Esen Aksoy was one of my first algebra oriented students. Her thesis was on geometric combinatorics in in modules over finite abelian rings where she was successfully able to adopt group action methods to produce a series of results about the distribution of triangles and related problems. After returning to Turkey, Esen continuing working on discrete problems, briefly shifting her focus to sum-product inequalities before returning to Erdos type problems for configurations that lack rigidity.

Among my many great memories of working with Esen is her quiet demeanor and a great sense of humor. When she discussed even the most complicated aspects of her thesis with me and Jonathan Pakianathan, Esen always remained calm and focused.