Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Marcel Masuda Joslyn
Marcel Masuda Joslyn
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The Evolution of Disability Care and Opportunities in Japan“

Rubin Mathews
Rubin Mathews
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “My research will identify structural weaknesses that adversaries can exploit to manipulate physical operations within critical public infrastructure that can lead to availability and safety issues“

Aarav Mathur
Aarav Mathur
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Using ML to predict cross-asset price correlations“

Isis McCall
Isis McCall
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Aerobic Exercise as a Targeted Therapy for Primary Dysmenorrhea in Adolescents“

charvi motwani
charvi motwani
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “THE RELATIONSHIP OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GROUPS: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE US ECONOMY“

Aanya Nadkarni
Aanya Nadkarni
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “A Cross-Cultural Analysis - Effect That Advertising Has on Socialization Focusing on Skin Tone and the Perception of Women“

Bhavani Nair
Bhavani Nair
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Unequal Access to AI Training and Labor Market Inequality in Chicago“

Edgar Ojala-Barbour
Edgar Ojala-Barbour
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Propaganda Model: From WWII to Trump“

Lila Ozdemir
Lila Ozdemir
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The use of psychotherapies as a treatment for chronic pain“

Vishaka Padmanabhan
Vishaka Padmanabhan
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Tokenization of US financial markets“

Ananya Panjabi
Ananya Panjabi
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Budgeting Web App“

saket parayil
saket parayil
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Student will update“

Vishwa Patel
Vishwa Patel
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The effects of a growth mindset on cognitive flexibility“

Yordan Petkov
Yordan Petkov
Polygence Scholar 2027
Symposium Presenter

Project: “A Julia codebase using Regge calculus for Numerical relativity“

Simeon Petrinin
Simeon Petrinin
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “How Clinical Model Composition Influences the Prognostic Utility of Transcriptomic Data in Cancer Survival Prediction“

Snigdha Potluri
Snigdha Potluri
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “to be submitted by student“

Brandon Qu
Brandon Qu
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Shaping School Environment for Introvert Success“

Vanessa Rafati
Vanessa Rafati
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “What is the impact of international sanctions interacting with Iran’s personal status and family law restrictions on women’s economic and political power? “

Anushka Ramchander
Anushka Ramchander
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “ How does the blurring of advertising and organic content (e.g., influencer marketing, product placement) on social media affect adolescents’ susceptibility to the consumption of substances?“

Alex Rechitsky
Alex Rechitsky
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The Impact of Instructional and Personal Civic Exposure on Institutional Trust Among Adolescents“