chris uchizono

he/him/his

About Me

I am a 2nd year math graduate student at the University of Kansas.

My mathematical interests tend to be found in the areas of representation theory and combinatorics surrounding artin algebras, cluster algebras, cluster categories, and dimer models. I particularly enjoy using algebra (especially representation theory) to understand combinatorial structure.

I received my BS in math at the University of the Pacific and my undergraduate thesis was advised by Alex Dugas.

The Axioms

The axioms, as laid out by Federico Ardila-Mantilla are: [greenbox]

  1. Mathematical talent is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
  2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
  3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
  4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. [/greenbox] I firmly believe in these axioms and that my actions, at all times, should reflect said belief to the best of my capabilities to do so.

What else do I do?

  • Throwing yo-yos. My favorite style is 3A and my main throw is the YoYoJam Collid3r.
  • Speedcubing. I enjoy solving twisty puzzles as a stress relieving activity (though, I am by no means good at that!). My favorite WCA event is the 6x6.
  • Watching anime. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I gained interest in watching anime. My favorite anime to date is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
  • Classical piano. Prior to fully committing to mathematics, I used to be invested in classical piano. My go-to pieces to play to were various preludes and fugues from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Prokofiev sonatas, and various Beethoven sonatas. I am a huge TwoSetViolin fan, btw :D.
  • Playing chess. I no longer actively play chess but I used to enjoy playing bullet games on chess.com very regularly.
  • Cybersecurity. During high school, I used to be invested in Capture the Flag competitions as part of redpwn. I also used to be somewhat interested in obfuscation of Java bytecode which you can see from taking a look at my GitHub.