Rachael Alfant
Postdoc at Sandia National Laboratories
- Role
- Postdoctoral Appointee - Optimization & Operations Research at Sandia National Laboratories
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rachael Alfant
PhD in Applied Math & Operations Research from Rice University; specializing in stochastic optimization and mixed integer programming- Recipient of Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention and Rice University leadership award for service and achievement- Organizer of the 2022 Texas Women in Math Symposium, which received the Association for Women in Math (AWM) Student Chapter Award for Scientific Excellence- Passionate about: mentoring and community-building within STEM and academia; creating spaces to advocate for (and amplify the voices of) academics belonging to underrepresented groups; fostering STEM interest and curiosity among K-12 students.
Experience
Postdoctoral Appointee - Optimization & Operations Research
Jul 2024 — Present · Albuquerque, NM, US
Developing and implementing serial and parallel algorithms, methodology, mathematical models, and software solutions for solving large-scale discrete optimization problems applied to power systems planning- Applying expertise in theoretical, applied, and computational operations research methods to conduct research in the design, implementation, and solutions of optimization models.
Education
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics
Rice University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational and Applied Mathematics
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Social Media
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Publisher
- Outlook
- Mathematics
- Hp Records Manager
- Teamwork
- Teaching
- Microsoft Sharepoint
- Public Speaking
- Physics
- Microsoft Word
- Research
- Higher Education
- Tutoring
- Leadership
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