Annie U.
Annie is a PhD student in Statistics at UC Berkeley, where her work on fairness and robustness in machine learning lies at the intersection of statistics and computer science. She previously earned her BS from Yale University, where she majored in Applied Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering.
Drew K.
Drew holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Mathematics at UC Berkeley.
Zoë
Zoë majored in Neuroscience with a double minor in Spanish and Global Health at UCLA. She graduated summa cum laude and earned highest departmental honors in neuroscience. She is now an incoming MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UCSF.
Jonah
Jonah holds a BSc in Mathematics from Brown University. He is currently a PhD in Theoretical and High Energy Particle Physics at Columbia University.
Brian S.
Brian holds a BS and MS in Mathematics from Yale University. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Mathematics at UC Berkeley.
Ivar
Ivar is a PhD Candidate in Applied Physics at UC Berkeley. Previously, he earned his BS in Engineering Physics at Santa Clara University.
Jacob E.
Jacob is in his fourth year of a physics PhD at the University of California Berkeley. He previously earned a BS in Physics and Mathematics from UC Santa Barbara.
Korinna
Korinna studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley. She will soon be starting her PhD in Computer Science at CMU.
Olivia R.
Olivia double majored in Mathematics and Economics and minored in Computing at Notre Dame, graduating summa cum laude as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is now an Associate at Boston Consulting Group.
Siqi
Siqi graduated with college honors, departmental honors, and Latin honors in mathematics from UCLA. s currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mathematics under the supervision of Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds and a PhD in Science and Mathematics Education under the mentorship of Felix Klein awardee Alan H. Schoenfeld at UC Berkeley.
Charley
Charley attended Harvard College, where he graduated cum laude with Highest Honors in Mathematics and Physics. After college, he moved across the country in search of warmer weather and to pursue a PhD in Mathematics at UC Berkeley.
Shi-Ke
Shi-Ke holds a BA in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT. After MIT, they went on to be a Software Engineer at Google.
Robert B.
Robert graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Economics with department honors and Theology Religious Studies. Robert joined the PhD program in Economics at Cornell University in 2024, where his primary research interests are in behavioral and experimental economics and industrial organization.
Cole
Cole is a PhD student and Ella Pawling Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, studying observational cosmology by hunting for supernovae, dark matter, and gravitational wave events. He holds an MS in Physics from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Physics and BS in Astrophysics from the University of Chicago.
Anna M.
Anna holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University. She will next pursue her PhD in Applied Mathematics at Princeton University.
Eli
Eli graduated summa cum laude with a degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. He has received several awards for both academic and research excellence, and he will be attending Caltech as a Kortschak Scholar Fellow to pursue a PhD in Applied and Computational Mathematics.
Jackie
Jackie graduated from Yale with a double major in History and Classical Civilizations. In November 2023, Jackie was selected as a Rhodes Scholar to pursue a graduate degree in the History of Art and Visual Culture at Oxford University.
Andrew B.
Andrew completed his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics at Yale and his MSc in Social Data Science at Oxford. He is now pursuing a doctorate in Social Data Science at the University of Oxford.
Max
Max is a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at MIT, where they are developing accelerated methods for machine learning, optimization. Previously, Max graduated with a BS in Applied Math and Computer Science from Northeastern University in 2022.
Jia Jia
Jia Jia holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University. She is currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Evan K.
Evan graduated from MIT in 2024 with a 4.8 GPA, majoring in Biology and minoring in History. He received a 522 MCAT score (with a perfect CARS section) for the first time he took the exam, and he plans to attend medical school in 2025. During his gap year, he plans to continue his research on DNA damage and repair at MIT and run his outdoor science program for low-income kids.
Weber
Weber attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied finance in the Olin Business School and graduated with honors. He is now pursuing his MBA at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Brian B.
Brian studied History and Political Science at Villanova University, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After joining Teach for America and working as a teacher for eight years, he decided to pursue his JD at Harvard Law School.
Joel
Joel holds a BS in Engineering Physics and an MS in Applied Mathematics from Colorado School of Mines. He is currently a PhD student in Applied Mathematics at MIT.
Gili
Gili holds a BS and MS in Computer Science, both from Stanford University. She has experience in AI, human computer interaction (HCI), computer security, and computer science pedagogy.
Stoyan
Stoyan studied at Columbia University, where he was President’s Fellow for two consecutive years, graduating with an MA in Political Science with a focus on mathematical modeling. His research skills made him a top recruit for the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on several projects related to American-Japanese relations.
