Bio

Howdy! My name is Laura Kurtz, and I am a first-year Ph.D student at Louisiana State University. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Alabama in May of 2024. My research interests are probability, stochastic analysis, and partial differential equations.

Publications

In Progress

Collaborative Research: The Circumgalactic Dictionary: An Interpretation Guide For Circumgalactic Medium Observations
Co-PIs: Dr. Jeremy Bailin and Dr. Sergei Gleyzer, the University of Alabama

Technical Reports from Coursework

Recurrence vs. Transience in Z^2 and Higher Dimensions: A Walk Through Probability, mentored by Dr. Ben Fehrman, Louisiana State University.

Numerical Solutions to Nonlinear PDEs on a Disk. Advised by Dr. Abba Ramadan, the University of Alabama.

Teaching

  • Louisiana State University - Math 1100 (Philosophy of Mathematics), Summer 2025
  • Louisiana State University - Math 1431 (Business Calculus), Spring 2025, Fall 2024
  • The University of Alabama - Departmental Tutoring

Service

  • Secretary, LSU Student Chapter of SIAM (2025–present)
  • Organizer, Student Analysis Seminar (2025–present)
  • Paid Volunteer, Math Circle Junior (ages 7–10) (2025–present)
  • Active Member, Association for Women in Mathematics (2022–present)