Samuel Stewart Watson 77 Massachusetts Avenue E17-401R [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02139

EDUCATION Ph.D. in Mathematics August 2010 – February 2015 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics October 2009 – June 2010 Trinity College, Cambridge University, with distinction M.S. Mathematics August 2008 – May 2009 University of Mississippi B.S. Mathematics & Physics, B.A. Classics August 2004 – May 2008 University of Mississippi, Barksdale Honors Scholar High School Diploma August 2002 – May 2004 Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science EMPLOYMENT Tamarkin Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown University Fall 2015 – Spring 2018 Will teach classes and do research at Brown University Postdoctoral Researcher at ICERM Spring 2015 Conduct mathematical research at the Institute for Computational and Experi- mental Research in Mathematics at Brown University Analyst Intern at Phase Capital LP January 2014 Built research infrastructure and analyzed portfolio allocation strategies at an asset management firm Adjunct Professor at Bentley University Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Teach courses in differential calculus and applied matrix algebra Research Intern in the Microsoft Research Theory Group Summer 2013 Conducted research in theoretical probability with David Wilson at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington Instructor and Content Developer for Art of Problem Solving, Inc. Summer 2009 – present Teach online courses and managed the work of a team of problem and solution writers to develop an online database for new educational products designed for students preparing for mathematics competitions Instructor at the University of Mississippi Spring 2008 – Spring 2009 Taught two physics lab sections and a freshman calculus course Middle school mathematics teacher, Regents School of Oxford Fall 2005 – Spring 2009 Taught 1–2 courses per semester at a private elementary and middle school RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Conformally invariant metric on CLE(4) 2015 Construction of a conformally invariant random metric space using a topograph- ical coupling between the two-dimensional Gaussian free field and the conformal loop ensemble. Joint with Scott Sheffield and Hao Wu Simple CLE in doubly connected domains 2014 Extension of the construction of the conformal loop ensembles to doubly con- nected planar domains. http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.6132. Joint with Scott Sheffield and Hao Wu Fractional Gaussian fields: a survey 2014 A survey of a general class of Gaussian fields which includes white noise, Brow- nian motion, the Gaussian free field, and other important Gaussian fields as special cases. http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.5598., joint with Asad Lodhia, Scott Sheffield, and Xin Sun Seasonal life history adaptation in two species of Drosophila 2014 A mathematical model to analyze seasonal population dynamics in wild flies. Joint paper with Emily L. Behrman, Katherine R. O’Brien, M. Shane Heschel, and Paul S. Schmidt The extremes of the conformal loop ensemble 2013 A computation of the Hausdorff dimension of the random set of points surrounded by a given density of loops in a realization of the conformal loop ensemble (a collection of random fractal loops in a planar domain). http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.0217. Joint work with Jason Miller and David Wilson

The conformal loop ensemble nesting field 2013 Construction of a limiting random field for height functions describing nesting of loops in the the conformal loop ensemble. http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.1218. Joint work with Jason Miller and David Wilson Rate of convergence in Cardy’s formula 2012 A bound for the rate of convergence of crossing probabilities in planar critical percolation to their conformally invariant limit. Joint work with Dana Mendel- son and Asaf Nachmias, http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.4201. To appear in Commu- nications in Mathematical Physics Powers of algebraic disjointness preserving operators 2009 Properties of powers of algebraic order bounded disjointness preserving opera- tors on Archimedean vector lattices, using combinatorial tools. Joint work with Gerard Buskes Current propagation model for a narrow bipolar pulse 2008 A model for the flow of current in a narrow bipolar pulse, a type of electrical discharge associated with thunderstorms. Joint work with Thomas Marshall, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 34, L04816 A computation of the expected number of posts in a finite random graph order 2008 Computer simulations and rigorous analysis of a growth model for causal sets, which are the fundamental objects of study in one approach to a the- ory of quantum gravity. Joint work with Luca Bombelli and Itai Seggev, http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.2258

