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Four National Parks in Texas-New Mexico
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Before this trip, I had never been to Texas or New Mexico. Initially, our plan was to visit only Big Bend National Park in southern Texas, near the border with Mexico. However, we stumbled upon a blog where the author mentioned that there are several other national parks not far from Big Bend. In fact, the area is home to four remarkable parks– Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, and White Sands. Despite their proximity, these parks are incredibly distinct from one another. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the unique natural beauty each had to offer.
Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks in the fall
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After we found out that there are some flights from Willard (a regional airport in Champaign) that are inexpensive, we started flying out from here instaead of Chicago. We got a really good price of plane tickets to Seattle, so we decided to go to more national parks! The two parks that we visited were Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks. We thought about going to North Cascade as well, but the time was limited so we planned to visit there next time. Visiting these two popular national parks in the fall was such a good choice–less crowd, nice weather, and fall foliage!
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
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Midwest surprisingly offers us many national parks to visit all year round. One of the national parks near Illinois is the Mammoth Cave National Park in Cave City, Kentucky. We rented a car from Champaign and drove around 5 hours, excluding small stops in Indiana. We had never been to Kentucky before, and we believe that not many international students had been there. Plus, this was the first time we visited a cave in the US, and we start with the world’s longest known cave system!
To infinity and beyond: South Dakota and North Dakota
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We’d been thinking of visiting South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and Badlands national park for almost a year. Then an opportunity came when one of our friends gave us a buy-one-get-one-free coupon from Delta. We did not hestitate even a bit in buying two tickets for a round trip from Chicago to Rapid City, SD. Although it was an impulsive trip, we had a lot of fun observing the wildlife in the great plains of South Dakota and North Dakota.
National park trip with Doctor (of philosophy) Poy
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Although Poy graduated from the Scripps-Oxford joint Ph.D. program in Biochemistry for half a year and already started working at UIUC as a post-doctoral researcher, his graduation ceremony was held way later in May 2024. His family also came from Thailand to attend his graduation ceremony in San Diego. We then spent over a week afterward traveling around the west coast, including California, Arizona, and Nevada. It was my first time (and his family’s first time) doing a road trip in the west coast. We enjoyed a huge variety of natural wonders that the west coast has to offer.
Tulip time festival, Holland, MI
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I have seen many people in the midwest area go see tulip fields every April and May. This year I decided to go to Holland, Michigan, which is known for their tulip festival. The trip was planned quite implusively as I was not sure if I would have time during the end of Spring 2024 semester. We are so happy that we went there. It was a nice little trip to finish off my third year of Ph.D.
Small trips around Champaign
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Champaign is often thought of a cornfield city and nothing else. I have to admit that the statement is partially correct. However, there are several things to do if you are willing to drive a couple of hours. During Spring 2024, Poy and I made several small trips to our neighborhood cities, including Indianapolis and St. Louis. We also want to record here a small trip to see one of the most amazing natural pheonomena, the total solar eclipse.
Northern Vietnam: Sapa-Hanoi-Ninh Binh
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In this family trip, we visited several famous places in northern Vietnam, namely, Sapa, Hanoi, and Ninh Binh. For some people, the more they see the world, the less impressive some places appear to them. We also did not find this part of Vietnam outstanding from all the places we have been together, yet it was still charming and gave us vacation vibes. I’d recommend those who like natures to visit Ninh Binh; Sapa is also beautiful, but it seems have some construction going on at the top of Fansipan mountain.
Seeing Taylor Swift from Zone 4
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Getting Taylor Swift’s Era Tour concert was highly competitive if you wasn’t aware of that yet. We were trying to affordable tickets at So-Fi stadium in LA, but failed. Luckily, Taylor added a new date for unlucky fans like us, so we were able to get two 50 dollar tickets at Zone 4 of So-Fi stadium. How far were the seats from Taylor Swift? The answer is far enough that you wouldn’t want to pay more than 50 dollars. Still, So-Fi is very equipped. Their huge screen around the stadium made us feel so close to the stage. 3 hours went by so fast!
A long awaited trip in the US with my parents
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After having to postpone the Visa appointment for a year due to the pandemic situation, my parents have now got their first ever US Visa! A month right after they received their passports, now with the US Visa attached to, they flew from Thailand to the US to visit me in Illinois. To be more accurate, WE flew together from Thailand to Chicago, though on different flights. Our itinerary was to visit Chicago, Washington DC, NYC, and, of course, my beloved corn field city, Champaign.
