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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.

Physics
Ashwyn

Ashwyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Sara

Sara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Astrophysics, solar cells, semiconductor devices, physics, optoelectrical devices

John

John

PhD

Expertise

Observational astrophysics, Experimental Cosmology, astronomy, robotics, data science

Becca

Becca

MS candidate

Expertise

Observational Astronomy/Astrophysics/Planetary Science/Stellar Astrophysics/Modeling/Theoretical Astrophysics

Nick

Nick

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business

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

Gabriele

Gabriele

PhD candidate

Expertise

physics (theoretical and observational cosmology, astro-particle physics), mathematics and statistics

Daiki

Daiki

MS candidate

Expertise

computer graphics, simulation and animation, sound simulation, 3D art, computer music, music technology, composition, math, physics, signal processing

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Ercag

Ercag

PhD

Expertise

LLMs, ViTs, Reasoning Models, AI, Physics & Statistics

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution

Sophia

Sophia

MA candidate

Expertise

physics (particle physics, biophysics), history (modern Chinese history, Soviet history, Cold War history, environmental history, intellectual history)

Isaac

Isaac

MA/PHD candidate

Expertise

electromagnetic physics, physics, numerical methods, astronomy, planetary science, sensor systems/circuitry

Ennis

Ennis

PhD candidate

Expertise

Physics and Mathematics.

Akihiro

Akihiro

PhD

Expertise

physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning, Quantum Information

Jacob

Jacob

PhD

Expertise

Physics, math, engineering

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Tony

Tony

PhD candidate

Expertise

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