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Education

Core

2017 –
Master of Science, The University of Melbourne Specialising in Statistics & Stochastic Processes.
2014 – 2016
Bachelor of Science, The University of Melbourne Majored in Mathematics & Statistics, specialised in Statistics and Stochastic Processes. Graduated with First Class Honours.
2012 – 2013
International Baccalaureate Diploma, St Leonard's College Studied Literature, Japanese and Chemistry at standard level, Mathematics, Physics and Economics at higher level. Awarded 43/45, equivalent to a notional ATAR of 99.60.

Peripheral

2018
Summer School, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Completed two honours-level subjects: Topological Data Analysis and Probabilistic Methods & Random Graphs.
2017
Summer Institute, Duke University One of 32 selected to participate in the second week of a program on Topics in the History of Economics, hosted by the Center for the History of Political Economy.
2014 – 2016
Diploma of Languages (Japanese), The University of Melbourne

Employment

Ongoing

2016 –
Data Scientist, Resilient Youth Australia Part-time, providing visualisations and descriptive analysis of data from an ongoing survey measuring resilience in primary and secondary school students.
2014 –
Student Study Assistant, St Leonard's College Casual, providing academic tutoring to students after school, on weekends and during school holidays.
2011 –
International Evaluator & Future Scene Writer, Future Problem Solving Program Australia Casual, evaluating written competition booklets and writing Future Scenes at state, national & international levels.

Prior

2017
Academic Tutor, Newman College Tutoring in 
MAST30025
Linear Statistical Models, a third-year subject.
2017
Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne Worked with A/Prof. Tony Wirth and Dr James Saunderson in the Department of Computing and Information Systems on algorithms for the finding of densest subgraphs.
2016 – 2018
Research Assistant, CSIRO Manufacturing (Biomedical) Using D3.js to visualise phase space in protein crystallisation. Originally 6-month appointment through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), with several stints of follow-up work.
2014 – 2015
Stochastic Modelling, Mercer Fixed-term Summer project, stochastically modelling mortalities for a new retirement income product, LifetimePlus.
2014 – 2017
Private Academic Tutor Casual, self-employed. Mainly in Mathematics, Physics and Economics. More than 300 hours of tutoring experience.

Community Service

Ongoing

2015 –
Moderniser of Evaluator Resources, Future Problem Solving Program Australia Currently building an online evaluation platform using the Django framework, to be trialled in 2019. If successful, this will obviate more than A$2000 per annum in postage costs. Previously, I rewrote the Evaluator Handbook.

Prior

2015 – 2017
Director, Australian Cancer and Health Sciences Competition Inc.
2014
Video Producer, iGEM UniMelb Produced three short videos to help explain and promote the work of the team from The University of Melbourne entering the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition.
2012
Peer Support Leader, St Leonard's College
2011
SCOPE Leader, St Leonard's College Mentored an overly reserved grade three student.

Awards and Honours

2018
Maurice H. Belz Scholarship, The University of Melbourne
2016
Leaders in Communities Award (LiCA), The University of Melbourne
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Scholar, Biomedical Research Victoria
2015
Keith Frampton Roll of Honour (Member), Future Problem Solving Program Australia
Highest Mark, 
ATOC20001
Weather & Climate Systems, The University of Melbourne
2014
Second Place, 
ECON10004
Introductory Microeconomics Film Competition, The University of Melbourne
2013
Year 12 IB Dux, St Leonard's College
Old Collegian's Award for Positive Involvement, St Leonard's College
Full College, Music and House Colours, St Leonard's College
2012
Monash Prize for Excellence & Year 11 IB Dux, St Leonard's College
E. Paul Torrance Youth Award, Future Problem Solving Program Australia

Publications

Articles

2015
Thorburn, L. Here Comes the Sun. Farrago, 2015(2), p41.