Carey Learning Academy Faculty and Research Team
The mission of Carey Learning Academy is to inspire, empower and guide students on their educational journey to enhance their ability to learn and thrive in an ever-evolving world.
Carey Learning Academy is staffed by a team of dedicated educators with outstanding academic backgrounds who are passionate about teaching and fostering a love of learning in our students. The school provides a caring and supportive environment where students are encouraged to ask questions, engage in meaningful discussions, and strive to ignite a lifelong passion for learning through personalized, small class sizes and innovative teaching methods that foster the confidence, resilience, and determination needed to meet challenges.
Carey Learning Academy Math Faculty and Research Team
Lead Math Advisor：Dr. Hong
Duke Energy Distinguished Professor, K-12 Math Olympiad coach, has led Team USA’s elementary and middle school teams to six gold medals and one Grand Champion Team Award in the International Mathematics Competition 2022.
Lead Math Teacher Professor Fanxing Li
Professor Li in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University, a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Ohio State University, and M.S. in Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University. Dr. Li’s research interests include energy and environmental engineering and particles. With his extensive experience as a professor of upper-level math, physics, and chemistry, and his love for math education, he is currently invited to lead the math faculty team at CLA.
Lead Math Teacher Dr. Gaurav
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Panjab University. Director, Data Science & Analytics, Fortune 500 Financials (RTP Region), U.S. Army Veteran, Senior Analytics Consultant, John Deere & Co.
Lead Math Competition Teacher: Yuelong Guo
Dr Guo is the Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence. As one of the beneficiaries of Olympiad Mathematics, he understands the far-reaching impact of Olympiad Mathematics on the intellectual development of children and young people, as well as on their future studies and work, and hopes to bring the excellent Olympiad Mathematics system to North Carolina through his own efforts to make more children fall in love with mathematics through teaching and enjoyment.
Dr. Guo has been exposed to Olympic math since he was in the second grade. At age 13, he participated in the China High School Math League and won the prize, and at age 14, he was admitted to Zhejiang University. The training he received from the Olympiad laid a solid foundation for his current STEM career.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and all the information seemingly at our fingertips, how to cultivate critical thinking among young people and create the next generation adapted to the age of artificial intelligence has become a topic of concern for everyone. Logical thinking ability, reverse thinking ability, etc. used in Olympic math training will lay a solid foundation for further developing critical thinking.
Olympiad problems often require creative problem solving skills, abstract reasoning, and the ability to recognize patterns and relationships. Children will gain a great sense of accomplishment in thinking hard to solve OU problems, which not only promotes the development of interest in math, but also has a tremendous effect on brain development, especially the development of the prefrontal cortex.
Lead Math Teacher: Professor Chih-Hua Chang
Professor Chang in the Department of Information Management at Ling Tung University, Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Water Resources and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan in 1997 and has been employed at Ling Tung University, Taiwan since 2003. Dr. Chang’s research interests include geographic information systems, coastal and ocean engineering, and computational fluid dynamics. Courses he has taught at the university include: Web Design, Programming (C++), Programming Design, Data Structures, Calculus, Engineering Mathematics, and more.
Math Teacher Dr Patrick Tong
Hill, where his research interests include interpretable artificial intelligence, neural rendering, and diffusion models. He has extensive experience tutoring students of all ages in STEM skills.Patrick has a deep background in artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a particular passion for making complex models more interpretable and understandable, is proficient in programming languages and tools commonly used in AI research such as TensorFlow and PyTorch, has a passion for teaching and mentoring, and is committed to helping students to Understand and apply advanced technology concepts to improve competitiveness in higher education.
Math Teacher Dr James Wang
Mr. Wang has a Ph.D. in a math-related field from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an undergraduate degree from Zhejiang University. He has extensive experience in math competitions, having won the national first prize in the Hua Luogeng Cup and twice winning the first prize in the National Mathematics League during his high school years and being ranked in the top 15 in the province. Mr. Wang has accumulated a wealth of experience in teaching math and has instructed students at all levels of primary and secondary school. He is known for his patient and meticulous teaching style, and is good at summarizing problem-solving ideas and methods to help students master problem-solving skills. He has always taken inspiring students’ interest in learning as an important goal, and is committed to helping students find joy and fulfillment in the teaching process. Mr. Wang is good at discovering the difficulties encountered by students in the process of solving problems and actively guiding them to solve the problems, so that students can progress and grow in a pleasant learning atmosphere. His teaching method not only focuses on transferring knowledge, but also on cultivating students’ independent thinking and problem-solving ability, which is highly praised by students and parents.
Cary Learning Academy Science Competition Teaching and Research Team
Science Advisor Dr. Wentao Tang
Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University. Dr. Tang’s current research focuses on developing data-driven control algorithms that integrate nonlinear control theory with machine learning techniques.
Lead Science Competition Teacher Dr. Xiaofeng Jia
Dr. Xiaofeng has been teaching science courses for a long time and has led a professional science competition team, guiding students to explore a variety of in-depth science topics and participate in competitions. He specializes in leading students of all ages through cutting-edge, fun, and practical science topics through a collection of in-depth and interactive, experiential teaching methods that help them acquire lifelong scientific knowledge, develop a love of and confidence in science, and enable students to perform better in school.
Cary Learning Academy English Teaching and Research Team
English Advisor Dr. Ding
Dr.Ding is the Professor of English, Director of the MS in Technical Communication program, and Faculty Member with the Ph.D. program in Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media at North Carolina State University. Dr, Ding has received numerous awards in the professional and technical communication field.
Lead English Teacher Dr. Ivette
Dr in English from the University of Florida, M.A. and B.A. in English from Florida International University, Liberal Studies teacher at Enloe Magnet Highschool in Enloe, N.C. She has worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Florida teaching writing, literature, liberal studies, special education, etc., and has been an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College, etc., and has a wide range of K-12, AP, PSAT, and SAT classes. She has extensive experience in K-12, AP, PSAT, and SAT classes.
Cary Learning Academy Chess Teaching and Research Team
Chess Advisor Magesh
Professional Chess player and coach, the founder of King & Queen Chess Academy, has completed GrandMaster Title by winning the World Open Championship in 2005, also the coach of Indian Team in World Junior Champion 2009.
Cary Learning Academy Interest Class Faculty
Lead Art Teacher Tommy
Famous local portrait painter, has been featured multiple times in magazines and interviewed by WRAL TV. Tommy’s work is displayed in the governor’s mansion. He is one of the main judges for local painting competitions such as Cary Lazy Daze Festival, Cary Spring Daze Festival etc. tommysartworks.com
Basketball Head Coach Stephen Zhang
Stephen Zhang graduated from Anhui Normal University in 2009, majoring in athletic training, and has been a physical education teacher and professional coach for 14 years. He is now the head coach of the basketball team at Carey College, and has also set up an aau junior basketball team in North Carolina, and has taught a number of students who have gone on to play for professional teams and high level sports teams at the university level. I have solid practical and theoretical knowledge, good communication with athletes, like to have fun and motivate athletes.