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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.

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Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Bruno

Bruno

PhD

Expertise

quantum communication, quantum optics, quantum computing, quantum dynamics, computational materials science, computational physics, machine learning (esp applications to quantum)

Lindsey

Lindsey

MS candidate

Expertise

Mathematics, Computing

Claire

Claire

PhD candidate

Expertise

Resource recovery, water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy, air pollution control in environmental engineering, data analysis using R programming, engineering for developing communities (WASH), environmental sustainability, nanotechnology, electrochemistry

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Science and Math.

Ercag

Ercag

PhD

Expertise

Data Science, Physics & Statistics

Parker

Parker

PhD candidate

Expertise

Observational Astrophysics, Computational Astrophysics, Exoplanets, High Contrast imaging, Stellar Nucleosynthesis, Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing

Saam

Saam

MPH candidate

Expertise

biology, biochemistry, immunology, chemistry, math

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Yohely

Yohely

MS

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture, anti microbial resistance, genetic sequencing, microbial testing

Thomas

Thomas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Physics: semiconductor, quantum, astrophysics, electromagnetism, nuclear. Mathematics: algebra, calculus, data set manipulation with code. Computer science: AI model training and testing, ML applications and integration. Mechanical engineering: Heat transfer, fluid mechanics, designing practical experiements/tools

Erica

Erica

EdM

Expertise

Education, specifically in secondary education for mathematics

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

Elementary number theory, analytic number theory, algebraic number theory, root systems

DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning, Quantum Information

Friday

Friday

PhD

Expertise

Fluids, heat transfer, numerical modeling, strength of materials, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Kiara

Kiara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology