chris uchizono

chris uchizono

About Me

I am a 3rd year math Ph.D. student at the University of Kansas (KU) and currently am the vice president for the KU Math Graduate Student Organization. My advisor is Reuven Hodges.

Prior to KU, I was an undergraduate at the University of the Pacific, mentored by Alex Dugas.

Teaching

I teach both at KU as a GTA and as an K-12 instructor at the Art of Problem Solving (both the Online School and the AoPS Academy Virtual Campus).

Current:

The Axioms

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

  1. Mathematical potential is equally present in 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.

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. My favorite WCA event is the 6x6.
  • Watching anime. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I gained interest in watching anime. My favorite animes to date are Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate.
  • 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.
  • 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.