Research

I am interested in Analytic Number Theory. Particularly, my thesis focused on the arithmetic of certain recurring sequences like the $a^n-1$ sequence, the Fibonacci sequence, and more general Lucas sequence. The first section of my theis is inspired by Artin’s primitive root conjecture and proved that if $a,b$ are multiplicatively independent, then for almost all prime numbers $p$, one of $a,b,ab, a^2b, ab^2$ has order exceeding $p^{\frac{8}{15}+ \epsilon(p)}$. It also proved that for infinitely many primes $p$, the order of the Fibonacci Sequence is as large as possible. In the second section I prove the existence and continuity of the distribution functions of the density of normal and primitive elements in a finite field and the reciprocal sum of divisors of Lucas sequences.

Publications

  1. Finite sets containing near-primitive roots (w/ P. Pollack)
    J. Number Theory 225 (2021), 360–373

Talks

  1. On Some Problems Concerning Integer Recurring Sequences
    Thesis Defense
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, March 2022
  2. An Intorduction to the Erdős Multiplication Table Problem
    Graduate Student Summer Conference
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August 2021
  3. Guass’ Circle Problem
    Presentation for MATH 8850
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, December 2020
  4. Multiplicative Order and Repeating Decimals
    Graduate Student Summer Conference
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, July 2020
  5. On the distribution of pseudoprimes and Carmichael Numbers
    Oral Exam Talk
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Feb 2020
  6. Joints Problem
    Analysis Reading Seminar
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Oct 2019
  7. Zeta Functions
    SMARTS Seminar
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Oct 2019
  8. Orders of Arithmetic Functions
    Graduate Student Seminar
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 2019
  9. Collatz Conjecture and its Polynomial Analogue
    Graduate Student Summer Conference
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, July 2018