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.
Bruno
PhD
Expertise
quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)
Yannick
PhD
Expertise
Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries
Lananh
PhD candidate
Expertise
Gene therapy, Organ-on-chip, regenerative medicine, precision medicine, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, biomaterials, tissue engineering
Jacob
MS
Expertise
Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics
Diya
MEng
Expertise
Engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, engineering mathematics, computational engineering, project management, machine learning for mechanical engineering, theory of constraints, capacity planning, flow optimization
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
Saumya
MS candidate
Expertise
Chemistry (general, organic, biochem), Biology (general, genetics, microbiology), Medical/Healthcare Sciences (hydrogel technology, tissue engineering, biomaterials)
Shervin
PhD
Expertise
computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management
Felipe
PhD
Expertise
Materials Science | Materials Engineering | Physics | Optics & Diffraction | Electrochemistry | Polymer Science
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
Electrical Engineering, Circuit Design, Electricity and Magnetism, Integrated Circuits, Integrated Photonics
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology
Taylor
PhD
Expertise
Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering
Ahmed
PhD
Expertise
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Tribology, Material Science, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Design Optimization, Modelling and Simulation, Techno-economic Analysis, Computer-Aided Design, MATLAB, PYTHON, CFD, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Technical Sales, Marketing, and Project Management.