Darrell
Darrell attended Purdue University, where she earned her BS in Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics and graduated with honors and Phi Beta Kappa. She is now a PhD candidate in Biophysics at Harvard University.
Ilani
Ilani is a PhD Candidate in Mathematics at MIT. As an undergraduate at MIT previously, they graduated with a 5.0 GPA and an honorable mention for the Schafer Prize.
Alex C.
Alex graduated from Yale University with a BS/MS in Mathematics and received an honorable mention for the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for outstanding math research by an undergraduate. Currently, he is completing a PhD in Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Benjy F.
Benjy completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mathematics at Harvard University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Mathematics in MIT.
Jessika
Jessika is an MD/PhD student at Harvard Medical School and MIT, researching deep learning applications in drug discovery. She previously graduated summa cum laude from WashU on a full-ride scholarship where she studied Computational Biology with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics.
MyeongSeo
MyeongSeo received a Bachelor’s degree with High Honors in the field of Mathematics at Harvard College, with a secondary field of Computer Science and a language citation in Mandarin Chinese. They will begin a Ph.D. program in Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University in the Fall of 2024.
Harry D.
Harry graduated from the University of Richmond as the valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA (Phi Beta Kappa) and four first-authored publications. Finding medical research inescapable, he is getting a combined MD/PhD degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, desiring to pursue orthopedics surgery with research in targeted drug delivery.
Victor Od.
Victor double majored in Complex Systems and Mathematics at Cornell, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He starts his PhD in Applied Math at Princeton in September 2024.
Meena
Meena studied computer science with a focus on theory at Harvard College. After working in the education technology industry, she doubled down on her passion for teaching. Meena earned her master’s in education (MEd) from the Harvard Teacher Fellows practicum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020.
Richard T.
Richard attended the University of California, San Diego where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science with a minor in Mathematics. Last year, he moved across the country to New York, where he is now a data scientist at BNY Mellon.
Mike K.
Mike holds an MEd in Science Education and a BA in Romance Languages and Literature from Harvard University. He has taught bilingual middle school science in Boston area classrooms.
Talia
Talia holds a BA in Visual Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Quantitative Economics from UCLA. She will next pursue a PhD in Cultural Economics.
Gavin R.
Gavin holds a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard College. After working as a software engineer in computational geometry at Markforged in Boston, he moved to Austria to work as a research assistant in quantitative social science at the Institute for Science and Technology Austria and Complexity Science Hub Vienna.
Adam T.
Adam holds a BA in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis (2013) and PhD in Physics from MIT (2024). He has worked as an engineer and data scientist.
Connor S.
Connor studied Mathematics at Cornell, and is now completing a PhD in Math at the University of Wisconsin Madison, focusing on combinatorics and algebraic geometry.
Reyanna
Reyanna holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Yale and an MSc in Development Studies from SOAS University of London.
Ana Maria
Ana Maria earned her bachelor's degree in Applied Computational Physics, graduating summa cum laude, from New York City College of Technology (CUNY). She is currently a PhD candidate in her final year at Harvard University, where she was awarded the Pierce Fellowship by Harvard’s astronomy department.
Sammy H.
Sammy is a 5th year PhD student at Harvard, where he is working on semiconductor reliability. He is passionate about education. He has helped teach multiple courses at Harvard and has mentored many high school students on research projects.
Ashvin
Ashvin earned his BA in Mathematics at Harvard, receiving early election to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating summa cum laude, and winning the David Mumford prize. He also holds a PhD in Mathematics from Princeton.
Jared S.
Jared is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School (HMS), where he will also be pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering or Electrical Engineering/Computer Science. He previously graduated with a BS in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley.
Katie P.
Katie is an MPhil Candidate in Engineering for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge. Previously, she graduated from Arizona State University, where she earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering, a BA in Global Health, and a minor in sustainability.
Bowen
Bowen graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with a joint degree in computer science and statistics. Currently, he works as a researcher in AI for healthcare. He will start a PhD at Stanford in 2024.
Gustavo
Gustavo has held teaching positions at CUNY Graduate Center, Lehman College, and UPR-Mayaguez. He holds a BS in Industrial Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry.
Yooni
Yooni graduated from Harvard College with a double concentration in computer science and psychology. She has interned primarily as a front-end developer intern at several companies in the past.
Colin M.
Colin attended New York University, where he earned a BA in French (magna cum laude) and an MA in French Studies (cum laude). He then went on to study at Brooklyn College, where he received an MSEd (Special Education - summa cum laude). He is a former middle school special education teacher and department head in the New York City school system.
