Sarah Schott

Contact Information Department of Mathematics Duke University 117 Physics Building Science Drive Durham, NC 27708 Cell: (919) 323-1429 E-mail: schott@math.duke.edu

Research Interests Education

Probability, Monte Carlo Methods, Randomized Algorithms B.S. in Mathematics, at The University of Florida, 2006 Masters in Mathematics, at Duke University, 2008 Ph.D. in Mathematics, at Duke University, 2012 University of Florida Anderson Scholar Fall 2004 Phi Beta Kappa Spring 2005 Valedictorian Spring 2006 Duke University L.P. Smith Award for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics Fall 2010 L.P. Smith Award for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics Fall 2011

Awards

Employment History

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Teaching Assistant August to December 2006

MATH25L: Laboratory Calculus and Functions I Grader MATH32L: Laboratory Calculus II Instructor MATH32L: Laboratory Calculus II Instructor MATH108: Introduction to Dierential Equations Instructor August to December 2009 May to June 2009 January to May 2007 May to June 2007

MATH25L: Laboratory Calculus and Functions I Instructor MATH32L: Laboratory Calculus II Instructor MATH41L: Calculus II with Applications Instructor MATH32L: Laboratory Calculus II Instructor MATH135: Probability Instructor August to December 2011 May to June 2011 January to May 2011 August to December 2010 January to May 2010

 MATH41L: Calculus II with Applications Instructor MATH41L: Calculus II with Applications Instructor MATH31L: Laboratory Calculus I Instructor MATH31L: Laboratory Calculus I Instructor MATH135: Probability Statistical and Applied Mathematical Institute (SAMSI), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina SAMSI Graduate Fellow Publications September 2008 to May 2009 May to June 2012 January to May 2012 January to May 2012 August to December 2011

M. Huber and S. Schott. Using TPA for Bayesian inference. Bayesian Statistics 9. 2010. (with discussions) S. Schott. (2011, April). Girls in Math. Encompass, 14-15 M. Huber and S. Schott. Random Construction of Interpolating Sets for High Dimensional Integration. Annals of Applied Probability, submitted.

Professional Experience

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Math41L Lab Writer Lab Leader for First Year Graduate Students Mathematics Dept. Recruitment Weekend Panelist June to July 2008 August 18, 2008 March 21, 2009

Mathematics Graduate Student Representative January 2010 to January 2011 Mathematics Graduate School Panelist Mathematics Dept. Recruitment Weekend Panel Moderator Math41L Lab Manual Editor Mathematics Dept. Recruitment Weekend Panelist Noetherian Ring Organizer Duke Faculty Engage Mentor February 3, 2010 March 27, 2010 May to June 2010 March 26, 2011 August 2009 to Present Summer 2011

Women and Mathematics (WAM) Mentoring Program, Durham, North Carolina Mentor Claremont Colleges REU, Claremont, CA Graduate School Panelist July 13, 2010 January 2010 to present

Talks

Duke University Durham, North Carolina Computational Complexity Graduate Faculty Seminar March 20, 2009

Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures March 27, 2010 Mathematics Graduate Recruitment Weekend Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures 4th Annual Graduate Student Probability Conference TPA: A New Method for Approximate Counting Graduate Faculty Seminar SAMSI Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures 2009 Sequential Monte Carlo Transition Workshop Joint Mathematics Meeting Boston, Massachusetts TPA: A New Method for Approximate Counting January 6, 2012 November 9, April 30, 2010

December 9, 2012

California State University, LA Los Angeles, California Bringing Students into the Peleton: Leveling the Playing Field at Highly Selective Universities January 17, 2012

University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Monte Carlo Algorithms February 14, 2012

Poster Presentations

SAMSI Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Improving the Product Estimator Sequential Monte Carlo Workshop International Society for Bayesian Analysis Valencia, Spain Improving the Product Estimator Using Random Temperatures Ninth Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics June 2010 April 14, 2009