Ian Kim

UPenn ’30 | Jane Street AMP ’26

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

About

Experience

  • AMP Scholar at Jane Street
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Academy of Math and Programming

  • University of Maryland (1 yr 2 mos)
    • NSF-RTG MathQuantum Fellowship at UMD
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      - High school fellowship - NSF (National Science Foundation) founded program at UMD. - Independent Project "Quantum-Ramsey Theory: VDW Theorem" presentation in the MathQuantum Symposium 2026.

    • Brin Math Summer Camper
      Jun 2025 - Jun 2025 · 1 mo

      -Took part in the Brin Maryland Mathematics Camp, a selective mathematics camp with ~30 other students -Learned about Mathematics Concepts such as Set theory, Ramsey Theory, Abstract Algebra, and Hyperbolic Geometry, and even Cybersecurity.

  • Senior Center Violin Volunteer (Non-Profit) at Note by Note Music
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - President since 2024 - Played the Violin Monthly at the Local Senior Living Center (Brookdale Potomac) to Provide Comfort and Joy since 2022. - Web-developer of website

  • Walter Johnson High School (3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Walter Johnson Physics Club
      Sep 2023 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - President since 2024 - Led physics outreach and Physics Bowl competitions; Coached problem-solving sessions; Ran demos to foster STEM interest in the school community.

    • Walter Johnson Mathematics Team
      Aug 2022 - Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      - Co-President for 2 years - Editor-in-Chief of Walter Johnson 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Math Journals. Published Journal and Brought WJ into the broader Howard County Math Journals System - Led weekly meetings of ~40 students covering Competition Math topics, miscellaneous math topics such as Algebra, Calculus, Knot-Theory, Game Theory, and more - Co-led Math Competitions such as AMC 10/12, UMD Parts I and II, M3 Modeling and Purple Comet

  • UMD Math and Comp-Sci Intern/Mentorship at Department of Computer Science, UMD
    Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    - Conducted research surrounding Graph Theory, Ramsey Theory and its corollaries, Probabilistic Method, Dominating Set, "Interval and Sign Function" Projects, and much more. Produced paper. - Applying the Prime Number Theorem to Congruence-Monoid and Gaussian Integer Primes, creating new models/density formulas. Produced an abstract and paper on arXiv and Bill's personal Open Problems column at ACM SIGACT News.