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Saam

Saam

MPH candidateEpidemiology

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD

    Epidemiology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Biology

Expertise

biology, biochemistry, immunology, chemistry, math

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Carly

Carly

PhDEcology

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Ecology

  2. University of Idaho

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Applied Mathematics

Expertise

coral biology, environmental changes, marine ecosystems, applications of math to ecology, how ocean...

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Rahul

Rahul

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Chemistry

  2. University of Georgia

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Chemistry

Expertise

Chemistry, Math, Research, Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Automotive, Pre-clinical Diagnostics

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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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Ben

Ben

MA candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    Economics

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    BABachelor of Arts1993

    Economics

Expertise

Math, Economics, Microeconomics, Antitrust, Social Sciences, Law, Finance, Strategy

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Yohely

Yohely

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Syracuse University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. State University of New York College at New Paltz

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture...

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Clayton

Clayton

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Universität des Saarlandes

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. Universität des Saarlandes

    MSMaster of Science2015

    Linguistics

Expertise

data science, computer science, computational linguistics, natural language processing, web scraping...

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Kiara

Kiara

PhD candidate

Education

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD
  2. Virginia Commonwealth University

    MSMaster of Science

    Psychology

Expertise

Psychology

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Shinya

Shinya

MSMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Columbia University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

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

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Uday

Uday

PhD candidateMaterials Sc...

Education

  1. University of California Davis (UCD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Materials Science

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Materials Science

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

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Mariel

Mariel

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. The Juilliard School

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Music

Expertise

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math

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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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Arij

Arij

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Neuroscience

  2. Florida State University (FSU)

    BABachelor of Arts2010

    Applied Mathematics

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Mathematics, Computer Programming, Dynamical Systems Analysis, Ordinary...

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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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John

John

PhD candidateChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries

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Richard

Richard

MAMathematics

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Mathematics

  2. Tennessee Technological University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Mathematics

Expertise

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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Garret

Garret

JDLaw

Education

  1. University of Iowa

    JDJuris Doctorate

    Law

  2. University of Iowa

    MSMaster of Science

    Finance

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

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Emir

Emir

Industry expertComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Northeastern University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Computer Science

Expertise

Computer Sciences

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bu

bu

PhDSociology

Education

  1. Bowling Green State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...1997

    Sociology

  2. Bowling Green State University

    MSMaster of Science1997

    Statistics

Expertise

Survey research, Statistics, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence

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