Welcome to Sarah Percival’s home page
About me
I am a fixed-term Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. My research involves using computational topology to explore biological questions as part of a collaboration with PIs Arjun Krishnan and Liz Munch.
In August 2024, I will be joining the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Mexico as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor.
Research Interests
- Computational topology
- Topological data analysis
- Reeb spaces
- Mathematics and biology
Events
I am co-organizing a special session at JMM 2024 on Applied Topology: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications.
Graduates Achieving Inclusion Now
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Background
- B. A. in Mathematics and Statistics, Rice University, 2014
- PhD in Mathematics, Purdue University, 2021, advisded by Saugata Basu. Dissertation “Efficient Computation of Reeb Spaces and First Homology Groups”.
- Summer intern at IBM in 2020 and 2021.
Professional Memberships
- The American Mathematical Society (AMS)
- The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
- The National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)
- The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- The Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB)
Non-academic
- I play viola in the MSU Concert Orchestra
- I am a member of MSU’s Club Gymnastics team
Accessibility
I strive to make my research available to all. I am currently in the process of creating screen-reader accessible versions of my papers, and welcome any input and feedback on making my website and research more accessible. Arxiv Accessibility Forum