Mentors: Alex Hewett, Lindsay Blank

Bio: Luis Flores Puentes is currently a mathematics/computer science major at Pikes Peak State College and plans to continue to receive a bachelors in both. Though he is not fully certain of where he will be completing his bachelors, he has his eye on either Colorado School of Mines or CU Boulder. After undergraduate, his love of mathematics has inspired him to pursue a Ph.D. in the applied mathematics field.

Outside of school, Luis enjoys participating in competitions regarding computer science and mathematics. He also enjoys spending time learning fun and interesting cross sections between computer science and mathematics. Luis hopes to deepen his knowledge, experience, and research expertise from the RECCS program.