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9494 < h2 > Jacob Krol</ h2 >
95- < p > Hello! I am currently studying Mathematics, Computer Science, and
96- French at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Outside of class,
97- my extra-curricular activities include various sports and student
98- organizations, most notably being my large contribution to the UIC
99- Speech Team.</ p >
95+ < p > Hello! Recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago,
96+ pursuing new opportunities in computer science full-time. Diverse
97+ experience across programming languages with a strong background in
98+ mathematics, public speaking, and tutoring. Newest projects include
99+ a heavy focus on full-stack web development and OOP through
100+ JavaScript, Python, and C++ </ p >
100101 < p > My current research interest is the appearance of 2< sup > 4</ sup > in
101102 Collatz chains, a project which I have been working on independently
102103 for the duration of my undergraduate career. I have also worked on
103- the Efficiency of Planar Disk Packings and the Wikipedia Illustration
104- Task Force in the Mathematical Computing Laboratory at UIC.</ p >
104+ the Efficiency of Planar Disk Packings, the Wikipedia Illustration
105+ Task Force, and Magnetic Waves projects in the Mathematical
106+ Computing Laboratory at UIC.</ p >
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124126 < p > University of Illinois at Chicago</ p >
125127 < p > Chicago, IL</ p >
126- < p > Expected: December 2019</ p >
128+ < p > December 2019</ p >
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130132 < p > BS in Mathematics and Computer Science</ p >
131133 < p > BA in French and Francophone Studies</ p >
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133- < li > Honors College</ li >
134135 < li > President's Award Program STEM</ li >
136+ < li > Honors College, < em > magna cum laude</ em > </ li >
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138+ < p > CUMULATIVE GPA 3.8</ p >
139+ < p > MAJOR GPA 4.0</ p >
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141+ <p>Notable Honors:</p>
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143+ <li>Marie-Odile Sweetser Prize</li>
135144 <li>Twersky Award Nominee</li>
145+ <li>Impact Scholar</li>
136146 <li>LAS Dean's List</li>
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138- < p > CUMULATIVE GPA 3.73</ p >
139- < p > MAJOR GPA 4.00</ p >
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369+ < p > PostgreSQL</ p >
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528549 < p > Public Speaking</ p >
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530- < li > Nationally-ranked speech team < span class ="nobr "> (5 years)</ span > </ li >
551+ < li > Nationally-ranked speech team < span class ="nobr "> (4 years)</ span > </ li >
531552 < li > Limited preparation specialty</ li >
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533554 </ div >
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568589 < p > < strong > Advisor:</ strong > < a href ="http://homepages.math.uic.edu/~mimidai/ " target ="_blank "> Mimi Dai</ a > </ p >
569590 < p > < strong > Sponsoring Organization:</ strong > < a href ="https://mcl.math.uic.edu/ " target ="_blank "> Math Computing Lab, UIC</ a > </ p >
570- < p > < em > August 2019 - Present </ em > </ p >
591+ < p > < em > August 2019 - December 2019 </ em > </ p >
571592 < ul >
572- < li > This project is oriented towards visualizations of magnetic waves through Navier-Stokes differential equation solvers.
593+ < li > This project was oriented towards visualizations of magnetic waves through Navier-Stokes differential equation solvers.
573594 This allows for the subsequent development of fluid simulators and observational physics tools.</ li >
574- < li > Simulations have been built on Python 3 and Sage Math using packages such as matplotlib and numpy. Their development
575- has required solvers for partial and ordinary differential equation systems.</ li >
595+ < li > Static and dynamic simulations have been built in Python 3 and Sage Math, using packages such as matplotlib and numpy,
596+ and in JavaScript. Their development has required solvers for partial and ordinary differential equation systems.</ li >
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610- < p > Personal Project</ p >
611- < p > < em > Spring 2018 - present</ em > </ p >
631+ < p > < strong > Advisor:</ strong > < a href ="# " target ="_blank "> David Hayes</ a > </ p >
632+ < p > < strong > Sponsoring Organization:</ strong > < a href ="# " target ="_blank "> Honors College, UIC</ a > </ p >
633+ < p > < em > January 2018 - December 2019</ em > </ p >
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613- < li > This project's main objective is to further my understanding of web development tools
614- in addition to contributing to alleviating larger community web presence needs</ li >
635+ < li > This project's main objective was to further my understanding of web development tools
636+ in addition to contributing to alleviating larger community web presence needs. This case involved
637+ the development of a website for the French Club at UIC as a client-ordered build.</ li >
615638 < li > Requisites have included self-teaching myself HTML, CSS, JavaScript (through ES 6), and jQuery to fluency.
616- Future goals on this project include back-end software such as Express, MySQL tables, and Node.js</ li >
639+ Relevant valuable knowledge has been obtained in back-end software such as Express, MySQL tables, and Node.js</ li >
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653676 < p > Personal Project</ p >
654- < p > < em > Fall 2016 - present </ em > </ p >
677+ < p > < em > Fall 2016 - Present </ em > </ p >
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656679 < li > This project allows for further development of my programming and problem-solving skills,
657680 implementation of pure mathematics in computer science, and has a larger goal of uncovering
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