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Hi! I'm a senior undergraduate student, interested in
algebraic and enumerative combinatorics. During the 2026-27 academic year, I will be working on a senior
thesis under the advisement of
Professor Alex Postnikov
I worked on a project in enumerative combinatorics
and lattice theory, advised by
Professor Richard P. Stanley
at MIT, between the summers of 2025 and 2026.
During the summer of 2024, I worked under the mentorship of
Professor John C. Urschel
at MIT. We wrote a short
paper, proving
a new lower bound on the Frobenius norm of the inverse of an
non-negative matrix.
I have worked as an organizer of the OURFA2M2 Conference since July 2025. The conference held online annually, aimed at undergraduate students and anyone coming from a more unconventuional journey to mathematics. Please join us in 2027! I also work as a mentor for Girls' Angle, a program for middle-high school aged girls interested in mathematics, based in Cambridge MA.
My own academic journey has been somewhat unconventional, and I plan to offer various thoughts, stories, and tips to avoid my mistakes on my blog. The articles I post here, if any (currently dormant) reflect a snapshot of my meta-mathematical opinions at some point in my career. Thus, any corrections and/or comments are always welcome.
I also enjoy making templates and various other things in LaTeX. I haven't posted much so far, but I've included a few of my favorite "custom commands" here.
Contact:
Email 1: ef110@wellesley.edu
(general & professional)
Email 2: elsasfrankel@gmail.com
(social media & blog inquiries)
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