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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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Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Surabhi

Surabhi

MS

Expertise

Statistics, Mathematics, Data Analysis

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Erica

Erica

EdM

Expertise

Education, specifically in secondary education for mathematics

Ben

Ben

MA candidate

Expertise

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

Shinya

Shinya

MS

Expertise

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

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Jeff

Jeff

PhD candidate

Expertise

Statistical Analysis, including regression analysis, machine learning, and use of R and Python. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, public health, and medicine. Biostatistical Analysis, including longitudinal studies and survival analysis

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Alexandra

Alexandra

MS candidate

Expertise

Ecology, conservation, ornithology, habitat management

Bruno

Bruno

PhD

Expertise

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

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Carly

Carly

PhD

Expertise

coral biology, environmental changes, marine ecosystems, applications of math to ecology, how ocean dynamics affect marine life, how organisms specialize for their environments, how hybridization affects the potential of species, using models to connect to real-world systems, interactions of social factors and the environment, spatial statistics projects, symbiosis, landscape genetics, microbial interactions

Thomas

Thomas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Physics: semiconductor, quantum, astrophysics, electromagnetism, nuclear. Mathematics: algebra, calculus, data set manipulation with code. Computer science: AI model training and testing, ML applications and integration. Mechanical engineering: Heat transfer, fluid mechanics, designing practical experiements/tools

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Nigel

Nigel

MS candidate

Expertise

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

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Kelly

Kelly

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

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