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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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Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

Bruno

Bruno

PhD

Expertise

quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)

Helena

Helena

Industry expert

Expertise

Mathematics, Music, Linguistics

DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning, Quantum Information

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

Orbital Mechanics, Spacecraft Mission Design, Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization, Stability Analysis, Orbit Determination, Kalman Filters, Analytical Methods, Optimal Control

Hossein

Hossein

PhD

Expertise

Data Science, Engineer, Statistics, Math, Design Products, engineering design process, user experience design and research, toy design, CAD/3Dprinting, prototyping and rapid manufacturing

Ri

Ri

PhD candidate

Expertise

superconductivity, batteries, physics, math, fractals, semiconductors and solar cells, sustainable energy technology, applied computer programming projects related to physics or math, STEM education improvements (either through a social lens or through pedagogy lens)

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Parker

Parker

PhD candidate

Expertise

Observational Astrophysics, Computational Astrophysics, Exoplanets, High Contrast imaging, Stellar Nucleosynthesis, Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing

Saam

Saam

MPH candidate

Expertise

biology, biochemistry, immunology, chemistry, math

Lindsey

Lindsey

MS candidate

Expertise

Mathematics, Computing

bu

bu

PhD

Expertise

Survey research, Statistics, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

Pure Mathematics: Algebraic Geometry, Abstract Algebra, or Real Analysis

Nathan

Nathan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optimization. Operations Research, Environmental Engineering, Applied Math

Erica

Erica

EdM

Expertise

Education, specifically in secondary education for mathematics

Claire

Claire

PhD candidate

Expertise

Resource recovery, water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy, air pollution control in environmental engineering, data analysis using R programming, engineering for developing communities (WASH), environmental sustainability, nanotechnology, electrochemistry

Emily

Emily

PhD candidate

Expertise

Theoretical computer science (algorithms & game theory), discrete mathematics, data science, organic chemistry

Yohely

Yohely

MS

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture, anti microbial resistance, genetic sequencing, microbial testing

Shinya

Shinya

MS

Expertise

Applied Physics, Applied Math, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, and Machine Learning

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting