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Research Program Mentors

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Physics
Sara

Sara

PhD candidateMaterials Sc...

Education

  1. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Materials Science

  2. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Materials Science

Expertise

Astrophysics, solar cells, semiconductor devices, physics, optoelectrical devices

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Alissa

Alissa

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2017

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Mechanical engineering, Electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)., Applied Mechanics, Energy...

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Johanna

Johanna

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Astrophysics

Expertise

Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Gravitational Lensing, Coding in python or C++, mechanics, electricity and...

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Nick

Nick

PhD candidateMechanical E...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business

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Hannah

Hannah

MSEComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MSEMaster of Scien...

    Computer Science

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2019

    Computer Science

Expertise

Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business...

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. Brown University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. Brown University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Mathematics

Expertise

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

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Mary Catherine

Mary Catherine

MEngElectrical E...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    MEngMaster of Engin...2023

    Electrical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Physics

Expertise

Quantum physics, quantum computing, podcasting, optics, lasers, photonics, quantum information...

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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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Prakamya

Prakamya

PhD candidateAstrophysics

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Astrophysics

  2. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Astronomy

Expertise

astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, physics, planetary astronomy, stellar astronomy

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Daiki

Daiki

MS candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    BSBachelor of Sci...TBD

    Physics

Expertise

computer graphics, simulation and animation, sound simulation, 3D art, computer music, music technology...

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Blake

Blake

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Tulane University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Tulane University

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Physics

Expertise

Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, science of historical and modern energy production

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Meg

Meg

PhD candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering

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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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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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Ennis

Ennis

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Northwestern University

    MSc2024

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, Mathematics, AI, Quantum computing, Astrophysics

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Ava

Ava

PhDAstrophysics

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Astrophysics

  2. Yale University

    MPhilMaster of Philo...2022

    Astronomy

Expertise

Physics, astrophysics, galaxy evolution, observational astrophysics, computational astrophysics

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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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Alistair

Alistair

PhDEducation

Education

  1. North Dakota University System

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Education

  2. North Dakota University System

    MSMaster of Science

    Physics

Expertise

Physics, Physics Education Research, Science of Learning

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Akihiro

Akihiro

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. New York University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. University of Colorado at Boulder

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Physics

Expertise

physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

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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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