Michael Womack

Research

Solitons

PhD thesis (in progress) · UC Irvine · 2023–present · Supervisor: Jeffrey Streets

Discrete Ricci Flow

M.A. thesis · San Francisco State University · 2020–2022 · Supervisor: David Bao

Wavelet Transforms

Undergraduate thesis · University of Oregon · 2015–2017 · Supervisor: Greg Bothun

Theses

  1. Discrete Ricci Flow for Community Detection on Human Contact Networks, M.A. thesis, San Francisco State University (2022).
  2. Wavelet Analysis of Northeastern US Climate Data, Undergraduate thesis, University of Oregon (2017).

Talks

  1. PDE Theory for the Calabi Conjecture, UCI Geometric Analysis Learning Seminar (November 2023).
  2. Non-Kerrness of Binary Black Hole Collisions, with G. Montes de Oca and J. Isenberg, UO Undergraduate Research Symposium, Eugene, OR (May 2017).

Teaching & Fellowships

Teaching assistant · UC Irvine

  1. Winter 2026Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 3D)
  2. Summer 2025Calculus II (MATH 2B)
  3. Spring 2025Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 3D)
  4. Summer 2024Calculus for Biology II (MATH 5B)
  5. Spring 2024Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 3D)
  6. Winter 2024Real Analysis II (MATH 140B)
  7. Fall 2023Calculus II (MATH 2B)
  8. Summer 2023Calculus for Biology I (MATH 5A)
  9. Spring 2023Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 3D)
  10. Winter 2023Elementary Differential Equations (MATH 3D)
  11. Fall 2022Calculus for Biology II (MATH 5B)
  12. Summer 2022Calculus II (MATH 2B)
  13. Spring 2022Calculus II (MATH 2B)
  14. Winter 2022Calculus II (MATH 2B)
  15. Fall 2021Calculus II (MATH 2B)

Instructor of record · San Francisco State University

  1. Spring 2021Pre-Calculus (MATH 199) and Business Calculus (MATH 108)
  2. Fall 2020Pre-Calculus (MATH 199) and Business Calculus (MATH 108)
  3. Spring 2020Business Calculus (MATH 108)
  4. Fall 2019Business Pre-Calculus (MATH 107)

Fellowships

  1. Spring 2026NSF RTG Fellow · UC Irvine
  2. Fall 2025NSF RTG Fellow · UC Irvine
  3. Spring 2025NSF RTG Fellow · UC Irvine
  4. Winter 2025NSF RTG Fellow · UC Irvine
  5. Fall 2024NSF RTG Fellow · UC Irvine

Education

  • Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics (in progress) 2021–2027
    University of California, Irvine
  • M.A. in Mathematics 2019–2022
    San Francisco State University · 2022 SFSU Mathematics Distinguished Graduate
  • Double B.S. in Physics (Honors) and Mathematics 2013–2017
    Clark Honors College, University of Oregon · Summa cum laude