Professional Activities

• ICM Satellite Conference on Fractal Geometry: I am an organizer of this satellite conference, to be held in August.

• Putnam Mathematical Competition: I am the coordinator and coach for the Georgia Tech team. In 1996, our team finished 15th in the nation, and Thor Johnson finished in top 25.

Click here for my full Curriculum Vitæ.

Non-Professional Activities

• Volleyball: I play volleyball once every week, and enjoy being part of the A-STAR team.

• Playing Cards: I never pass on a good game of cards. Although bridge is out of my expertise, I do enjoy other kinds of card games as long as they require skills and provide opportunities for socialization. I cannot stand games that require no brains. My favorite games are all rather Chinese: Hearts (Chinese version), Three Firsts, and Stepping Up.

• Cultural Events: I like to attend and organize cultural events, such as the Atlanta Chinese Cultural Salon.

• Humor: I enjoy good humor more than anything else. I like to be around people who have good sense of humor. I once wrote jokes for Jay Leno of the NBC Tonight Show as a freelancer, and have jokes accepted by Jay. Deep in my heart I consider this the greatest achievement of my life.

• Model Planes: I have always been fascinated by planes, so not surprisingly I enjoy making plane models. Currently I'm mostly into scale models of real planes, in particular planes from the Korean War era. I would like to build a radio controlled flying model some day.

• Other Hobbies: Pool, card tricks, origami, dinosaurs, mathematical puzzles.

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[Last updated on December 4, 1997]