{"id":17,"date":"2026-02-17T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:46:16","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9206-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Emma Schmidt, and I&#8217;m a second year PhD student at the University of Notre Dame studying Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. I graduated from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI in 2024 with a bachelor of science in mathematics and a bachelor of arts in piano performance with a minor in Chinese (Mandarin). At Notre Dame, I am advised by Jon Hauenstein and co-advised by Charles Wampler. My research focuses on numerical algebraic geometry with applications in kinematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of math, I am actively involved in a variety of music activities. I am a part of Notre Dame&#8217;s Concordia Vocal Ensemble, a semi-professional graduate mixed choir. I am also a part of the Swing Dance club on campus. I am involved with the language exchange program and try to practice my Chinese as much as I can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My other hobbies include reading, composing music, playing guitar, hiking, and playing board games. I love cats, trying new things, and traveling to new places. My parents and three younger brothers live in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Emma Schmidt, and I&#8217;m a second year PhD student at the University of Notre Dame studying Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. I graduated from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI in 2024 with a bachelor of science in mathematics and a bachelor of arts in piano performance with a minor in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/about-me\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Me&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5229,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/emma-schmidt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}