Random trips after my first year in IL!
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The spring semester ended on May 12, marking the end of my first year as a Ph.D. student at UIUC. To celebrate the hard work, I invited my boyfriend to come visit me in Champaign. But since Champaign has nothing much to do, we also planned a short trip to Chicago and also Florida! Poy had never been to Disney World before, so we tried so hard to make it happen despite the price of Disney world’s tickets. Poy flew from England to Chicago, so our first short trip happened in Chicago! It was my second time in Chicago, so I tried to visit different places than the last time I went to in January.
England first time!
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I usually don’t travel over spring breaks as they are quite short and most schools in the US have spring breaks around the same time, so everywhere is just crowded. However, this break was special because I went to visit my boyfriend in England! We hadn’t seen each other for a while (aka 8 months at least), so I didn’t hesitate to go there when I had a chance. Though I had been to many countries in Europe, I had never visited England. I went there for 5 days not including the flight time, but I felt like I got a very rich British experience thanks to Poy.
Long Time No Travel, Chicago ed.
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After I moved to Illinois to start my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, I didn’t have go to as many places as before due to all to work I was responsible for. So, when the winter break came, my friends and I decided to have to travel somewhere together, and we chose Chicago, the city that is quite close for Emma and me (but definitely not true for Net and Bonus.) We stayed in Chicago for 9 days renting an airbnb near Western train station. Just like when we traveled to NYC, we decided to buy a city pass so we didn’t have to plan much each day.
Farewell trip in Maine
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After the rainy graduation, the weather had not been recovered, but our plan still went on. We were headed to John’s and Margaret’s to have the packed lunch that we got from Bowdoin. John then took us to the airport where we rented a car for our trip. We planned to go to Acadia, the most-visited national park in Maine, and then go to downtown Bar Harbor. It was a little weird that Emma and I had never been to Acadia even though we had lived in Maine for four years. (Well, it makes sense if we deduct a year and a half that I was not in Maine.
Before The Graduation Day: Portland, Freeport, and Brunswick!
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A few days before the graduation, my boyfriend took a flight from San Diego to Maine to be my helper during the graduation. I went to school at Bowdoin College in Maine, so did Poy, but he hadn’t really gone to Portland that often during his time at Bowdoin. So, on the second day of his visit, we went to Portland together! (Note. Portland is definitely not the capital city of Main, but a nice city to visit.) We took a breeze bus to Portland and dropped off at the monument square. It was a nice and sunny day, luckily!
Travel to Greece with the Geeks
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Greece was the one and only trip outside Budapest when I studied abroad in my junior year. It was such a bittersweet memory (well, the bitterness comes from the fact that we got kicked out because of the pandemic.) We went to many good spots in Greece, so I just wanted to share with you all. A trip consisted of my roommates, Lauren and Maria, Ben, Edison, Zach, and Carl. The trip was abruptly planned, and I booked my ticket 2hrs after Lauren told me this idea.
A Special Semester in Budapest
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Right after a wonderful trip to California, it was time for me to start my abroad semester in Budapest. While I flew from California to Budapest, my parents also flew from Thailand to the same destination. We planned to meet and travel before the BSM (Budapest Semester in Mathematics) began. It was my and their first time traveling to Budapest, and it was quite special because they had never been with me when I needed to move in before.
California: A Great Start of 2020
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The name of this post cannot be more ironic. Well, at that time, I really thought that 2020 would be such a great year. It was not that great for me and, perhaps, for everyone in the world due to the Pandemic that hit us in March 2020. However, I cherish the memories and experiences I received when I was in California. Now that I know that I’ll be in the US for 5-6 more years, I’ll definitely visit Cal again at some point!
It’s never enough of Tokyo
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My friends questioned our plan, “what will we do in Tokyo for five days?” I said I don’t know yet, but what I knew was that five days in Tokyo are not enough. What I thought was correct this trip is not long enough, not only because of a number of tourist attractions but also some unexpected situation. After having taken Japanese at Bowdoin for 2 years, I gained some vocabulary but not confidence to speak Japanese. Luckily, my Thai scholars friends and I decided to go to Japan together after not seeing each other for almost 2 years.
