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.

Avery

Avery

PhD candidate

Expertise

STEM education, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, biomolecules, molecular self-assembly, carbon storage and cycling, aquatic microorganisms

Madeline

Madeline

MS candidate

Expertise

Biology, Human Health, Medicine, Public Health, Environmental Science

Samantha

Samantha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Marine biology, conservation biology, and international development

Christian

Christian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biogeochemistry, Chemistry, Ecology, Microbial ecology, Geochemistry, Plant-microbe interactions

Jeff

Jeff

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer vision for remote sensing, causal inference for climate impacts, machine learning and data science, environmental science, sustainable development, biology, AI/ML, comp sci, data science, data mining, data visualization, Remote Sensing, Computer Vision, climate change

Shalimar

Shalimar

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing

Yolanda

Yolanda

MPA

Expertise

Food systems, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Studies

Lupita

Lupita

PhD

Expertise

marine biology, environmental science, ecology

Victoria

Victoria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Microbial Ecology, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Science Communication

Yoichi

Yoichi

PhD

Expertise

Carbon Cycle, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate, Ecosystems

John-Paul

John-Paul

MPH

Expertise

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

Laura

Laura

MS

Expertise

Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Restoration, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

Kate

Kate

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, microbiology, ecology, evolution, genetics, zoonotic disease emergence, antimicrobial resistance, conservation

Sydney

Sydney

PhD candidate

Expertise

computation, hurricanes, climate change resilience, probability and statistics

Amanda

Amanda

MA candidate

Expertise

Environmental Science and Sustainability

Amanda

Amanda

PhD

Expertise

Social and Environmental science - geology, archaeology, anthropology, environmental studies, history, languages (ancient - Greek, Latin, Akkadian, Sumerian; modern- French, German, Armenian)

Dhruv

Dhruv

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plant biology, sustainability, agriculture, genetic engineering

Cheldina

Cheldina

PhD candidate

Expertise

engineering design loop, water purification technology, sustainable design, green chemistry, 3D printing, environmental justice

Carmen

Carmen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering