Marvyn Bailly

PhD Candidate in Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computation

Education

University of Maryland, College Park

2023 – Present

PhD, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation (AMSC) (GPA: 3.892)

University of Washington

2022 – 2023

M.S., Applied Mathematics (Concentration in Numerical Methods) (GPA: 3.84)

University of Oregon

2020 – 2022

B.S., Mathematics (Concentration in Applied and Computational) (GPA: 3.96)

Central Oregon Community College

2017 – 2020

A.A., Baker Early College Program (GPA: 4.0)

Relevant Coursework: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Natural Language Processing, Parallel Computing, Scientific Computing, Applied Numerical Optimization, Numerical Analysis

Research Experience

Research Assistant

2024 – Present

Computational Turbulence Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMD

Advisor: Johan Larsson

  • Working on creating an automatic quad/hex mesh framework to produce high quality grids for finite volume fluid methods.

Research Assistant

2023 – 2024

Computational Turbulence Laboratory, Dept. of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science, UMD

Advisor: Jacob Wenegrat

  • Worked with a team of Atmospheric and Oceanic scientists to study the effect of the diurnal cycle on internal ocean dynamics.
  • Implemented large eddy simulations (LES) in Julia and performed computations on Zaratan.

Other Experience

Teaching Assistant

2022 – Present

University of Maryland & University of Washington

  • Led biweekly problem-solving sessions and provided feedback for undergraduate courses in probability and calculus and graduate courses in data science.

Graduate Student Committee

2025 – Present

University of Maryland

  • Co-organized and led the Joint AMSC, Math & Stat Student Seminar (JAMS).

Summer Camp Director

2023 – 2025

University of Maryland - Girls Talk Math

  • Co-directed summer program operations, managed hiring of undergraduate leaders, and coordinated industry out-reach.

Skills

Experience with: Julia, Python (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, transformers), Linux, MATLAB, bash, Excel, Java, Javascript, C++, LaTeX, git, HPC (SLURM)