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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
Quantum

Quantum

PhD

Expertise

mechanical engineering (thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluids). entrepreneurship (cleantech, social enterprise).

Anne-Katherine

Anne-Katherine

PhD

Expertise

Early Universe Cosmology, particle physics, dark matter

Nick

Nick

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Alissa

Alissa

PhD

Expertise

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

Alistair

Alistair

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Physics Education Research, Science of Learning

Yair

Yair

MSE

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Process Engineering

Tony

Tony

PhD candidate

Expertise

Robotics, aerodynamics, system design, drones, structures, programming, computer vision

Nicholas

Nicholas

PhD

Expertise

Materials Science, Materials Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - manufacturing and design, nanomaterials, energy storage, batteries, rapid prototyping, and product development

Holly

Holly

PhD

Expertise

Water treatment, nanotechnology, environmental justice, environmental engineering, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental policy, sustainable materials

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

William

William

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Freddy

Freddy

MD/PhD

Expertise

Cancer, optics, imaging, nanotechnology, engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, pathology, laboratory medicine, transfusion medicine

Nicholas

Nicholas

PhD candidate

Expertise

mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, autoimmunity

Daniel

Daniel

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Math

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

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

Christian

Christian

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum computers, Quantum information theory, information theory, quantum optics, optics, electromagnetism, Lasers, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, LIGO, Feedback and Control Systems

DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Condensed Matter Physics (Nanofluidics), Electromagnistm, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning

Chuck

Chuck

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of perception and action, statistics, biology, experiment design and data analysis, technical writing, integrative / multi-disciplinary science

Daniel

Daniel

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Clinical medicine, Radiology, Interventional radiology, MRI, CT, Ultrasound