Hi, I'm Skye, a mathematician from Brooklyn.

What is my job?

I play with shapes! I arrange, fold, and color various geometric shapes to explore the bounds of what can be built. I travel around the world to tell people stories about exciting new discoveries.

In detail...

In September 2024, I began a year-long research and outreach fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, supported by two grants.

My research involves changing the topology of polyominoids through rigid origami.

My outreach involves developing an educational museum exhibition about quantum computing in the format of an arcade video game with IMAGINARY.

The first grant is from the Quantum Aktiv funding measure, awarded to my advisor, Érika Roldán, and the non-profit organization IMAGINARY, by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The second grant was awarded to me by the School of Embedded Composite Artificial Intelligence to support my research.

Additionally...

I am a conference organizer for OURFA²M² 2025 -- the Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians, which annually gathers hundreds of students and 35 speakers to provide career-building resources, support, knowledge, and connections to students who may otherwise slip through the cracks of the educational pipeline because they do not fit the mold of a "typical" mathematician.

I am designing and developing 3D Solar Origami with climatologist Beate Liepert and artist Yaron Maïm.

My research interests include discrete geometry, hyperbolic geometry, enumerative combinatorics, and recreational mathematics.

Who am I?

I contain multitudes. In my life I have been -- and continue to be -- a carpenter, plumber, landscaper, farmer, dancer, artist, athlete, writer, cook, librarian, and friend.

I like plants and adventuring in unbuilt swaths of the earth.

I was raised by two architects -- one educator and one builder, who collaborate to create beautiful spaces and communities.

I practice Zazen buddhist meditation.

My family heritage is German-Armenian-Italian-American.

I am a native English speaker, proficient in Mandarin Chinese, and can understand some German.

I am queer and trans. I use he/him pronouns.

For the first 18 years of my life, I was surrounded and nurtured by Black, Brown, Muslim, Jewish, and Asian New Yorkers.

a description of my approach to living and working

design — sketch — experiment — analyze — construct — question — change — expand — reflect — adapt — communicate

qualities I seek out and instill in my life and work

curiosity— beauty — joy — structure — knowledge — compassion

I enjoy using my mind and hands to build tangible objects. Dispersed throughout this page are some of my favorite constructions of modular polyhedral origami. They tend to spontaneously generate wherever I travel in the world.

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