Faculty and Graduate Students

Clare is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Chemistry at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the EXCEL and COMPASS programs. She earned her B.S. in Forensic Science with a minor in Leadership Studies and completed her M.S. degree in Chemistry while pursuing her Ph.D. Her current research with Dr.…

Cas is a first-year PhD student in the Mathematics department. He graduated from UCF with his B.S. in Mathematics and Psychology in 2025 and has been working in math education since 2023.

Giovanni is a first year PhD student at UCF, studying Financial Mathematics. He received his B.S. in Mathematics at UCF, and has research interests in Algebra and Differential Equations.

Aidan earned his B.S in Mathematics from UCF in 2025 with a minor in Computer Science and a minor in Physics and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He has experience tutoring in Linear Algebra and was a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Spring 2026. This will be his first year participating in the EXCEL/COMPASS…

Trey is a first-year PhD student in Mathematics. He earned both his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida in 2012 and 2015. Trey then taught advanced mathematics courses (including AP Calculus) at an Orlando high school for 11 years. He enjoys puzzles and games, as well as reading fantasy…

Russell is a graduate student pursuing his master’s degree in Computer Engineering. He received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from UCF in 2025. During his first year, he participated in the EXCEL program and enjoyed the experience overall. He was also a past ULA for Math Launch, as well as a UTA/ULA for the…

Kenneth Thuleweit is a fourth-year Mathematics Ph.D. student, specializing in financial mathematics. He attended UCF for his undergraduate studies and obtained degrees in both Statistics and Math. This is his second year assisting with the EXCEL program.

Eduardo Evans is a Mathematics PhD student here at UCF. He is working with Calculus I students this semester, leading a recitation session. He has done Calc 1 recitations before and is looking forward to helping you all this semester.

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Mathematics at the University of Central Florida, specializing in Statistics/AI under the supervision of Dr. Marianna Pensky. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Mathematics. Outside of academics, I enjoy playing basketball, beach volleyball and hitting gym.