Da Nang and Hoi An: Two of the Most Popular Cities in Vietnam
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After my feet touched the ground of Suwannabhumi Airport, my mom came to me and said “Let’s go to Vietnam.” Though I just came back from Maine and still had not adjusted from the time difference, this trip really killed my jet lag! We planned the trip a month ahead and booked the plane tickets and three hotels for three nights in Vietnam. I’d longed for a backpacking trip like this with my family, and it was like a dream comes true. The first day in Da Nang was quite hot, but My Khay beach was so pretty.
Utah: the State of the Softest Snow
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Park city has been known as the city for skiing, and it should not be surprising if I tell you that it once held the winter Olympics. Despite all the winter-related facts, I went there in the summer of my sophomore year, yet it did not lose any of its charms. To be honest with you guys, I was there for a nerdy reason, mathematics summer school. The school was held by the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS). The topic was about low dimensional topology and gauge theory. However, during the three weeks of my summer school, I got chances to explore the town with my friends, so let me share some of my favorite spots with you guys!
Florida: A Land of Childhood Memories
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Where is some of the most popular places to spend your spring break for college students in the US? Disney World, FL, always makes it to the list! Disney World is a magical land that both children and grownups can wear those cute headbands without being judged. Indeed, I should have said ‘the magical world’ since this place is colossal. Disney World has every dreamy thing you are looking for, and you can totally own it if you have… money.
Khemmarat, a charming district in my hometown
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Have I told you that I’m not a Bangkokian girl? My hometown is actually one of the biggest provinces in the Northeast of Thailand, Ubonratchatani. There is not much to do in the town itself, but there are several districts that are worth a visit if you come to this province, and I recommend you go to Khemmarat (เขมราฐ)! This trip happened not so long after I was back from Taiwan with my grandmothers. My parents proudly presented me about their wonderful journey in Khemmarat.
Taiwan with Two Grannies
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This trip happened not so long before Taiwan had to change its name to Chinese Taipei, so I would like to still call it Taiwan. I have to confess that I know very little about the political issue that is going on between China and Taiwan, so please do not get triggered if I use any words wrong. I intend to purely recount all the good memories when I went to Taiwan with my two grannies. One of them is my mom’s mom, and the other is her sister. That was the last trip that I had with my grandma (mom’s mom). We did have a happy time while we visited Taiwan because of all the beautiful nature there.
France, Switzerland and Italy: Three Gems of western Europe
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Switzerland has been my mom’s dream destination for so long, and, all of a sudden, the dream came true. Thanks to my dad, who also has a dream to travel the world, he brought us to one of the most serene countries in the world. However, Switzerland is just one of our destinations on this trip. We also went to France and Italy, whose beauty is second to none! This trip is probably the longest one we’ve ever had, so I’ll just show you where I’ve been to and how I feel about those places. I’d say that most of the places we visited are considered tourist traps, but I genuinely never feel bad to follow the mainstream. I always think that popular places deserved to be popular for a reason, so just enjoy them!
Salem: A Haunted Town in Massachusetts
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What would you think of if you heard the name Salem? Witches? Haunted? or Tourists trap? Let me show you what kind of experience I had there! Before I went to New Hampshire to be a TA for the Thai Scholars summer camp, I got a few days off and had nothing to do. My friend, Purim, and I decided to go to Boston to visit our friends in Boston college. For some reason, we got so bored and searched for interesting places to go in Massachusetts, and Purim shouted with excitement, “Salem, let’s go to Salem!”
When I Did Like a Tourist in New York City
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Nita, my friend from Case Western Reserve University, is an NYC lover. During spring break in my first year at Bowdoin, she invited two Mainers, Um-im and me, to spend our vacation in Manhattan, NYC. By that time, we all had been in the US for almost two full years, yet we were pretty much tourists who know some English. Yes, we were acting just like tourists, and that was a fun part of this trip!
A New Year Trip in Malaysia
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Around new year’s eve 2018, my parents, brother, grandmother, and I went to Malaysia to escape from the noisy celebration in our hometown. The purpose of this trip was not anything much but the desire to explore our neighbor country. Malaysia is right below Thailand, and we had a direct flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, so it was easy enough for my grandmother. We spent around 3-4 days in Malaysia just to see what the country was like. To my surprise, Malaysia was such a good blend of nature and people’s faith.
