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Mathematician, Programmer, and Bookworm.

Earned my master's in mathematics in 2018 and taught at UTRGV until 2020. Later worked in web development until 2025. Proud advocate of the Oxford comma.

Certificates

Certificate in Full-Stack Web Development with JavaScript
University of Washington

June 2023

Education

MS Mathematics
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

2018

BS Mathematics
Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez

2016

Experience

Software Engineer
Edia Learning

(October 2022 – November 2025)

Math lecturer
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

(August 2019 – December 2020)

Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

(January 2017 – December 2018)

Web Programmer
Universidad de Puerto Rico

(January 2012 – May 2013)

Skills

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Research Experience

Graduate research on blow-up solutions of wave map type equations

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2018.

Karen Yagdjian, Anahit Galstian, Nathalie M. Luna-Rivera "Small Data Wave Maps in Cyclic Spacetime", Anomalies in Partial Differential Equations Springer INdAM Book Series. Springer International Publishing. 2021.

Results presented at the JSPS Orientation. Tokyo, Japan. 2018

Results presented at Texas Differential Equations Conference. University of Texas at San Antonio 2018.

Graduate research on the Klein Gordon equation and the dispersive wave Equation

Yamaguchi University, 2018.
Fellowship at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2018.

Undergraduate research on nonlinear Schrödinger equations.

Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 2013.

Gabriel Amador, Kiara Colon, Nathalie Luna, Gerardo Mercado, Enrique Pereira, Erwin Suazo "On Solutions for Linear and Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations with Variable Coefficients: A Computational Approach", Symmetry 2016.

Results presented at Joint Mathematics Meeting. Seattle, WA, 2016.

Results presented at 51st ACS Junior Technical Meeting. Pontifica Universidad de Puerto Rico. 2016.

Results presented at Young Mathematicians Conference. Ohio State University. 2015.

Undergraduate research on modular factorization theory.

Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 2012.

Results presented at SACNAS Convention. Seattle, WA. 2012.

Results presented at 47th ACS Junior Technical Meeting. Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Carolina. 2012.

Results presented at XXVII Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigaciones Matemáticas. Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez. 2012.

Hobbies

Watercolors

Art of N. M. Luna
Art Portfolio

@some.crafty.cat
Instagram Account

Writing

Math Notes
Math writing sample. Digital.

Surviving Mathematics
Essay published in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. Digital.

Outliers: A Perspective from the Mean
Essay published in The Mathematical Intelligencer. Print.

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