Carina Letong Hong

(she/her/hers)

I am a graduate student at the University of Oxford, under the support of a Rhodes Scholarship.

I am fortunate to be supervised by Prof Ben Green FRS and working in the amazing Oxford Number Theory group on DPhil-level mathematics research.

Research Interests:

number theory, combinatorics, and probability.

Email:

cl + last name at mit dot edu

What's New:

I am honored to receive the 2023 AMS-MAA-SIAM Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Mathematical Research by an Undergraduate Student.

I recently gave a TED Talk.

I am honored to receive the 2022 AWM Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman.

Publications         Academic Experience         Service & Leadership         Extracurriculars

Service and Leadership

During 2020–22, I serve as the president of the MIT Undergraduate Mathematics Association (UMA).

During 2021-22, I am the president of the MIT International Student Association (ISA). Previously, I was the treasurer and class of '23 representative.

During fall 2021, I have been serving as the Advocacy & Outreach Chair of the MIT First Generation and/or Low Income student coalition (FLI@MIT). Previously, I was the Social Chair. We are honored to win the 2021 MIT RISE Awards Organization of the Year.

During January 2021, I was one of the founders and lecturers for 18.S097: Proof-Writing Workshop, the department's first student-run, for-credit IAP class (subject evaluation: 6.5/7.0). Starting from spring 2022, the initiative will transform into a regular full-term course, taught by Prof. Semyon Dyatlov, Prof. Bjorn Poonen, and Prof. Paul Seidel.

During 2021–22, I am the professional development chair of MIT Society of Physics Students (SPS).

During 2020–21, I was a mentor at the MIT Undergraduate Society of Women in Mathematics (USWIM). I also served as a peer mentor at the First Generation Program.

I am honored to receive the 2021 MIT Institute's Convocation Emerging Leader Award, which "recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate student who has shown a passion and affinity for diversity and inclusion work, has already made significant contributions to the community, and has demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing service".

I am honored to receive the Departmental Community Building Award “for individuals who have made significant contributions to building and strengthening our MIT Mathematics community.”