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Education:

  • Ph.D in Physics, Boston University (2025)
    • Thesis: Static and Dynamic Properties of Quantum Magnets
  • B.A. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley (2019)
    • Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Honors in Physics

Techincal Skills:

  • Programming languages: Python, SQL, Julia, R, Bash, JavaScript
  • Libraries: Numpy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit‑Learn, PyTorch, Statsmodels, BeautifulSoup, Peewee, BigQuery
  • Computing and software: Git, LaTeX, Jupyter, Tableau, Microsoft Office

Experience:

Graduate Research Fellow – Boston University

August 2020 – July 2025

  • Designed high-performance simulation software in Julia used in 5 funded projects, implementing Monte Carlo and Bayesian inference algorithms to study quantum systems.
  • Built reproducible data pipelines in Python/Jupyter for statistical analysis and visualization, supporting publication-quality results across multiple collaborations.
  • Developed and maintained research codebases on GitHub, enabling version control and collaboration across 3+ research teams.
  • Applied advanced statistical and machine learning techniques (cross-validation, PCA, covariance analysis, GLMs, ensemble methods) to extract insights from large-scale data and validate physical modeling.
  • Published 4 papers and presented at 5 international conferences, communicating results effectively through clear data visualization and storytelling.
  • Mentored 5 junior researchers in statistical modeling, programming, and data visualization, improving team proficiency and reproducibility.

Baseball Consultant – Sports Analytics Group at Berkeley

August 2016 – May 2019

  • Developed statistical models to evaluate pitcher performance using advanced pitch-tracking datasets and pitch trajectory modeling.
  • Designed end-to-end data pipelines, developed custom metrics, and created dashboards to quantify player strengths, informing coaching decisions.
  • Communicated insights effectively to coaches and staff, integrating statistical findings with practical recommendations.

Research Fellow – Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute, NY

January 2024 – May 2024

  • Selected as one of 12 international fellows at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics.
  • Executed novel, data-intensive research projects using high-performance computing infrastructure, resulting in 2 conference presentations and a peer-reviewed publication.

Graduate Teaching Fellow – Boston University

August 2020 – July 2025

  • Led weekly tutorials and discussion sections across undergraduate and graduate physics courses, reinforcing lecture content and guiding students through problem-solving.
  • Developed instructional materials, including computational exercises, homework assignments, and tutorials emphasizing conceptual understanding and coding practice.

Publications:

Full list on Google Scholar Profile

  • Schumm, G., Zhang, S., & Sandvik, A. W. Single-Particle Dispersion and Density of States of the Half-Filled 2D Hubbard Model. Phys. Rev. B 112, 085109. (2025) (link)

  • Schumm, G., Yang, S., & Sandvik, A. W. Cross validation in stochastic analytic continuation. Phys. Rev. E, 110, 055307. (2024) (link)

  • Schumm, G., Shao, H., Guo, W., Mila, F., & Sandvik, A. W. (2024). Primary and secondary order parameters in the fully frustrated transverse-field Ising model on the square lattice. Phys. Rev. B, 109, L140408. (2024) (link)

Talks and Presentations:

  • Insights on Quantum Annealing of the Fully Frustrated Transverse Field Ising Model (invited), Scientific Applications of Quantum Annealers and Simulators Workshop (October 2024).
  • Cross Validation in the Stochastic Analytic Continuation (SAC) Method (poster), Autumn School on Correlated Electrons, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (September 2024).
  • Cross Validation in the Stochastic Analytic Continuation (SAC) Method, American Physical Society March Meeting (2024)
  • Primary and Secondary Order Parameters in the Fully Frustrated Transverse Field Ising Model on the Square Lattice, Workshop on Criticality, Dynamics, and Nonequilibrium Behavior in Quantum Systems, Evora, Portugal (2023)
  • Finite Temperature Phase Diagram of the Fully Frustrated Transverse Field Ising Model, American Physical Society March Meeting (2023)

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

  • Alvaro Roccaro Memorial Prize at Boston University (2025)
    • “in recognition of outstanding achievement overall in physics by a graduate student”
  • Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Flatiron Center for Computational Quantum Physics Spring 2024, Advisor: Shiwei Zhang

Teaching Experience:

  • PY 211: General Physics I for Science Majors and Engineers - Teaching Fellow
  • PY 212: General Physics I for Science Majors and Engineers - Teaching Fellow
  • PY 408: Intermediate Mechanics for Physics Majors - Teaching Fellow
  • PY 512: Graduate Quantum Mechanics II - Grader
  • PY 502: Graduate Computational Physics - Grader

Service and Outreach: