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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
Youssef

Youssef

MSE

Expertise

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Gillian

Gillian

Industry expert

Expertise

Robotics, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, Arduino, Textile/Fiber Arts

Bruno

Bruno

PhD

Expertise

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

Nina

Nina

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, immunology, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology

Amin

Amin

PhD

Expertise

Membrane separation/membrane synthesis, online scheduling and optimization, reaction chemistry, heat/mass transport, and thermodynamics.

Eddie

Eddie

MBA

Expertise

Engineering, Business, Renewable Energy, Energy, Technology, Startups

Racheida

Racheida

PhD

Expertise

engineering education, qualitative research, electrical engineering

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

Kim

Kim

PhD

Expertise

Urban & Software Engineering; Human Computer Interaction

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management

Tyler

Tyler

Industry expert

Expertise

Projects that involve software development/implementation

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MEng candidate

Expertise

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

Summer

Summer

MSE candidate

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Farm Robotics, Wearable Devices

Diya

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

Blynn

Blynn

MD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

Keith

Keith

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, AI genetics, chemistry, developmental biology, Coding,

Julianne

Julianne

PhD

Expertise

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Water-Energy Nexus, water treatment, Public Policy

Archie

Archie

PhD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Deep Learning, Personal Finance, Website Development, Machine Learning, Statistics, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Bioimaging, Image Processing, Nuclear Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Material Science, Disease Modeling, Cancer Research, Personal Development

Micah

Micah

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

PhD

Expertise

Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, and Biology