SERVICE Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School MATHCOUNTS coach Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Run an after-school math club for middle school students. MIT Integration Bee co-organizer January 2013, 2014 Ran a department-sponsored contest for MIT students Directed Reading Program Mentor January 2011, 2012, 2013 Supervised MIT and Wellesley students during MIT’s Independent Activities Pe- riod Joy of Mathematics assistant Fall 2011 – Spring 2012 Helped run an after-school mathematics enrichment course for children (ages 7–9) at Graham and Parks public school in Cambridge, Massachusetts STIMULUS volunteer Spring 2010 Tutored students and assisted teachers at Long Road Sixth Form College (ages 16–18) in Cambridge, UK Oxford Middle School MATHCOUNTS Coach Fall 2008 – Spring 2009 Coached a team of middle-school mathematics students to first place in the state competition and led the state team to nationals University of Mississippi High School Mathematics Contest problem writer Spring 2006 – Spring 2008 Wrote tests and helped run a department-sponsored competition for Mississippi and Tennessee high schools Oxford Central Elementary MATHCOUNTS program instructor Fall 2004 – Spring 2005 Started and ran a program preparing 5th and 6th grade students for MATH- COUNTS and other mathematics contests Heritage Academy MATHCOUNTS coach Fall 2003 – Spring 2004 Started and coached the Heritage Academy MATHCOUNTS team North Delta School MATHCOUNTS program instructor Spring 2000 – Spring 2002 Ran a daily MATHCOUNTS preparation program and led the team to a second place finish in the Mississippi state competition Retirement Home Performer 2004–2006 Played music for residents in assisted living facilities in Oxford, Mississippi MSMS Emissary Fall 2003 – Spring 2004 Helped conduct orientation for incoming juniors and fulfilled various service responsibilities throughout the school year PRESENTATIONS A conformally invariant metric on CLE(4) 2015 Conference on conformally invariant scaling limits at the Isaac Newton Institute A conformally invariant metric on CLE(4) 2014 Weekly seminar at Cornell University A conformally invariant metric on CLE(4) 2014 Weekly seminar at Columbia University Rate of Convergence in Cardy’s Formula 2014 Two-dimensional statistical mechanics conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland

The Extremes and the Nesting Field of the Conformal Loop Ensemble 2013 Two-dimensional statistical mechanics conference in Les Diablerets, Switerland Extreme Nesting in the Conformal Loop Ensemble 2012 MIT Probability Seminar Conformal Loop Ensembles and the Gaussian free field 2011 MIT Pure Mathematics Graduate Student Seminar Current Propagation Model for a Narrow Bipolar Pulse 2005 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, CA CONFERENCES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS University of Geneva 2D Statistical Mechanics Conference, Les Diablerets, Switzerland 2013, 2014, 2015 Conformally Invariant Scaling Limits, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK 2015 Charles River Lectures on Probability and Related Topics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2012 St. Petersburg School for Probability and Statistical Physics, St. Petersburg, Russia 2012 Conformal Invariance, Discrete Holomorphicity and Integrability, Helsinki, Finland 2012 Lattice Models and Combinatorics, Berkeley, California 2012 Statistical Mechanics and Conformal Invariance, Berekeley, California 2012 School on Mathematical Statistical Physics, Prague, Czech Republic 2011

AWARDS AND HONORS National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2009–2014 MIT Presidential Fellowship 2010–2011 Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2009–2010 Eta Sigma Phi Prize for Excellence in Ancient Greek 2007–2008 Alfred Hume Award for Outstanding Senior in Mathematics 2008 Phi Beta Kappa, Junior Inductee 2007 Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society 2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship 2006 University of Mississippi Taylor Medalist 2006 Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary Mathematics Society 2006 Society of Physics Students – Honorary Physics Society 2006 Sigma Pi Sigma Honorary Physics Society 2006 A Top 100 Finish in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition 2005 The Hugh Lawrence Quarles and Corrie Dennis Quarles Scholarship in Mathematics 2005–2008 American Regions Math League, 7th Place Finish Nationally 2004 Collaborative Problem-Solving Contest School Captain, 1st Place Nationally 2004 Luckyday Merit Scholarship for National Merit Finalists 2004 Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors Scholarship 2004–2008

SELECTED COURSEWORK Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations 2012 Random Matrices 2011 Machine Learning 2008–2009

COMPUTER SKILLS Mathematica, Python, Julia, Unix; previous experience with C/C++, R, Java