Ruthi Hortsch
407 Washington St
Cambridge, MA 02139
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. in Mathematics, GPA: 5.0/5.0
University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI
M.S. in Mathematics, GPA: 7.0/9.0
B.S. in Honors Mathematics and in Interdisciplinary Physics, GPA: 3.83/4.00
rhortsch@mit.edu
(734)-239-2027
Expected June 2016
April 2011
April 2011
Projects
• Thesis work on arithmetic statistics. (current) Discovered new statistics about elliptic curves using new
measurements. Programmed in Sagemath to support computational aspects and create accompanying graphics.
Sole-authored paper submitted.
• City of Boston permitting and food inspections data project. (current) Working on Code for Boston
team to analyze and visualize data to support the city.
• Other completed projects: Classification of singular fibers of a K3 surface, Near-injectivity on polynomial
mappings of number fields, canonical representation of curves in positive characteristic, modeling planetary orbits.
Skills
data analysis and statistics, research in advanced mathematics, technical communication, machine learning
Languages: LATEX, Python (incl. matplotlib, numpy, pandas), R (incl. RShiny), SageMath, HTML, CSS, German
Work Experience
MIT Department of Mathematics — Cambridge, MA
Teaching Assistant
Sept 2012 – current
• Created course materials alongside instructor and assisted in daily teaching two semesters of an undergraduate
course on probability and statistics for non-mathematicians with R and RStudio.
• Guided 3 students in different reading projects, meeting 2-3 times a week for a month.
Canada/USA Mathcamp — Cambridge, MA
Academic Co-coordinator
Nov 2014 – Aug 2015
• Oversaw academics at 5-week summer program for 120 mathematically talented high schoolers.
• Scheduled over 40 classes and 16 colloquia, matched 100 students to projects, organized project presentation fair.
• Invited and scheduled 18 guest speakers including top research mathematicians and educators, advised them on
their talks and classes, and helped familiarize them with camp.
• Managed the orientation, mentoring, and support of 4 new teaching staff.
Mentor and Tenured Mentor
June 2012 – Aug 2014
• Independently developed material on advanced topics in mathematics (post calculus) for over 10 distinct week-long
classes. Taught daily during 5 weeks of camp to 4 to 40 high schoolers.
• At end of first year, promoted to tenured mentor: guaranteed rehiring on summer staff as long as in grad school,
position on hiring and other decision-making committees.
• Served on 5 distinct hiring committees over 3 years, reviewing applications and conducting interviews. In total,
hired 22 new and 6 returning summer staff and instructors.
Volunteering
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders — Boston, MA
Oct 2014 – current
• Answered phones and emails for a call-in help line, assisting New England residents in navigating the legal system
pertaining to LGBTQ and HIV civil rights.
United South End Settlements — Boston, MA
Feb 2012 – Dec 2014
• Tutored for an adult education program aimed at high school equivalency.
Leadership
Seminars in the MIT Math Department — Cambridge, MA
• Co-organized seminars, recruited speakers, and ordered food for 40 talks over 3 semesters.
MIT Graduate Hillel Board — Cambridge, MA
• With other grad students, planned around 2 events a month, with 10 to 150 participants.
• Represented graduate students to the MIT Hillel Board of Directors.
Honors
Graduate Student Appreciation Fellowship, MIT Math Department)
Outstanding Graduating Senior, University of Michigan Math Department
Alice T. Schafer Prize Runner-up, Association for Women in Mathematics
Feb 2012 – Dec 2014
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