Mary Margaret
PhD candidate
Expertise
Climate Change/Oceanography (ocean acidification, coral reefs, biogeochemical models, paleontology, carbon capture, glacial weathering, climate science-policy, community-based collaborative science)
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.
Holly
PhD
Expertise
Water treatment, nanotechnology, environmental justice, environmental engineering, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental policy, sustainable materials
Dalton
PhD
Expertise
Survey and interview research methods; Archival research methods; Science Communication; Public Engagement with ScienceSocial, ethical, and policy issues with biotechnology (Agricultural, medical, or environmental); Socio-economic impacts of biotechnology; Environmental impacts of biotechnology; Applications of synthetic biology and bioengineering; Public and stakeholder perceptions on emerging technology; Projects investigating applications and/or impacts of environmental policy; Environmental ethics and politics; Bioethics and biotechnology policy; Social and ethical challenges of sustainability; Sustainability politics; Socio-economic impacts of sustainability innovation (e.g. renewable energy; carbon capture); Sociology of science and innovation; Philosophy of science and innovation; History of science and innovation;
Jacqueline
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical research, specifically pediatric cardiology, rare genetics, addiction, and social determinants of health. Also Spanish literature
John-Paul
MPH
Expertise
Environmental Science, Math, Writing, Chemistry, Literature, English, Website building, public health, biology, science, journalism, epidemiology, marine science, Occupational Health,
Emily
PhD candidate
Expertise
Environmental science and sustainability, management, governance, and policy. Conservation, social science, writing. Decision-making, project management, strategic planning, and evaluation. Science communication, data management, NGOs/ nonprofits, philosophy of science, research process and methods.
Jaclyn
MS
Expertise
environmental science, conservation, marine science, sustainability, conservation planning, strategic planning, environmental psychology
Lindsay
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Tropical Ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science
Luke
PhD
Expertise
Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline environments
Jocelyn
MPH
Expertise
public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health
Isabel
PhD candidate
Expertise
biology; ecology and evolution of infectious diseases; microbiology, virology, mathematical biology; social and political impacts of infectious disease
Erin
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Botany, Natural Resource Management, GIS, Environmental Policy and Regulation
Ashley
MPH
Expertise
Public Health, Biology, Marine Biology/Science, Oceanography, Environmental Public Health, Climate Change
Anastasia
PhD
Expertise
Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy