Hello. My name is Tim and I’m a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign majoring in applied mathematics and minoring in physics. I am currently working as a computational high energy physics research assistant in a lab at UIUC where my research focuses on simulating the passage of particles through matter.

 

I am interested in how the laws of nature manifest in our daily lives, and how they can inform the way we solve problems. Originally from Chicago, I developed a deep interest in the power of an environment to influence the behavior and health of its constituents. This interest has motivated my study of math and physics. These fields are enabling me to view the environments and constituents of the world through the most accurate and fundamental lens possible: the language and laws of nature.

 

In my personal life, I love all types of art from visual media and architecture to music and film. I also greatly enjoy traveling. Whether it is from visiting my family in the States, meeting them halfway around the world in various parts of Europe, or simply spending my childhood summers biking around the city, I grew a great appreciation for the ability to move around. The more I saw, the clearer my perspective became when approaching any sort of endeavor. I now call upon the sciences to understand how the world moves.

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