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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
Bhairavy

Bhairavy

PhD candidate

Expertise

biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Matthew

Matthew

PhD

Expertise

Water Resource Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Data Analysis, Public Policy Analysis

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

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

Meg

Meg

PhD candidate

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Yannick

Yannick

PhD

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries

Yohely

Yohely

MS

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture, anti microbial resistance, genetic sequencing, microbial testing

Kyle

Kyle

MS

Expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Space Travel

Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidate

Expertise

machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics

Keith

Keith

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Janice

Janice

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics. stem cells

Ramy

Ramy

MA

Expertise

Renewable Energy, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy, Solar, Wind

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries

Alissa

Alissa

PhD

Expertise

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

Jacob

Jacob

MS

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics

Nathan

Nathan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optimization. Operations Research, Environmental Engineering, Applied Math

Margaret

Margaret

MBA candidate

Expertise

MBA, Supply Chain Operations, Chemical Engineering, Film Production

Advaitha

Advaitha

Industry expert

Expertise

Biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, digital health, digital therapeutics, neuro-engineering

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

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

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.