CV

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Education

• B.A. in Mathematics and Music, Amherst College, 2015
• M.S. in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018
• Ph.D in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2021

Appointments

• Summer 2021 - present: Postdoctoral Associate
  • Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
  • Advisor: Ed Gerber
  • Topic: Methods for data-driven gravity wave parameterization for GCMs
• Fall 2019 - Spring 2021: Graduate Research Assistant
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Duties included: Research
  • Supervisor: Ian Grooms
• Fall 2016 - Spring 2019: Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Duties included: Teach recitations, work groups, and computer labs for Calculus I, II, II, Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (APPM 1350, APPM 1360, APPM 2350, APPM 2360). Graded homework for Asymptotics course (graduate-level, APPM 5480).
• Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 : Lead Teaching Assistant
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Duties included: Co-led weekly course for new graduate students to facilitate their introduction into teaching assis- tantship work. Planned several weekly activities for students, including forming multiple panels (faculty, industry, instructors, National labs) to introduce career options available for applied math graduate students.
• Summer 2018, 2019, 2020: NSF-MSGI/Computation Scholar/Computing Scholar
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Duties included: Mixed precision research
  • Supervisor: Alyson Fox and Geoffrey Sanders

Publications

Rounding Error Analysis of Mixed Precision Block Householder QR Algorithms.

Yang, L. Minah, Fox, Alyson, Sanders, Geoffrey 2019. “Rounding Error Analysis of Mixed Precision Block Householder QR Algorithms.” Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Journal on Scientific Computing, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. A1723–A1753, 2021.

The fidelity of exponential and IMEX integrators for wave turbulence: Introduction of a new near-minimax integrating factor scheme.

Yang, L. Minah, Ian Grooms, and Keith A. Julien. "The fidelity of exponential and IMEX integrators for wave turbulence: introduction of a new near-minimax integrating factor scheme." Journal of Computational Physics 434 (2021): 109992.

Machine learning techniques to construct patched analog ensembles for data assimilation.

Yang, L. Minah, Ian Grooms, and Keith A. Julien. "The fidelity of exponential and IMEX integrators for wave turbulence: introduction of a new near-minimax integrating factor scheme." Journal of Computational Physics 434 (2021): 109992.

Talks

Simulated Half-Precision Implementation of Blocked QR Factorization and Graph Clustering Applications

March 01, 2019

Invited Presentations at Minisymposium: Mitigating Communication Costs Using Variable Precision Computing Techniques @ SIAM Computational Science and Engineering, Spokane, WA

Time Integration of Wave Turbulence Problems

March 17, 2020

Contributed Presentations at Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics Seminar, CU Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

Machine Learning Techniques to Construct Patched Analog Ensembles for Data Assimilation

October 29, 2021

Invited Presentations at Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY

Machine Learning Techniques to Construct Patched Analog Ensembles for Data Assimilation

December 03, 2021

Contributed Presentations at 2021 International Symposium on Data Assimilation- Online: Machine Learning for Data Assimilation, online

Neural network emulators for gravity wave parameterizations

April 29, 2022

Contributed Presentations at Stratospheric Processes and its Role in Climate (SPARC) Gravity Wave Symposium, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Sampling Strategies for Training Machine Learning Emulators of Gravity Wave Parameterizations

November 02, 2022

Invited Presentations at Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation Workshop: Machine Learning for Climate and Weather Applications, Chicago, IL

Teaching

Teaching experience 1

Graduate Associate and Assitant Choral Director of ACCS