Peer Advisors

Meet your 2022-2023 APMA Peer Advisors! You can reach out to any one of our PAs, or request to be matched to one here.

Aya Akhmetzhanova (she/her)

APMA + Neuroscience ’23, e: aigerim_akhmetzhanova@brown.edu

Hi everyone! My name is Aya, and I am a senior at Brown. I am concentrating both in Neuroscience and Applied Mathematics. If you have any questions about double concentration, research opportunities, my experience of studying APMA or any other questions, feel free to reach out to me!

Linghai Liu (he/him)

APMA-CS + MATH ’23, e: linghai_liu@brown.edu

I do things related to probability, statistics, and optimization. Outside of school, you see me cook, watch anime, and run my machine learning models endlessly.

April Moon (she/her)

APMA-Econ ’23, e: yerin_moon@brown.edu

April is a senior from St. Louis, MO studying APMA-Econ. At Brown, she is involved in Women in Business, the Meiklejohn Advising Program, and Fashion at Brown. In her free time, she loves exploring restaurants around Providence and reading!

FINANCE | WORK STUDY/ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT | WOMEN IN STEM

Haley Seo (she/her)

APMA-Bio ’23, e: seyoung_seo@brown.edu

Hi all! I’m Haley, a senior studying APMA-Bio with an interest for materials science and computational biology. I’m involved on campus with the Meiklejohn Advising Program, the Sheridan Center, etc. (see below) but you can often catch me studying in the ERC:)

Hannah Stein (she/her)

APMA ’23, e: hannah_stein@brown.edu

Hi I’m Hannah and I’m a senior studying APMA! I have experience with academic research in differential equations both through an REU and at Brown, and I have internship experience in quantitative finance. I’d be happy to talk about any of these experiences as well as coursework 🙂

FINANCE | RESEARCH | WORK STUDY/ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT | WOMEN IN STEM

Paul Zhou (he/him)

APMA-CS ’23, e: paul_zhou@brown.edu

Hi! I’m Paul, and I’m a senior studying APMA-CS with a focus on computational statistics and AI/ML, particularly in Reinforcement Learning. Outside of this you can find me jamming on my guitar or binging 2000s sitcoms.

Simran Shankardass (she/her)

APMA-CS ‘23.5, e: simran_shankardass@brown.edu

Hi, I’m Simran! I concentrate in APMA-CS and have loved every single APMA class I’ve taken so far (my favourite was APMA 1210!). Outside academics, I sing with the Brown’sTones and am a member of Full Stack at Brown; I also love all kinds of art, crosswords, and sneakers 🙂

James Ewing (he/him)

APMA-Econ ’24, james_ewing@brown.edu

Hi! My name is James Ewing and I am concentrating in Applied Mathematics and Economics. I love everything to do with math, particularly linear algebra, and outside of the classroom I play soccer and tennis!

FINANCE | INVESTMENT BANKING | NONPROFITS | RESEARCH | GRADUATE SCHOOL

Jordan Feldman (he/him)

APMA-Bio ’24, e: jordan_s_feldman@brown.edu

Hi! Super excited to talk about all things APMA, neuro, CS, and Bio. I also love playing clarinet in Chamber ensemble and being a professional SafeWalker. Reach out with any questions or just want to chat!

Noah Foster (he/him)

APMA + MATH ’24, e: noah_foster@brown.edu

I am a Junior from Oakland, CA, majoring in Applied Math (BS) and Pure Math (BS). My interests are in Statistics (theoretical, applied, practical and impractical), Machine Learning (mostly theoretical or impractical). Currently researching asymptotics of proposed econometric estimators. Outside of school, I bike, hike, eat and even sometimes sleep!

Leyton Ho (he/him)

APMA-CS ’24, e: leyton_ho@brown.edu

Hi! I’m a junior from the Bay Area studying APMA-CS. In my free time, I enjoy cooking doughy dishes, playing any and all racket sports, and dabbling in photography. Excited to meet you!

PROBABILITY/STATISTICS | START-UPS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP | DATA SCIENCE | RESEARCH

Christine Jeong (she/her)

APMA-CS ’24, e: christine_jeong@brown.edu

Hello! My name is Christine Jeong, and I am a junior concentrating in APMA-CS. I am an undergraduate teacher assistant for CSCI0111 and APMA1650, and I am involved in Hack@Brown, VISIONS Magazine, and more!

PROBABILITY/STATISTICS | DATA SCIENCE | WORK STUDY/ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT | WOMEN IN STEM | DESIGN

Emma Kim (she/her)

APMA-Econ ’24, e: emmanuelle_kim@brown.edu

My name is Emma and I am a junior studying APMA-Econ! I am interested in helping with and chatting about classes, business/finance, or anything else. On campus, I am involved in club sports and work at the CareerLAB as a Peer Career Advisor.

Kyle Lee (he/him)

APMA-CS ’24, e: kyle_k_lee@brown.edu

Hi! I’m a junior from the Bay Area (California), concentrating in APMA-CS. During my free time, I enjoy playing/watching basketball, watching movies, and traveling to new places. I’m also an avid problem-writer for math contests and passionate about designing personal websites. Feel free to reach out!

Shivani Mendiratta (she/her)

APMA-CS ’24, e: shivani_mendiratta@brown.edu

Hi! I’m Shivani and I’m a junior concentrating in APMA-CS. I’m from Newtown, CT and look forward to discussing anything APMA or CS including internships and opportunities on campus!

PROBABILITY/STATISTICS | DATA SCIENCE | HEALTHCARE | DOUBLE CONCENTRATOR | WOMEN IN STEM

Catherina Niu (she/hers)

APMA-CS ’24, e: zimu_niu@brown.edu

Hi, I’m Catherina from Shanghai, China. I am a junior studying APMA-CS, and when I’m not grinding on some probability questions, I love MMA, working out, exploring RI, and hunting for food!

FINANCE | INVESTMENT BANKING | WORK STUDY/ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT

Michael Lu (he/him)

APMA-CS ’25, e: michael_lu@brown.edu

“Hello world!” My name is Michael Lu and I am concentrating in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. I am interested in the intersection between mathematics and computer science. In my free time, I enjoy trying restaurants on Thayer, swimming and, most importantly, sleeping.

Alexander Mark (he/him)

APMA-Econ ’25, e: alexander_mark@brown.edu

I plan on studying Apma-Econ and Computer Science. I am happy to provide my perspective on any of the courses in these departments, as well as discuss any careers involving applied math / programming.