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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.

Physics
Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Hannah

Hannah

PhD

Expertise

unmanned vehicles, aerospace structures, computational mechanics, modeling, airframe design, experiment design, structural testing, manufacturing methods, metallurgy, material response, biomedical device design

Eddie

Eddie

MBA

Expertise

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

Blake

Blake

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, science of historical and modern energy production

Shinya

Shinya

MS

Expertise

Applied Physics, Applied Math, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, and Machine Learning

Veronica

Veronica

PhD candidate

Expertise

plasma physics, high-power lasers, power electronics, pcb design, intense laser-matter interactions, automated vehicles, policy implications for automated vehicles

Wyatt

Wyatt

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics is symmetry, and generalized symmetries that arise in mathematical physics.

Meg

Meg

PhD candidate

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Hana

Hana

PhD

Expertise

Computational/Theoretical Biological Physics

Emir

Emir

Industry expert

Expertise

Computer Sciences

Mary Catherine

Mary Catherine

MEng

Expertise

Quantum physics, quantum computing, podcasting, optics, lasers, photonics, quantum information, presentations, podcasts, drawing, gender studies, acting

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Isaac

Isaac

MA/PHD candidate

Expertise

electromagnetic physics, physics, numerical methods, astronomy, planetary science, sensor systems/circuitry

Nick

Nick

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Daiki

Daiki

MS candidate

Expertise

computer graphics, simulation and animation, 3D art, computer music, music technology, composition, math, physics, signal processing

Akihiro

Akihiro

PhD candidate

Expertise

physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

Sara

Sara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Astrophysics, solar cells, semiconductor devices, optoelectrical devices

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Matthew

Matthew

PhD

Expertise

Medical Imaging, Medical Physics, Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis/Processing, Artificial Intelligence