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Education
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- B.S. in Mathematics magna cum laude, August 2007
- University Honors with Thesis: "Factorization of Tropical Polynomials in One
and Several Variables"
- Heritage Scholar, National Merit Scholar
Research and Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant — University of Washington (2007-present)
- Taught quiz section in Calculus I
- Reasearch Assistant — BYU Tropical Algebra Research Group (2005-2007)
- Worked under the direction of Tyler Jarvis researching topics in tropical algebra.
- Developed a Maple package that can graph, analyze, and otherwise manipulate tropical polynomials.
- Research Assistant — BYU Summer REU (2006)
- Participated in a Summer REU at Brigham Young University under the direction of Michael Dorff and Gary Lawlor.
- Teaching Assistant — BYU Math Tutorial Lab (2005-2006)
- Tutored individual students and taught class reviews for students in calculus, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and beginning analysis
Publications
- N. Grigg, N. Wilde, and G. Lawlor. (2007). "A Variation on the
Steiner Problem: Equally spaced points on a wide
cone.". Submitted for publication (preprint
).
- N. Grigg. (2007). "Factorization of Tropical Polynomials in One and
Several Variables." Brigham Young University
Honors Thesis. (
electronic copy
).
- N. Grigg and T. Jarvis. (2006). "An Elementary Proof of the
Fundamental Theorem of Tropical Algebra."
Submitted for publication (arXiv preprint
).
Presentations
- Fundamental Theorem of Tropical Algebra, Young Mathematicians Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 2006.
- Fundamental Theorem of Tropical Algebra, Section Meeting of Mathematical Association of America, Grand Junction, Colorado, April 2006.
- Tropical Polynomials of a Single Variable, BYU Spring Research Conference, Provo, Utah, March 2006.
Languages
- English - native language
- Spanish - speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
- French - speak, read, and write with basic competence