Office: Skye Hall 281
Email: jcerv092@ucr.edu
Education
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BA Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
May 2020
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MS Mathematics
California State University, Los Angeles
May 2021
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(Ongoing) PhD Mathematics
University of California, Riverside
Projected June 2027
Professional Experience
Publication(s):
- Cervantes, Krebs, Improved upper bounds for six-valent integer distance graph coloring periods, Discrete Mathematics, 2025
- Carrillo, Cervantes, Krebs, Leon, A Graph Theorist Plants a Tree, The College Mathematics Journal, 2024
- Cervantes, Krebs, Chromatic numbers of Cayley graphs of abelian groups: A matrix method, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 2023
Mentoring Undergraduate Research:
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Classification of three-dimensional flow polytopes associated with acyclic quivers, as well as the geometric transformations induced by varying their weights
with Professor Patricio Gallardo Candela, UCR, Spring 2024
Talk(s):
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How to put rainbow sprinkles on a donut (with M. Krebs)
University of Illinois, Chicago, 2022
Teaching Assistant Experience (UCR)
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First Year Calculus
with Professor Fen Xu, UCR, Fall 2022
with Professor Pallav Goyal, Winter 2024 -
Introduction to Discrete Structures
with Professor Javier Gonzalez Anaya, Winter 2023 -
Pre-calculus
with Professor Sara Lapan, Fall 2023 -
Introduction to Modern Algebra
with Professor Courtney George, Winter 2024 -
Applied Linear Algebra
with Professor Jeffrey S. Meyer, Fall 2024 -
Calculus of Several Variables
with Professor Carl Mautner, Winter 2025 -
Calculus for Business
with Professor Micheal Curtis, Spring 2025
Conferences Attended
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ISM Discovery School
Université du Québec à Montréal
May 2024 -
Western Algebraic Geometry Symposium
University of California, Davis
April 2024 -
Southern California Algebraic Geometry Seminar
California Institute of Technology
April 2024
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MAA Southern California-Nevada Section Spring Meeting
Pomona College
April 2022
About Me
I am interested in graph theory for the naïve reasons that it lends itself to beautiful pictures and problems that can be posed to a general audience. My hobbies include music and gaming. I am particularly fond of Super Smash Bros Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube.
