Michael Harmon

I am a data scientist in New York City who is always trying to learn new things and grow. I earned a PhD in Computational Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2016 where my research was the intersection of numerical analysis, high performance computing and renewable energy. Nowadays I am focusing on learning cutting edge techniques in big data and machine learning.

For over 17 years I was a competitive athlete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, during which I won the World Championships and achieved the rank of 1st degree Black Belt from 2x Pan American, Champion Professor Dave Ginsberg. I was fortunate enough to have an amazing coach along with great mentors, sponsors, friends, teammates and students.

Accomplishments

Computational Applied Mathematics (2008 - 2016)

• PhD from University of Texas at Austin
• National Science Foundation RTG Fellowship
• Open Source Software Contributor
• Published in Journal of Computational Physics

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (1999-2016)

• 1^st Degree Black Belt
• 12 years coaching students to become local, National & World Champions
• World Champion, Brown Belt, 2012
• Ranked 8th in World Pound-For-Pound, Brown Belt, 2012
• 2 x Pan American Bronze Medalist, Brown Belt, 2011, 2012
• 3 x North American Grapplers Association Champion, 2001, 2008, 2011
• Texas State Champion, 2013
• Fight-To-Win Champion, 2014