I am an undergraduate student at Rutgers University, studying Chemical Physics and Mathematics.
What fascinates me most about mathematics and physics is their quiet presence in nearly everything around us. The world does not wait for us to notice its patterns or understand its principles. It simply continues, whether or not we are paying attention.
I find something extraordinary in the idea that abstract mathematical structures can reveal the workings of a world we inhabit every day.
My academic interests lie primarily in the theoretical and mathematical foundations of the physical sciences. My previous research has involved computational modeling, signal processing, machine learning, and network dynamics.
Over time, I have become increasingly interested in questions that arise not only from academic curiosity but also from my own experiences. I find research most rewarding when an abstract idea allows me to reconsider something familiar from an entirely different perspective.
On Curiosity
I have never been particularly satisfied with accepting things simply because they are commonly believed or conventionally understood.
I like asking why things are the way they are, whether the explanations we accept are sufficient, and what might become visible if we approach familiar questions from unfamiliar directions.
Some of these questions concern the physical world. Others concern people, perception, identity, or the strange complexities of being human.
Recently, I have been exploring the relationship between mathematics and artistic expression, particularly whether mathematical structures might offer ways of understanding experiences that resist precise description through language.
I find the boundaries between disciplines useful for organizing knowledge, but not necessarily for limiting curiosity.
On Mathematics and Imperfection
Mathematics has always appeared to me as a discipline of remarkable elegance and precision. Yet the deeper one ventures into it, the more one encounters questions about its foundations, assumptions, and limitations.
There is something deeply comforting about that.
I do not find mathematics beautiful because it promises perfect completeness. I find it beautiful because its limitations do not diminish the value of exploring it.
The pursuit of understanding does not become meaningless simply because understanding may never be complete.
Perhaps people are not so different.
I believe there is value in recognizing both what we are capable of and what we have yet to understand. To acknowledge one’s limitations is not to diminish one’s achievements, just as confidence need not require arrogance.
I have never been particularly fond of the idea that we must make ourselves smaller to demonstrate humility.
I would rather remain honest about what I know, curious about what I do not, and unafraid to recognize the value of what I have accomplished.
Beyond Academics
Outside my formal studies, I enjoy literature, philosophy, and the visual arts.
I am drawn to works that question familiar assumptions about identity, existence, morality, and the relationship between individuals and the world around them.
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos holds a special place in my affection. Its reminder that we are made of the same matter as the stars gave words to a sense of belonging I had long been searching for.
There is something profoundly reassuring about knowing that, regardless of how unfamiliar the world may sometimes feel, we are already part of it.
For me, studying the universe is not merely a way of understanding how it works.
It is also a way of understanding what it means to belong to it.