
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.

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

Blake
PhD candidate
Expertise
Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, science of historical and modern energy production

Shinya
MS
Expertise
Applied Physics, Applied Math, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, and Machine Learning

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
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.

Fatak
Industry expert
Expertise
Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

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

Isaac
MA/PHD candidate
Expertise
electromagnetic physics, physics, numerical methods, astronomy, planetary science, sensor systems/circuitry

Nick
PhD candidate
Expertise
Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business

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

Akihiro
PhD candidate
Expertise
physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

Sara
PhD candidate
Expertise
Astrophysics, solar cells, semiconductor devices, optoelectrical devices

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






