Michael Thomas noticed at a young age he excelled in his math courses. He remembers while in high school picking from sheets with example exam questions the one with equations on it, because it seemed the shortest. This year, he helped plan and host StatFest 2020. He has been involved in mentorship, tutoring, and career-development conferences for students since he was an undergraduate and is currently pursuing a PhD in computational science and engineering focused on civil and environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

