My name is Michael Mazack. I am a mathematician (applied), an American of Polish, Swedish, and Ukrainian descent, and a Christian. I am originally from the Pacific Northwest. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in scientific computation at the University of Minnesota working as a research assistant in computational biology with Jiali Gao.
My work involves multiscale modeling, spherical harmonic analysis, numerical linear algebra, scientific visualization, and parallel computation. I have a master's degree in mathematics from Western Washington University and I am very interested in linguistics and the Japanese language. You can find my CV here. Feel free to contact me about potential jobs or postdoctoral positions.
During my undergraduate years, I received a few scholarships to go study abroad in Japan. It was a life changing experience, not only because I became fluent in Japanese, but because I was able to experience the Japanese way of life. To those of you who are wondering, "are you an [anime/manga] otaku?", the answer is an emphatic "NO!"
Some of my hobbies are cooking, hiking, bird watching, astronomy, programming, カラオケ [karaoke], and IRC.
Please enjoy the website. よろしくお願いします。
