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Physics
DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MSMaster of Science2024

    Physics

Expertise

Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning, Quantum Information

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David

David

MD/PhD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Northwestern University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Statistics

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, medicine

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Nick

Nick

PhD candidateMechanical E...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

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

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Sophia

Sophia

MA candidateHistory

Education

  1. Peking University

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    History

  2. Harvard University

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    East Asian Studies

Expertise

physics (particle physics, biophysics), history (modern Chinese history, Soviet history, Cold War...

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Terra

Terra

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Tufts University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Physics

  2. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    MSMaster of Science2007

    Bioinformatics

Expertise

All aspects of quantum computing including quantum error correction and quantum algorithms...

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Anne-Katherine

Anne-Katherine

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Physics

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Physics

Expertise

Early Universe Cosmology, particle physics, dark matter

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Ennis

Ennis

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Northwestern University

    MSc2024

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, Mathematics, AI, Quantum computing, Astrophysics

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Swapna

Swapna

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Osmania University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Physics

  2. Osmania University

    MSMaster of Science2001

    Physics

Expertise

Physics/Materials Science, nanotechnology, quantum dots, graphene and carbon-based materials, thin...

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Alissa

Alissa

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2017

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Mechanical engineering, Electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)., Applied Mechanics, Energy...

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Gabriele

Gabriele

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Physics

  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Physics

Expertise

physics (theoretical and observational cosmology, astro-particle physics), mathematics and statistics

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Wyatt

Wyatt

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. The University of Alabama

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    Mathematics

Expertise

Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics...

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Ercag

Ercag

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Bilkent University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Physics

  2. Bilkent University

    MSMaster of Science2008

    Physics

Expertise

LLMs, ViTs, Reasoning Models, AI, Physics & Statistics

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Hana

Hana

PhDPhysics

Education

  1. Rice University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Physics

  2. Rice University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Physics

Expertise

Computational/Theoretical Biological Physics

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Nicholas

Nicholas

MSPhysics

Education

  1. Rice University

    MSMaster of Science2024

    Physics

  2. SUNY Oswego

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, Astrophysics, Stellar Astrophysics: specifically stellar evolution, interior structures of...

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Lily

Lily

MSNeuroscience

Education

  1. Florida State University (FSU)

    MSMaster of Science

    Neuroscience

  2. North Carolina State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy...

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Becca

Becca

MS candidateAstrophysics

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Astrophysics

  2. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Astronomy

Expertise

Observational Astronomy/Astrophysics/Planetary Science/Stellar Astrophysics/Modeling/Theoretical...

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Anastasia

Anastasia

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Chemistry

  2. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science2011

    Chemistry

Expertise

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

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Hannah

Hannah

MSEComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MSEMaster of Scien...

    Computer Science

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2019

    Computer Science

Expertise

Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business...

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Ava

Ava

PhDAstrophysics

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Astrophysics

  2. Yale University

    MPhilMaster of Philo...2022

    Astronomy

Expertise

Physics, astrophysics, galaxy evolution, observational astrophysics, computational astrophysics

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Saumya

Saumya

MS candidateChemical Eng...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Seattle University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Chemistry (general, organic, biochem), Biology (general, genetics, microbiology), Medical/Healthcare...

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