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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

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Baxter

Baxter

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mental Health, Material Science, Design, Consulting, User Interface, User Experience

Nate

Nate

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aerospace Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Control Systems, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC)

Sonia

Sonia

MPP

Expertise

Education policy, child welfare policy, housing policy, corporate social responsibility

Ben

Ben

MA candidate

Expertise

Math, Economics, Microeconomics, Antitrust, Social Sciences, Law, Finance, Strategy

Roland

Roland

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, clinical science, neuropsychology, emotion regulation, psychopathology

Vilija

Vilija

MA candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

Electrical Engineering, Circuit Design, Electricity and Magnetism, Integrated Circuits, Integrated Photonics

Tony

Tony

MSE candidate

Expertise

Robotics, aerodynamics, system design, drones, structures, programming, computer vision

Douglas

Douglas

MA

Expertise

Literature, Poetry, Game Studies, Psychology, Philosophy (especially existentialism), Critical/Cultural Theory, and Arts

Michael

Michael

Industry expert

Expertise

Culinary Arts, Business Strategy & Management Consulting, Biology, Creative Fiction and Non-Fiction writing

Jillian

Jillian

MFA candidate

Expertise

English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Personal Essays, Memoir, YA Fiction

Nigel

Nigel

MS candidate

Expertise

machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, data analytics, python programming, statistics

Mohammed

Mohammed

MBA

Expertise

Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, Business Strategy, Music Production, Audio Engineering

Alvin

Alvin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Pathogens, Microbiomes, Microbiology, Immunology

Tessa

Tessa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Human Computer Interaction, Digital Mental Health, Data Visualization, Behavior Change

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Patricia

Patricia

PhD candidate

Expertise

Art History, Feminist theory, Decolonial theory

Jai'La

Jai'La

MS candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Computer Aided Design (CAD), human robot interaction, assistive robots, resume help/interview tips

Akihiro

Akihiro

PhD candidate

Expertise

physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy