Brooke Logan Ogrodnik, Ph.D.
"Do or Do Not, There is No Try" ~YodaI graduated from Rutgers in May 2021 with a PhD in Mathematics and before that was at Rowan University where in 2015 I received a B.S. in Mathematics and a minor in Computer Science.
This website is just a record of my time at Rutgers and Rowan. It discusses some of the fun projects I was involved with as well as organizations/seminars that you should consider attending!
My Path to Erdős: Paul Erdős → David Jeffrey Vaaler → Michael J. Mossinghoff → Brooke Logan
Research Interests
My research interests include Thin Groups, Local-Global Conjectures and Hyperbolic Geometry. I was admitted into candidacy in Fall 2018 using the following syllabus. Currently, I am working on a Local-Global Conjecture for a specific thin group. For a brief overview of my project, feel free to watch the video I made for the 2020 Elevating Mathematics video competition below or play with the interactive app I created here. All code is up to date on the project's GitHub repository. A preprint for the paper can be found on ArXiv.
Expository Notes
Some Talks and Posters Given
- "A Local-Global Conjuecture for Thin Groups" talk at the Rutgers Graduate Number Theory Seminar/Learning Seminar, March 2020
- “Illustrating Thin Groups” poster during the Illustrating Number Theory and Algebra Workshop at ICERM, October 2019
- “Group Symmetries of Complementary Code Matrices” talk at the Combinatorics and Computer Algebra Conference, July 2015
- “Raising the Bound on the Circulant Hadamard Matrix Conjecture” talk at the Garden State Undergraduate Math Conference, April 2015
- “Equivalency classes of Complementary code matrices” SIAM Talk at George Mason University, March 2015
- “Symmetry Groups and Constructions of Complementary Code Matrices” poster at the Rowan University Stem Symposium Poster, April 2014 Session
Publications
Group Symmetries of Complementary Code Matrices
with Hieu D. Nguyen
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
- October 2016
- 2255-2262
Double Wieferich pairs and circulant Hadamard matrices
with Michael J. Mossinghoff
- Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
- May 2017
- 145-156
Row-Correlation Function: A New Approach to Complementary Code Matrices
with Greg E. Coxson and Hieu D. Nguyen
- Proceedings of 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing
- October 2014
- 1357-1361
Some things I am involved in
GNTS/LS
I used to run this Number Theory seminar. For up to date information about it, check out here.
Invitations to Industry
Designed to connect organizations with PhDs from universities in the Erdős Institute network. More information can be found here.
AMS Graduate Chapter
As the president of the chapter, my goal was to bring talks to the graduate students that are new and help in career building. More information can be found here.
Liaison Committee
The committee organizes: graduate student open house, coffee hour, graduate school fair, etc. Direct questions to liaison@math.rutgers.edu
Institutions
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Fall 2015-Spring 2021 - Graduate UniversityAdmitted to Candidacy in November 2018
Defended my Dissertation in March 2021
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Fall 2012-Spring 2015 - Undergraduate UniversityGraduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Concentration in Applied Math, and a Minor in Computer Science.
Triton Regional High School, Runnemede, NJ
Fall 2007-Spring 2012 - High SchoolGraduated Salutatorian
Coding Languages
While I once knew Java, it has been a while since I have used it and am most comfortable coding in C++ and Python. I have also completed a Bootcamp on Data Science/Machine Learning. The certificate of completion can be found here
Math Technology
LaTeX - 90%
Mathematica - 90%
Microsoft Office - 70%
Honors
Janice Pattwell Annual Mathematics Fellowship Award
Fall 2020AMS Rutgers Student Chapter Award for Leadership
Spring 2020Rowan University Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Spring 2015James M. Shafer Excellence in Mathematics Award
Spring 2015Dean’s Outstanding Senior Award
Spring 2015Outstanding Junior Math Major Award
Spring 2014Spring 2021
This was my last semester teaching and I was a TA for an asynchronous version of Calc 152.
Past Courses I Taught/TA-ed For
| Spring 2020: | Math 250 Linear Algebra- TA at Large for 2 sections |
|---|---|
| Summer 2019: | Math 356 Theory of Numbers- Principle Instructor, Syllabus |
| Summer 2018: | Math 152 Calculus II for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences- Principle Instructor, Syllabus |
| Spring 2018: | Math 151 Calculus I for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences- Teaching Assistant for 3 sections |
| Fall 2017: | Math 152 Calculus II for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences- Teaching Assistant for 3 sections |
| Spring 2017: | Math 300 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning- Grader for Homeworks |
| Fall 2016: | Math 300 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning- Grader for Homeworks |
Student Survey (SIRS)
Here is just a few of my favorite comments in my teaching reviews. You can click and drag right to see more. Clearly, I am biased toward these specific ones, but all of my reviews can be viewed at the links located at the bottom of the page. I take these surveys to heart and am constantly trying to improve as an instructor.
"Even though this course moved fast, never did I feel like i was being rushed through the material."~Summer 2018 SIRS Survey
"I think Brooke does a great job in creating creative ways to go about problems."~Summer 2018 SIRS Survey
"You're very enthusiastic about teaching and I appreciated your passion for it. I can never get myself interested in calculus but the degree of enthusiasm and passion you had was inspiring. "~Spring 2018 SIRS Survey
"shes made me redefine how I see math. Before it was tedious and frustrating but now I am able to see it all in a "cute" lens."~Fall 2017 SIRS Survey
"Brooke is always in a positive mood, even when she is disappointed."~Fall 2017 SIRS Survey
SIRS Surveys: Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018 Section 23 , Spring 2018 Section 24, Spring 2018 Section 25, Fall 2017 Section 10, Fall 2017 Section 11, and Fall 2017 Section 12
Mouse over the pictures to learn about them!
As an undergraduate I did my REU at ICERM in 2014. I worked with Michael Mossinghoff and was fortunate enough to get a paper out of the experience. 5 years later I got to visit ICERM again to participate in their "Illustrating Number Theory and Algebra Workshop." The workshop was organized by Ellen Eischen, Joel Kamnitzer, Alex Kontorovich, and Katherine Stange. In June 2020, I also attended their "VIRTUAL Workshop Lattice Point Distribution and Homogeneous Dynamics" which was organized by Dubi Kelmer, Alex Kontorovich, and Min Lee.
As a member of the executive board of the AMS Graduate Chapter at Rutgers, I helped organize a talk by Jean Steiner about her job at Google. This talk was organized before the Invitations to Industry Seminar Series was started at Rutgers. After this talk, Google hosted the Google Math Summit in NYC where they invited math graduate students to learn about jobs at Google and what the interviewing process was like.
I have always found that the JMM is one of the best places for mathematicians to connect, talk with collaborators, and learn more about what is going on in our field and the world. Specific things I enjoy at the JMM (besides the talks): attending the undergraduate poster session, representing Rutgers at the graduate school fair, and going to the annual AMS Graduate Chapter Luncheon. This picture is from JMM 2014 in Baltimore. I presented a poster about joint work I did as an undergraduate with Greg Coxson (left) and Hieu Nguyen (right) at the undergraduate poster session.
Every Spring the MAA NJ Sectional Meeting is held in conjunction with the Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (GSUMC). This conference has 3 main components: a team competiton, a poster session, and oral presentations. As a first generation college student, I had never competed (nor known that they even existed) in math competitions and so this conference has always been near and dear to my heart. In 2015, I also received a presentation award. This photo is from that year and has us representing Rowan via our Math Team T-shirts.