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Engineering
Yannick

Yannick

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    MAMaster of Arts2020

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries

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Shervin

Shervin

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pittsburgh

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    MSMaster of Science2016

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance...

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Hannah

Hannah

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Tufts University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

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Finosh

Finosh

PhD

Education

  1. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2015

  2. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

    MSMaster of Science2009

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Cell biology, molecular biology, cardiology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells...

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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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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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Gillian

Gillian

Industry expertRobotics

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Robotics

Expertise

Robotics, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, Arduino, Textile/Fiber Arts

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Yasaman

Yasaman

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanobiology, Computational Modeling...

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Kim

Kim

PhDCivil Engine...

Education

  1. New York University (NYU)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Civil Engineering

  2. Kennesaw State University

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Computer Science

Expertise

Urban & Software Engineering; Human Computer Interaction

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Racheida

Racheida

PhD

Education

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

  2. University of Virginia

    MEngMaster of Engin...2015

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

engineering education, qualitative research, electrical engineering

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Archie

Archie

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Ohio State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Ohio State University

    MSMaster of Science2018

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Deep Learning, Personal Finance, Website Development, Machine Learning...

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Hugh

Hugh

MD/PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Machine learning for clinical applications, Protein engineering, Immunoengineering, Cancer...

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victoria

victoria

MA candidateEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. Boston University

    MAMaster of ArtsTBD

    Environmental Science

  2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2017

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

electrical engineering (with a focus on HF radar), sustainability (with a focus on reducing plastic waste)

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Anish

Anish

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Neurodegenerative Diseases (Glaucoma, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, etc), Neuroimaging Technologies (MRI, CT...

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MEngMaster of Engin...2019

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

Electrical Engineering, Circuit Design, Electricity and Magnetism, Integrated Circuits, Integrated Photonics

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Veronica

Veronica

PhD candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of Science

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

plasma physics, high-power lasers, power electronics, pcb design, intense laser-matter interactions...

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Frank

Frank

PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of Delaware

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Economics

  2. King's College London

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

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AZEEZAT

AZEEZAT

PhD

Education

  1. New Jersey Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

  2. City College of New York (CUNY)

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2015

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Neuroscience, neuroimaging, signal processing, data science

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Madison

Madison

PhD candidateMechanical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

engineering, product design, market research, design for social impact, entrepreneurship and business...

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Anne-Laure

Anne-Laure

PhD candidateCivil Engine...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Civil Engineering

  2. EPFL - EPF Lausanne

    MSMaster of Science2009

    Environmental Science

Expertise

energy, renewable energy, infrastructure, energy policy, sustainability, GIS, Life cycle assessment (...

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