Hong Kong With My Besties
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After my first year in the US, I went back home in the summer to visit my family and friends in Thailand. My high school friends and I were planning to go somewhere outside of the country together, and we decided to visit Hong Kong. For us, Hong Kong was such a perfect place to travel because of all the delicious food (especially dim sum), convenient transportation, and Disneyland! The trip consisted of Stang, Pin, Ploy (not me), and myself. Although we missed one of our roommates Prim, it turned out to be a great trip, and we wish to gather again like that in the future.
My First Trip to Western Europe: Germany-Czech-Austria
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Although I titled the post “my first trip to western Europe,” this was more like my first time in Europe as a whole. I went to Bulgaria once for a math competition in 2013, but I didn’t get to travel that much, so it didn’t count. This time I only went with my mom and dad because my brother was busy with school work. It was very overwhelming when we were choosing where to go in Europe since all of the programs looked good! Anyway, we ended up going to the one that went to one of the places that we wanted to go to the most, Hallstatt, a peaceful and gorgeous tiny village in Austria.
Ubon Ratchathani - Laos: Graduation Trip
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After graduating from Mahidol Wittayanusor high school in Nakorn Pathom, my roommate, my neighbor Stang, and I decided to go on a trip together. That coincided when my parent just bought a new house in my hometown, Ubon Ratchathani. We thus decided to gather at my hometown and go to Laos, which is two hours from Ubon Ratchathani. Thanks to several sponsors (i.e., Pleng, Prim’s, and my parents), we had a perfect time staying in my hometown and Savannakhet, Laos.
portfolio
Composition and Long Exposure
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This was the very first project in Photography 1 at Bowdoin College. I took this class in my junior undergrad, and all I learned were techniques in film photography. We learned how to shoot, take a roll of film out of the camera, develop the film, and transfer photos onto the photography papers. This first assignment was to explore the basic knowledge in photography, namely, composition and long exposure.
Little Red Riding Hood
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This was the second project of Photography 1, and the theme was pretty strange. Our professor showed us a bunch of photos that seemed surreal and told us to create something along that line. I then decided to recreate the famous European fairy tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood.’ I’m very thankful for my friend Emma who was willing to be the model for this project. The main techniques I exploited in this project were double exposure and shadows. Warning! My story telling is going to be different from the original one…
Missed Calls
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“Missed calls” was the final project for my Photography 1. The semester was actually one of the hardest ones during my time at Bowdoin since I was taking 5 classes and two of them were project-based. (YES, this class was one of them.) Anyway, for this one, we were assigned to create something we cannot see. Hence, I decided to create the images of mobile’s ringtones. The actual project had the selected ringtones attached to each picture, but here I just want to present the photos and the techniques I incorporated.
My Paintings Collection
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In my free time, I love to paint with different techniques, but one of the techniques that I like the most is oil painting. I have never officailly taken any drawing or painting before, so they do not look that great. However, since I am quite proud of my work, I’d like to share them with you all. I do believe that anyone can draw and paint, and every single picture painted with a good heart is always beautiful. Some of these paintings are copy cats of the famous pieces, so I’ll let you figure out whose masterpieces I tried to imitate.
MEOW’s stories
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When I got back home in summer 2021 after graduated from Bowdoin, I needed to quarantine myself in a hotel room for 14 days. My friend Um-im suggested me draw a short comic, so I came up with this comic which is all about my cat, Meow.I used the free trial of a comic drawing application on my ipad, so when the period ended, I didn’t continue drawing or anything. Plus, I had quite a lot to do outside of a hotel room. Anyway, drawing cats was a really fun experience!
publications
Paper Title Number 1
Published in Journal 1, 2009
This paper is about the number 1. The number 2 is left for future work.
Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2009). "Paper Title Number 1." Journal 1. 1(1). http://academicpages.github.io/files/paper1.pdf
Paper Title Number 2
Published in Journal 1, 2010
This paper is about the number 2. The number 3 is left for future work.
Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2010). "Paper Title Number 2." Journal 1. 1(2). http://academicpages.github.io/files/paper2.pdf
Paper Title Number 3
Published in Journal 1, 2015
This paper is about the number 3. The number 4 is left for future work.
Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2015). "Paper Title Number 3." Journal 1. 1(3). http://academicpages.github.io/files/paper3.pdf
talks
Study of Overlapped Triangles with the Maximal Overlapped Area under Translation and Rotation
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In 2015, Poom Lertpinyowong, Krittamed Lengrugsa, and I contucted the math project together. The project has been presented in Thaiand’s YSC (Young Scientist Competition) 2015 and the Kolmokorov readings in 2016. The advisors of this work were Professors Sittichoke Som-am from Mahidol Wittayanusorn School and Wacharin Wichiramala from Chulalongkorn University. permalink: /talks/2015-04-01-talk-6
An Alternative Approach to Computing β(2k+1)
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This was the first talk of the time I was at Bowdoin. The project was done during my sophomore summer under the supervision of Professor Naomi Tanabe. The poster presentation itself happened in October of my Junior year. However, at that time, we had not found the integral representation of the Dirichlet \(\beta\)-function evaluated at even integers. The work was finally completed and submitted in May 2021 and currently under review.
Walking to Infinity Along Some Number Theory sequences
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This work was presented at the PaJAMAS (The PAlmetto Joint Arithmetic, Modularity, and Analysis Serie) conference 2020 by Tudor Popescu, Saam Rasool, and me, but it is a joint work with Prefessor Steven J. Miller, Joshua M. Siktar, and PolymathREU Prime Walk group.
Modeling Random Walks to Infinity on Primes in Z[√2]
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This work was a spin-off from the paper Walking to Infinity Along Some Number Theory sequences. However, instead of observing sequences of integers which is one-dimensional, we consider primes in the real quadratic integer rings in \(\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{2}]\), which are of the form \(a+b\sqrt{2}\). This study was inspired by the Gaussian Moat problem posed by Basil Gordon in 1962, and the work has been presented in a couple of conferences by my collegue, Bencheng Li and Daniel Sarnecki.
On the Dirichlet L-functions and the L-functions of Cusp Forms
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Upon my graduation from Bowdoin College in Maine, I have presented my honors thesis to the mathematics department. The topic is mainly about two families of \(L\)-functions, namely, the Dirichlet \(L\)-functions and the \(L\)-functions of cups forms. The first family is where the Riemann zeta function, our favourite \(L\)-function, belong to. The second one is a little more special as we have to acquire some knowledge about modular forms in order to understand this kind of \(L\)-functions.
teaching
Teaching volunteer in Chiangrai (Kru-Ar-Sah)
Teaching program, Baan Huai Hin Laad Nai, Chiang Rai, Thailand, 2017
My friends and I have thought a lot about how Thai education is greatly impacted by unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and living standards across different regions. While most of us live in the capital of our provinces, there are a lot of students who live in rural and almost inaccessible areas. We then decided to volunteer as teachers during the summer of 2017. The organization whom we partnered with was Kru-Ar-Sah, which has been known to help thousands and thousands of students over decades.
2018 Summer Camp for Thai Scholars
Summer camp, Brewster Academy, NH, USA, 2018
When I first arrived in the US, all my Thai scholar friends and I had to go to a summer program in New Hampshire at Brewster Academy. There, we got to learn several English skills and survival skills, including communication, essay writing, public speaking, SAT, and also American history. The camp was meant to help us adjust to the American culture and prepare us for life in prep school. We could not be more grateful about the program. Then, for two years after in summer 2018, I went back to the program to be a TA for another Thai scholar generation, TS 61 (Thai Scholars Buddist year 2561). Quick links to Jeopardy night I hosted, and A list of helpful resources to improve your English.
2019 & 2020 Winter Program for Thai Scholars
Winter Program, SIT graduate, VT, USA, 2019
During my senior year at Holderness School, I attended a winter program for Thai scholars. With my friends, we worked on our personal statements and several other essays for college applications. Then, in 2019, I came back as a teaching assistant, helping new Thai scholars navigate the American college application process. Here are some quick links to the presentations about how to list honors/awards and activities in the Commonapp.
July 2022 Invited Speaker at Benchama Maharat School
Summer teaching, Benchama Maharat School, Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand, 2022
I’m very honored to be invited as a lecturer to help prepare high school students at Benchama Maharat School for the POSN 1 camp this year. For those who don’t know, POSN 1 is the very first regional round which leads towards the International Mathematical Olympiad. Please visit this page to find the lecture notes and solutions I used in my teaching (Note– Every lecture note is in Thai).