLA. He started teaching for Math Circle in the 2019/20 academic year.

Jiantong Liu is a fourth-year undergraduate studying pure math and cognitive science. His primary interest in math lies in algebraic topology and algebraic geometry. Outside of math, he enjoys reading and playing chess.

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Kaan Malta is a third-year Mathematics/Economics major at UCLA. He is interested in finance and mathematics, and hopes to pursue a career that combines his interests. In his free time, he likes playing piano, going to gym, and debating.

Thomas McCurley is a rising high school freshman and math enthusiast. He is an AIME qualifier. Besides math, he is also a passionate soccer player, chess player and enjoys playing video games with his friends. He is thrilled to be part of the math circle community and an assistant instructor.’

Seth Nabat is a sophomore in high school. He loves studying theoretical quantum physics and quantum information theory. Outside of math, Seth enjoys composing on the piano, programming, and biking around Los Angeles.

Zoya Naeem is a third year Financial and Actuarial Mathematics student at UCLA. She is excited to teach at the Circle and expand on her interest in Mathematics alongside students and fellow instructors. In her downtime, Zoya enjoys reading, traveling and exploring new cuisines.

Arjun Pawar is pursuing a major in Math of Computation and a minor in Linguistics. He enjoys learning and reading about languages, watching movies, trying out new food dishes, and playing around with datasets using Python. Some of the college classes he has enjoyed are linear algebra, probability, stochastic processes, phonetics, and phonology! He looks forward to getting involved with the Intermediate batch this year.

Saida Piri is a sophomore at UCLA studying Computational Mathematics. She has been a part of Math Circle since the 4th grade. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, playing tennis, and programming. She loves to teach math and is really excited to help the Beginners classes!

Maksym Prokopovych is an ORMC alumnus and 4th year Computer Engineering undergraduate at UCLA. Maksym found his love for math in the 7 years he was a student with ORMC and is glad to return to the program as a docent to inspire the next generation of math lovers.

Hengyuan Qi is a fourth year at UCLA. His current major is applied mathematics. Beside math, he is also interested in music and writing. He loves basketball and often watches anime in his free time.

Shriya Rajesh is a Junior in high school. She is interested in math and likes to teach others math as well. She also likes programming and solving challenging problems.

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Michael Salko is a high school student who has been with the ORMC since the third grade and is very enthusiastic about mathematics.

Naji Sarsam is a fourth-year undergraduate math major at UCLA who is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics. Outside of math, his interest/hobbies include practicing martial arts and language learning. He is excited to be a co-lead instructor for the Intermediate 1A class this 2022-2023 year!

Shimon Schlessinger is a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake. This is his third year attending ORMC and his first year as a volunteer instructor for BNP. Currently, he enjoys learning Abstract Algebra, specifically Topology and Set Theory. Outside of math, he enjoys studying Latin and working on programming/electronics projects.

Robert Shen Bobby Shen graduated from MIT in 2017. He works at a startup in the West Los Angeles area working on audio / video signal processing. He othought it would be fun to suddenly join the UCLA Math Circle in free time but it was very strange timing.

Richemond Shin is a UCLA undergrad studying evolutionary biology. He has been with Math Circle since 1st grade and enjoys taking part in introducing elementary and middle school students to higher level math.

Dana Soibel is a freshman at UCLA studying applied mathematics. She attended ORMC for 6 years and will be leading one of the Beginners 2 classes. She taught a satellite math circle at the Caltech Postdoctoral Association STEM for Families program throughout middle and high school, and she is excited to continue teaching! In her free time, Dana enjoys going hiking, playing soccer, and reading.

Hannah Steinberg is a third-year undergraduate double-majoring in Cognitive Science and Statistics. She was a math circle student starting at age 7.

Glenn Sun is a fourth-year undergraduate math major at UCLA. He is strongly interested in combinatorics and theoretical computer science, and has experience TAing for classes in various high school summer programs. In his free time, he watches anime and Kdramas, cooks, and plays video games.

Chynna Swift is a fourth year pre-med student majoring in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics (MIMG) and minoring in Spanish. She has a passion for math and she is honored to be able to carry on Olga Radko‘s legacy by showing young students the beauty of math as well. This will be her 4th year in the Math Circle and she is excited to be the lead instructor of Intermediate 1B this year. She loves that she has been able to see her students grow as mathematicians and kind humans over the years! Outside of Math Circle, she is involved in virology research, she is a part in UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union as president of Curls U, and she loves going to concerts, Disneyland, and the beach.

Yan Tao is a third-year undergrad pure mathematics major here at UCLA, and this is his third year teaching at the LAMC. In the future he plans to go to graduate school to study differential geometry or another closely related mathematical area. Before coming to UCLA, he taught some classes of a similar nature for the San Diego Math Circle in high school. He also has plenty of competition math experience from elementary school, middle school, high school, and here at UCLA, where he scored in the top 500 on last year’s Putnam. He is also a peer mentor for the UCLA Regents Scholar Society.

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Rui Wang is a second-year undergraduate studying mathematics. Outside of school, he enjoys jazz and orchestral music, playing tennis, and working out. Currently, he is an assistant instructor for the Beginners 2B section.

Emily Widjaja is a second-year undergraduate student at UCLA. She is majoring in Financial Actuarial Mathematics. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, music, and meeting new people.

Zane Witter is an undergraduate Math and Computer Science major entering his third year at UCLA. In addition to working for the Math Circle, he volunteers as a tutor for the computing honor society Upsilon Pi Epsilon. Zane has a passion for linear algebra, and outside of academics enjoys running and playing piano.

Phoebe Xu is a high school Junior who loves teaching math to kids, and just working with children in general. She has been in Math Circle for over eight years and frequently participates in math competitions. She is also really looking forward to teaching in the AMC 8 Math Circle class. In her free time, Phoebe also loves to listen to music, read, draw, write, and play the piano.

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Jiarui Yu Jiarui Yu is a third-year undergraduate student at UCLA, majoring in Computational Mathematics.

Huaxing Zeng is a third-year undergraduate double majoring in applied math and economics here at UCLA. She is passionate in exploring fun and entertaining ways to appreciate math. She is excited to be working with ORMC this quarter as an assistant instructor.

Allen Zhang is a third year student at UCLA majoring in math. In the future, he is interested in pursuing a PHD in pure math. In his free time, he enjoys cooking and listening to music.

Connor Zhao is a rising freshman at North Hollywood High School. He has been in Math Circle since 2nd grade and is eager to be an assistant instructor. He has participated in many math competitions, qualifying for AIME since 7th grade and has taught several classes in the past. In his free time, Connor enjoys playing online chess, reading, and watching Youtube videos.

Frank Zheng Frank Zheng is a third-year UCLA student studying math and computer science. He loves working with students and is excited to be an instructor for ORMC! Outside of school, he enjoys reading, making digital art, and learning new things.

Hongyu Zhu is a third-year undergraduate student at UCLA. His major is pure mathematics. He likes to talk about mathematical ideas with friends. He served as the leader of his high school math club for two years. Apart from mathematics, he also likes running, reading, and playing the piano. His favorite natural number is currently 112.