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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.

Engineering
Holly

Holly

PhD

Expertise

Water treatment, nanotechnology, environmental justice, environmental engineering, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental policy, sustainable materials

Shail

Shail

Industry expert

Expertise

Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Mathematics, 3D modeling / Design, CAD, Prototyping, Quantum Dots, Display Technology

Ahmed

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.

Tyler

Tyler

Industry expert

Expertise

Projects that involve software development/implementation

Micah

Micah

PhD candidate

Expertise

AI for precision medicine, software engineering, biomedical engineering, deep learning, medical imaging, computer vision

Danielle

Danielle

PhD

Expertise

satellite-based navigation, model-based estimation, Kalman filters, orbital mechanics, Global Positioning System, stochastic processes, probability and statistics, MatLab coding, writing scientific papers (equation-heavy) in LaTeX, creating figures on Adobe Illustrator

Ashwyn

Ashwyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Jai'La

Jai'La

MS candidate

Expertise

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

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Naedum

Naedum

MD/PhD

Expertise

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery Systems

Nick

Nick

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical engineering & data science applied to biology

Zion

Zion

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business Development Consulting

Alissa

Alissa

PhD

Expertise

Mechanical engineering, Electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)., Applied Mechanics, Energy Storage, Energy Policy, Materials Science

Abhishek

Abhishek

MD candidate

Expertise

My degrees are in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and a Masters in Bioengineering from UCSD. I am an expert in tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging analysis and disease.

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MEng candidate

Expertise

Cell & Tissue Engineering, Cancer (Immuno Oncology), IF Imaging, Digital Pathology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Bioluminescence, Surgical Imaging Technologies, Medical Technologies

Kevin

Kevin

MEng

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries

Hannah

Hannah

MS

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

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