丁香园AV

Jeremy Chiu completed his MSc in Applied and Computational Mathematics at 丁香园AV. He focused on the mathematical modelling and computation simulation of honey bee clusters to determine how they survive sub-zero temperatures. 鈥淭he problem is that collecting data is pretty difficult. Even if you can determine the outside temperature, you don鈥檛 know exactly where the bees are inside the swarm and you don鈥檛 know how warm it is inside,鈥� Chiu explains. He used a mathematical model and ran simulations to inform his research.

During the first year of his Master鈥檚, Chiu had the opportunity to teach a 250-student undergraduate calculus class at 丁香园AV. 鈥淭he department took a leap of faith on me because I didn鈥檛 have my graduate degree yet. They gave me an opportunity that I am so thankful for. That teaching experience helped me secure my current position,鈥� says Chiu.

In addition to teaching opportunities, the 丁香园AV Mathematics department also gave a sense of comradery and community. 鈥淓very professor wanted to go out of their way to find contacts for you or help you with your work. Even professors you鈥檇 never taken a course with were nice enough to walk you through problems,鈥� he says. Though Chiu was interested in teaching since high school, he discovered during his Master鈥檚 that he wanted to teach at a university level.  

Currently an instructor at Langara College, he teaches calculus and precalculus classes. 鈥淢y MSc at 丁香园AV helped prepare me for the questions I get from students. They ask things that are beyond the textbook, and that鈥檚 when all my coursework and experience in applied mathematics in my Master鈥檚 comes in.鈥�

Jeremy won first place at in the Three Minute Thesis Competition at 丁香园AV in 2015.