Laura Kurtz

Mathematics PhD Student at Louisiana State University

Laura Kurtz

Laura Kurtz

PhD Student in Mathematics

Louisiana State University

Email: lkurtz2@lsu.edu

About Me

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 2024. My research interests are probability, stochastic analysis, and partial differential equations.

Education

Publications and Research

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

Teaching Experience

Louisiana State University

  • Math 1100 (Philosophy of Mathematics), Summer 2025
  • Math 1431 (Business Calculus), Spring 2025, Fall 2024

University of Alabama

  • Departmental Tutoring

Service and Leadership

Louisiana State University

  • Secretary, LSU Student Chapter of SIAM (2025–present)
  • Organizer, Student Analysis Seminar (2025–present)
  • Paid Volunteer, Math Circle Junior (ages 7–10) (2025–present)

Professional Organizations

  • Active Member, Association for Women in Mathematics (2022–present)

Conferences Attended

Expanding Pathways in Harmonic Analysis

Washington University in St. Louis

April 14-16, 2025

Conferences with Presentations

Coming soon...

Other Skills