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A double major in computer science and mathematics, LeBlanc has done cutting-edge research during her time at 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 #########, including a project to develop algorithms that generate structural information about infinite mathematical entities called substitution tilings.
She participated in the prestigious Max Planck Institute’s predoctoral summer school and worked in a lab at the University of Rostock, in Rostock, Germany, funded by a DAAD- RISE. Last year, LeBlanc was awarded a Goldwater Scholarship, the premier national scholarship in math and science. The captain of the women’s epee fencing squad, LeBlanc plans to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science.