Jordan
Jordan studied Engineering Physics at the University of Tulsa, graduating magna cum laude. After interning at a semiconductor company, he continued his education, obtaining his Masters in Engineering Sciences at Harvard University, where he is now working on his PhD in Engineering Sciences.
Matthew V.
Matt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida State University, a Master's degree in Design Science from University of Michigan, and a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Ishita
Ishita (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington Information School. Ishita also has a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Duke University, where she graduated cum laude with distinction.
Caleb HH.
Caleb graduated from Harvard College in with a joint concentration in Physics and Mathematics, for which he received high honors. He plans to begin pursuing a PhD in Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics in 2024, with a focus on laser cooling and optical trapping.
Robert
Robert holds both a BA and MA in Chemistry from Harvard University. He is currently applying to PhD programs in the field. Robert’s research experience is in synthetic organic chemistry, specifically in the field of drug design.
Elia
Elia graduated from the University of Chicago with a BS in Mathematics and was awarded the Paul R. Cohen prize for achieving the one of the highest academic records in the field of mathematics in his class. Currently, he is completing a PhD in Mathematics at MIT.
Jackson C.
Jack studied Physics and Philosophy at Yale, graduating with distinction in the major, magna cum laude, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He now works in a photonics lab in New York City.
Nick M.
Nick graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a perfect 4.0 GPA from Harvard College. After graduating from Harvard, he attended Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar, earning a Master’s in Global Affairs. Now, he is a student at the University of Oxford, reading for a Master’s in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Ryan Ro.
Ryan graduated with a BS in Mathematics from MIT. He is now pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Chicago.
Walker
Walker earned his undergraduate degree in applied math from Columbia University and later finished a master's degree in statistics from Duke University. He now works for the New York Yankees as a quantitative analyst in their front office.
Erica S.
Erica attended Stanford University, where she majored in International Relations and double minored in Economics and Modern Languages (French and Arabic). As a Marshall Scholar, she completed an MA in Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS University of London and an MA in Conflict Resolution at King’s College London.
Liam T.
Liam graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude with three majors in Physics, Biophysics, and Biochemistry. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Physics, he is now a PhD Candidate in Biophysics at Harvard University.
Justin O.
Justin graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Computer Science from Georgetown University. He now works as a software engineer at the Bank of New York Mellon.
Valentine
Valentine graduated from the University of Rochester with a BA in Economics. After a 2-year stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer, he is currently pursuing his PhD in Public Policy at Harvard University.
Tom S.
Tom earned master’s degrees in economics and statistics from the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. Previously, he completed four undergraduate degrees in mathematics, economics, statistics, and philosophy at Indiana University.
Dario
Dario holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and is currently pursuing an MBA at Stanford. He previously worked as a Strategy Consultant at LEK Consulting and as a Senior Manager of Strategy for Major League Baseball.
Torrin
Torrin triple majored at Oberlin College in Music Composition, Horn Performance, and Mathematics. He holds a Master's from the Manhattan School of Music and is currently pursuing an additional Master's degree from the Yale School of Music.
Nelson
Nelson is an MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan. He previously earned his MS in Microwave Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell and the University of Rochester respectively.
Michael Ki.
Michael is a PhD Candidate in Neuroscience and Genomics at Harvard University. His current focus is on developing cutting-edge research technologies for fellow scientists.
Alex H.
Alex is currently pursuing a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at MIT. She previously earned her BS in Chemistry at CalTech, where she was recognized with the Merck Index Award.
Greg C.
Gregory is a GEM PhD fellow and a PhD candidate in Applied Physics at Harvard University. Previously, he received his undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Physics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Anupam
Anupam graduated at the top of his law school at King’s College London with First Class Honors. Since graduating from King’s, he has worked as a Growth Lead in the tech, finance, and film industries. He is now beginning an MPhil in Economics at the University of Cambridge.
Mindy
Mindy holds a BA in Computer Science from Brown University. After working as a professional software engineer for 3 years in London, she decided to pursue an MSc in Urban Spatial Science at University College London.
Charlotte Z.
Charlotte holds a PhD in Physics Education at the University of Washington. She has received numerous teaching awards, including the Excellence in First Year Teaching Award (with distinction) in 2018 and the Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award in 2021.
Chris R.
Chris is a PhD candidate at MIT’s Computational and Systems Biology Program. He previously earned his bachelor’s degree in cyber engineering with a minor in mathematics from Louisiana Tech University with a 3.96 GPA.
