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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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William

William

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. University of Utah

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Mathematics

Expertise

Pure Mathematics: Algebraic Geometry, Abstract Algebra, or Real Analysis

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Jerry

Jerry

PhDMechanical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Robotics, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Quantitative Finance, Sustainability, CleanTech, Computer Science

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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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Mariel

Mariel

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. The Juilliard School

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Music

Expertise

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math

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Thomas

Thomas

PhD candidateMechanical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mechanical Engineering

  2. University of North Dakota

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Physics

Expertise

Physics: semiconductor, quantum, astrophysics, electromagnetism, nuclear. Mathematics: algebra...

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Clayton

Clayton

PhDComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Universität des Saarlandes

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Computer Science

  2. Universität des Saarlandes

    MSMaster of Science2015

    Linguistics

Expertise

data science, computer science, computational linguistics, natural language processing, web scraping...

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Siddharth

Siddharth

PhD candidateChemical Eng...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Case Western Reserve University

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Clean energy technologies (fuel cells, hydrogen electrolyzers etc.), electrochemistry, colloidal...

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Aakash

Aakash

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Physics

  2. Oxford University

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Physics

Expertise

My work is on quantum computing but I can tutor across any subject in physics

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Emaan

Emaan

JD candidateLaw

Education

  1. Stanford University

    JDJuris DoctorateTBD

    Law

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Economics

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Nate

Nate

PhD candidateAerospace En...

Education

  1. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Aerospace Engineering

  2. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

Aerospace Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Control Systems, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC)

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Amin

Amin

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Membrane separation/membrane synthesis, online scheduling and optimization, reaction chemistry...

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Majid

Majid

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Economics

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Economics

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

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Surabhi

Surabhi

MSStatistics

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Statistics

  2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Applied Mathematics

Expertise

Statistics, Mathematics, Data Analysis

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Yair

Yair

MSEManagement

Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    MSEMaster of Scien...

    Management

  2. University of Maryland - University College

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Process Engineering

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Humberto

Humberto

PhDAerospace En...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Aerospace Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering

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Amanda

Amanda

MSAlgebra/Comb...

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Algebra/Combinatorics/Graph Theory

  2. University of Massachusetts Boston

    BABachelor of Arts2023

    Combinatorics/Graph Theory

Expertise

combinatorics, graph theory, algebra, math but make it girlypop, girlypop but make it math, co-opting...

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