I am a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mathematics. I am interested in arithmetic geometry and number theory and I work with Nathan Kaplan.

Previously, I completed my dissertation at Emory University under the guidance of David Zureick-Brown. For my dissertation, I studied rational points on curves via the method of Dem’yanenko-Manin and you can see me talk about my work here, at the Café con Leche lecture series.

Contact

Email: roberh5 [at] uci [dot] edu

Rowland Hall 540N
Building 111
Irvine, CA 92697

About Me

I am a Mexican-American first-generation student from Cudahy, California. In spring 2020, I earned my B.A. in Pure Mathematics from California State University, Fullerton.

After graduating from California State University, Fullerton, I started the Ph.D. program at Emory University and completed my dissertation in arithmetic geometry.

Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at UCI. You can find more in my CV.

I am committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive community in mathematics and creating opportunities for under-privileged, under-represented, students of color.

Teaching

I am not currently teaching, but you can find my previous teaching experience here:

Instructor of Record, Emory University

  • Calculus I, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024

  • Calculus II, Fall 2023, Spring 2025

Graduate Teaching Associate, Emory University

  • Biocalculus, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Grader, Emory University

  • Calculus II, Spring 2021

  • Ordinary Differential Equations, Fall 2020

Grader, California State University, Fullerton

  • Linear Algebra, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

  • Calculus III, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

  • Calculus II, Spring 2019

Activities

I’ve participated and organized numerous activities and have contributed writings to platforms for graduate students. Below you will find a selection of my activities and writings for the profession.