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I am an Assistant Professor at Purdue University. My research is in probability theory, and in particular random walks in random environments.

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12 What is the order of the lower tail of a Chi-Squared distribution? Feb 25 '13
7 Maximal directed crossing of a box using uniform random variables Feb 18 '13
5 connection between the Gaussian and the Cauchy distribution Aug 6 '10
4 Reference request: stationary measures as convex combinations of ergodic measures Sep 19 '13
3 “Square root” of Beta(a,b) distribution Jul 26 '10
3 Probability inequalities May 26 '11
3 Determinant of matrix from set {-1, 1} Nov 17 '14
3 Central limit theorem for biased random walk May 8 '15
2 Discrete random walk with uniformly distributed transition p, set initially Oct 12 '15
2 How to prove ergodic property from aperiodicity and positive recurrence Feb 23 '13
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