Nate O.
Nate attended Harvard College before completing a five-year Fellowship appointment in the Harvard Department of Philosophy, where he developed a research-backed method of teaching logical reasoning skills to high school and college students.
Duncan H.
Duncan attended college at the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude. Driven by his passion for space, he is now working on a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering through Georgia Tech.
Matthew M.
Matthew holds a BS in Mathematics from New York University and an MA in Mathematics Education from Teachers College at Columbia University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Mathematics Education at the University of East Anglia.
Alan C.
Alan attended Princeton, where he studied Mathematics, focusing on Probability Theory and Machine Learning Theory. He is now a PhD student at Harvard in the Department of Statistics, where he works on establishing mathematical foundations for machine learning tools that have had empirical success.
Chima
Chima holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the Harvard-Center for Astrophysics, where he studied the atmospheres of planets hundreds of light years away using a technique called transmission spectroscopy. He is currently working as a postdoc at Harvard.
Abdelaziz
Abdelaziz graduated cum laude from Boston University with a BA in Physics. After commencing his PhD program in Physics at MIT, Abdelaziz shifted his focus to astrophysics in his persistent quest to understand dark matter.
Elijah F.
Elijah studied homogeneous dynamics at Yale University, graduating in 2023 with a PhD in Mathematics. Previously, he earned his BA in Mathematics and Biology at Williams College, where he received the Witte Problem Solving Prize.
Zach H.
Zach graduated from MIT with a BS in Math and Physics. He is now pursuing a PhD in Pure Mathematics at Brown University.
Reno
Reno is currently an MSc student at the University of Oxford University in the Advanced Computer Science program, where his research project focuses on transformer-based neural networks for genomic studies. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Notre Dame.
Julia A.
Julia holds an MEng and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. There, she served as a TA for Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Design, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Ethics. Currently, Julia is employed at an engineering consulting firm specializing in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
James C.
James holds a PhD in Chemical Physics from Columbia and an MS in Chemistry from the University of Chicago. Previously, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. He is currently a high school math teacher in the Boston area.
Lucas A.
Lucas holds a BS in Physics from MIT. He is currently a Technical Associate at MIT's Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy, where his work focuses on the intersection of physics and mathematical modeling.
Ben VR
Ben graduated magna cum laude from Boston University, receiving the Robert E. Bruce prize in Mathematics. He next earned his PhD in Applied Math at UNC and received a fellowship from the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education to conduct research on the fluid mechanics of flooding.
Ryan L.
Ryan is a PhD student at MIT researching material properties and how AI can be used to solve problems in science. Previously, he attended UC Santa Barbara as a physics major where he was part of a small, accelerated program of study designed for highly motivated students.
Adrian L.
Adrian attended Caltech where he earned a BS in Physics in 2022. He now attends Harvard as a PhD student in Quantum Science and Engineering. His research focuses on the intersection of quantum chemistry and quantum computing.
Helen W.
Helen is an MD Candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Previously, she studied Arabic and graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in Middle Eastern Studies and minor in Biology.
Tim Z.
Tim is a PhD Candidate in Physics at MIT. He studied Mathematics, Physics, and Economics at Vanderbilt University, where he received the Underwood Award for the most promising senior in physics, earned highest honors for his thesis, and graduated cum laude.
Ritvik
Ritvik graduated with a BSE from the University of Michigan, majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. He has been accepted to and will be attending either Johns Hopkins School of Medicine or Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Emily Y.
Emily is now pursuing an MD degree from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program. Previously, she graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Biomedical Engineering (4.0/4.0 GPA, Research Honors) and was selected as her program’s 2020 Outstanding Leader and Scholar.
Alexandra K.
Alexandra graduated from Caltech with a BS in Physics in 2022, where she worked with four diverse research groups in four years. Alexandra is now a PhD student and NSF GRFP Fellow at the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science.
Angela R.
Angela attended Duke University, double majoring in Global Health and Biology with a Chemistry minor; she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She is pursuing her interests in health in the MD program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Farita
Farita earned her BS in Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her MS in Biomedical Engineering at the MIT Media Lab. She is now a PhD Candidate working on the Theoretical Physics of Living Systems at the MIT Media Lab.
Quinn B.
Quinn graduated from MIT with two degrees in Physics and Mathematics. She received the Joel Matthew Orloff Award in both Research and Service in Physics upon graduating, and was awarded with the MIT Math Award for her teaching service.