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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
Lauren

Lauren

PhD candidate

Expertise

I have degrees in chemical engineering, earth & planetary science, and aerospace engineering, but my work also intersects mechanical engineering, materials science, and environmental engineering. I welcome opportunities across these fields.

Jiadi

Jiadi

PhD candidate

Expertise

Design and Manufacturing, 3D printing, Modeling and Control

Clark

Clark

PhD

Expertise

Machine Learning, Physics - (Mechanics), Applied Mathematics

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD candidate

Expertise

Materials Science and Engineering

Paul

Paul

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, Bioengineering, Cartilage, Chemistry, Protein Synthesis

Ayan

Ayan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Robotics

Shail

Shail

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Josephine

Josephine

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science, Security and Machine Learning, AI, Accessibilty in Computer Science, HCI, Robotics, Art- film photography, visual arts

Seth

Seth

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering design, Medical devices.

Jayson

Jayson

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental science, public health, environmental health, policy, environmental engineering

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

Wireless sensing, robotics, systems engineering.

Maura

Maura

PhD candidate

Expertise

Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy, Drug development, scientific writing, creative multi-media, creative writing

John-Paul

John-Paul

MPH

Expertise

Environmental Science, Math, Writing, Chemistry, Literature, English, Website building, public health, biology, science, journalism, epidemiology, marine science, Occupational Health,

Sarah

Sarah

PhD candidate

Expertise

nanotechnology, material science, biotechnology, engineering, CRISPR, Molecular Machines, DNA origami, Healthcare Diagnostics

Colin

Colin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, renewable energy, energy storage, energy policy, electricity markets, mechanical design, fabrication and design for manufacture

Derek

Derek

PhD candidate

Expertise

electrochemistry, fuel cells, neutron reflectometry, chemical manufacturing, high and low temperature reaction engineering, mass and energy transport, environmental impact reduction

Robert

Robert

PhD candidate

Expertise

semiconductor physics, mechanical engineering design, analog circuit design, chemical engineering, renewable energy

Mohit

Mohit

MSE

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics

Eric

Eric

PhD candidate

Expertise

Medical Imaging, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Image Processing