Curriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae
PhD Candidate
Michigan State University Department of Mathematics
619 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
ekbladow@msu.edu
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Ph.D, Mathematics, 2020-expected June 2026. (Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Schenker.)
University of Michigan - Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Bachelor of Arts with high distinction, Mathematics, 2016-2020.
GPA: 4.0/4.0.
Mathematical quantum physics, ergodic theory, quantum spin systems
[6] O. Ekblad, J. Schenker, "Periodicity in Ergodic Quantum Processes", arXiv:2604.09422.
[5] O. Ekblad, "A Note on the Quantum Wielandt Inequality", Linear Algebra and Its Applications 731, pp. 205-214 (2026) , arXiv:2504.21638.
[4] O. Ekblad, "A Multiplicative Ergodic Theorem for Bistochastic Ergodic Quantum Processes with Applications to Entanglement", Lett. Math. Phys. 115, 128 (2025), arXiv:2502.14997.
[3] O. Ekblad, E. Moreno-Nadales, L. Pathirana, "Ergodic Theorems for Quantum Trajectories under Disordered Generalized Measurements", submitted, arXiv:2501.18014.
[2] O. Ekblad, J. Schenker, "Reducibility Theory and Ergodic Theorems for Ergodic Quantum Processes", arXiv:2406.10982.
[1] O. Ekblad, E. Moreno-Nadales, L. Pathirana, J. Schenker, "Asymptotic Purification of Quantum Trajectories under Disordered Generalized Measurements", Ann. Henri Poincaré (2025), arXiv:2404.03168.
Graduate research assistant, Su23, F23, Sp24, Su24, Sp25, Su25, F25, Sp26, Su26.
Funded by Prof. Jeffrey Schenker and various fellowships from MSU College of Natural Science.
Graduate teaching assistant, SURIEM REU.
Teaching assistant on undergraduate research project. Su25.
Graduate teaching assistant, MTH 828 - Graduate real analysis I.
Qualifying exam course. Graded and hosted weekly qualifying exam prep recitations. F25.
Graduate teaching assistant, MTH 317H - Honors Linear Algebra.
Weekly recitations and grading. Proof-based course. Sp24.
Graduate teaching assistant, MTH 829 - Graduate complex analysis I.
Qualifying exam course. Graded and hosted twice-weekly qualifying exam prep recitations. Sp23.
Graduate teaching excluded assistant, MTH 102 - Quantitative literacy II.
Solely a course and curricular development devoted position. F22.
Lead TA,
Led a group of three undergraduate learning assistants in weekly recitation-preparation sessions. Sp22.
Graduate teaching assistant, MTH 102 - Quantitative literacy II.
Administrative work, office hours, recitations, and course development. Sp21, Su21, F21, Sp22.
Instructor, MTH 103 - College algebra I.
Served as an instructor in the three-week bridge to college TRIO SSS summer program. Su21, Su22.
Dissertation Continuation Fellowship,
$13,000, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, Sp26.
Douglas A. Spragg Fellowship,
$2,000, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, Sp26.
Research Enhancement Award,
$1,000, The Graduate School, Michigan State University, Su24.
Herbert T. Graham Scholarship,
$2,125, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, Sp24.
Outstanding Scholar Fellowship,
$7,500, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, Sp24.
Department of Mathematics Recruiting Fellowship,
$6,500, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, F20.
Early Start Fellowship,
$6,000, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, Su20.
Mathematics Honors Scholar,
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 2020.
Top graduating math major.
Chancellor's Scholarship,
Full tuition scholarship, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 2016-2020.
Parent Hamiltonians of ergodic matrix product states,
Math physics seminar, UC Davis, May 2026.
A multiplicative ergodic theorem for disordered quantum processes,
Special session on spectral theory and geometry in mathematical physics,
AMS 2026 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, Mar. 2026.
A multiplicative ergodic theorem for disordered quantum processes,
Seminar talk, Technical University of Munich, Oct. 2025.
Quantum Mechanics and Randomness,
Colloquium talk, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Oct. 2025.
Periodicity in disordered open quantum systems,
Mini-symposium on spectral theory and applications of Schrödinger operators,
SIAM Texas-Lousiana Sectional Meeting, Sept. 2025.
Recurrence in randomized open quantum dynamical systems,
Special session on spectral theory and quantum systems,
AMS 2025 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, Apr. 2025.
Spectral properties of randomized open quantum dynamics,
Special session on quasi-periodic and disordered systems,
AMS 2024 Fall Central Sectional Meeting, Sept. 2024.
A framework for studying randomized open quantum dynamics (slides here),
Quantum Lunch (QLunch),
QMATH, University of Copenhagen, Jun. 2024.
Asymptotic purification of disordered quantum trajectories,
Special session on spectral theory and quantum systems,
AMS 2024 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, Apr. 2024.
Perron-Frobenius Theory of Ergodic Quantum Processes,
Random systems session at QMATH16,
Technical University of Munich, Sept. 2025.
The multiplicative domain goes to the MET,
Operator algebras reading seminar,
Michigan State University, Mar. 2025.
Deterministic structures in randomized open quantum systems,
Operator algebras reading seminar,
Michigan State University, Oct. 2024.
Random repeated quantum interactions,
Mathematical Physics and Operators Algebras seminar,
Michigan State University, Sept. 2024.
Randomized open quantum dynamics via repeated interactions,
Early career workshop in mathematical physics,
Texas A&M, Sept. 2024.
Fixed points of ergodic quantum processes,
Great Lakes Mathematical Physics Meeting (GLaMP),
Michigan State University, Jun. 2024.
Spectral properties of some positive operators,
Operator algebras reading seminar,
Michigan State University, Apr. 2024.
Disordered quantum Markov chains,
Operator algebras reading seminar,
Michigan State University, Nov. 2023.
The modified Szpiro conjecture and elliptic curves,
MAA general contributed paper session on number theory,
Joint Mathematics Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, Jan. 2020.
Minimal discriminants of rational elliptic curves with specified isogeny,
AMS contributed paper session on number theory,
Joint Mathematics Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, Jan. 2020.
Minimal discriminants of rational elliptic curves with specified isogeny,
MAA undergraduate student poster session,
Joint Mathematics Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, Jan 2020.
The modified Szpiro conjecture and elliptic curves,
MAA student paper sessions,
MAA MathFest, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Aug. 2019.
Graduate student representative, graduate studies committee.
Michigan State University. F23 - Su25.
Co-organizer (with Ivan So), graduate student colloquium.
Michigan State University. F23 - Sp24.
Co-organizer (with Aldo Garcia Guinto), C* @ MSU. F23.
Student representative, graduate studies committee. F23 - Su 25.
Organizer, RMT @ MSU.
Ran as a for-credit graduate-level course and attended by 6 graduate students.
Faculty sponsor was Prof Brent Nelson. Sp23.
Graduate student panelist, PRiME.
Served on the graduate student panel for the Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience REU. Su21, Su22.
Vice president, AMS student chapter at MSU.
F21 - Su22.
Co-organizer (with Ivan So), Student Algebra Seminar at MSU.
F21 - Su22.
Les Houches Summer School, Quantum Theory on All Scales,
Monthlong summer school.
Les Houches, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, August 2026.
TXST Summer School in Mathematical Physics,
One-week summer school.
Texas State University, July 2023.
Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures 2023: Periodic and Ergodic Spectral Problems,
Two-week summer school.
University of Montreal, June 2023.
Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience (PRiME),
Research experience for undergraduates (REU).
Pomona College, June 2019 - July 2019.