CV
General Information
| Full Name | Teo Lara |
| Languages | English, Spanish, (Some) French |
Education
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2022 - 2026 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Bachelor of Science in Physics, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
- 5.0/5.0 GPA
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2018 - 2022 Decatur High School, Decatur, Georgia - International Baccalaureate Recipient
- 4.0/4.0 GPA
Experience
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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Researcher with the Dunkel Group (SPUR Program 2025)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Developing high-fidelity fluid–structure interaction simulations in IBAMR to analyse jellyfish propulsion and feeding efficiency.
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2023 - 2026 Undergraduate Researcher with the Kamrin Solid Modelling Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley - Creating advanced Eulerian computational frameworks to model soft solid–fluid interactions using reference map techniques.
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2024 Student Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) Student Researcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Centre of Computational Engineering - Implemented Non-Equilibrium-Green’s Function (NEGF) formalism to simulate quantum transport in carbon nanotubes.
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2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Researcher with the Millholland Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kavli Institute - Investigated planetary system dynamics by modelling exoplanet resonance chains and obliquity evolution during migration phases using the REBOUNDx n-body integrator.
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2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Researcher with the Bush Applied Mathematics Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Formulated a deep-learning image recognition pipeline to track and analyse trajectories of fluid droplets in “walking droplet” hydrodynamics experiments.
Conference Attendances
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2025 - USNCCM18 Conference, Speaker and Poster; "Unified Eulerian method for fluid-immersed self- and multi-body solid contact"
Honours and Awards
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2026 - Awarded NSF GRFP (National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program) Offer.
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2026 - Member of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honour Society
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2026 - Member of Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Student Honor Society
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2025 - MIT Mathematics Department Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Participant
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2024 - John Reed UROP Fund Recipient
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2024 - Paul E. Gray UROP Fund Recipient
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2023 - John P. Perry Memorial Fund Scholarship Recipient
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2022 - Georgia Scholar Honoree
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2022 - College Board Hispanic Recognition Award
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2021 - HSF Youth Leadership Institute Participant and Scholar
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2021 - Georgia Certificate of Merit
Relevant Coursework
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Physics
- Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, II
- Quantum Mechanics I, II, III
- Special, General Relativity
- Statistical Mechanics
- Classical Mechanics I, II, III
- Experimental Physics, Radio Astronomy Laboratory
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Mathematics
- Numerical Methods for PDEs and Integral Equations
- Numerical Methods for Linear Algebra
- Applied Mathematics Seminar
- Real, Complex Analysis
- Differential Geometry
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
Leadership and Extracurriculars
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2025 - 2026 President of MIT French House Living Group
- Leading a 40-member residential community, overseeing operations, budgeting, event planning, and house engagement.
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2025 - 2026 Treasurer of MIT Strategic Game Society
- Managing and allocating funds for club operations, events, and new game acquisitions.
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2023-2025 MIT Climbing Team Captain and Coach
- Directed practices, mentored team members, and coordinated logistics for competitions and training programs every week.
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2022 - 2024 Arranging Chair of MIT Video Game Orchestra (VGO)
- Curated musical arrangements and helped organize concerts for MIT’s largest student-run orchestral musical group.
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2022 - 2023 Executive Member of OrigaMIT
- Planned and executed club meetings and events, including the 2022 OrigaMIT Convention, featuring 100+ attendees and dozens of workshops.