Research Areas

Discrete Geometry with a focus on Geometric Rigidity Theory, Combinatorics, Applied Math, and Computational Biology

Education

2018.08 - 2024.05 Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Cornell University

2016.08 - 2018.05 M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University

2011.09 - 2015.06 B.S. in Bioengineering, University of California San Diego

Awards

1. Cornell Graduate Fellow 2018

2. Tsinghua Shuimu Scholar 2024

Publications

1. Robert Connelly, Bill Jackson, Shin-ichi Tanigawa, Zhen Zhang. Manuscript: Globally Rigid Convex Braced Polygons. 2024+

2. Robert Connelly, Zhen Zhang. Arxiv Preprint: Rigidity of Circle Packings with Flexible Radii. https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.07165, Submitted to Discrete & Computational Geometry. 2023

3. Jonathan Monk, Colton J Lloyd, et al. iML1515, a knowledgebase that computes Escherichia coli traits. Nature:Biotech. 2017;35:904.

4. Elizabeth Brunk, Nathan Mih, et al. Systems biology of the structural proteome. BMC Syst Biol. 2016;10:26.