Florian Chavagnat
Florian Chavagnat is a PhD candidate whose research sits at the boundary of applied physics and computational methods. Specifically, he is developing physics-based models that represent the complex nature of boiling heat transfer with the objective of supporting NASA’s potential moon and Mars explorations. As a MathWorks Fellow, Florian will advance his cutting-edge study of the management and transfer of cryogenic fuel. His achievements include: the development of a novel method to deliver ...
Yifan (Henry) Cao
Yifan (Henry) Cao is a PhD candidate working at the frontier of a new materials science field: high- entropy alloys (HEAs). HEAs offer valuable traits, such as high strength and fracture resistance. As a MathWorks Fellow, Henry will be expanding a new method he has developed to optimize machine learning interatomic potentials (MLP) in cross-scale atomistic simulations, thereby predicting HEA
properties with greater efficiency than current methods. Although HEAs are created by mixing man ...
Peng Cao
Peng Cao is a PhD candidate who has demonstrated innovative use of MathWorks tools to make fundamental contributions to machine learning and digital health. Specifically, Peng’s research focuses on sensing systems, data analysis, and radio signals. MATLAB is an essential tool in this work, for numerical optimization, complex signal processing, and analysis and manipulation of radio signals and electromagnetic fields. The MathWorks Fellowship will support Peng’s cutting-edge research in se ...
Harsh G. Bhundiya
Harsh G. Bhundiya is a PhD candidate who is applying structural engineering, computational modeling, and design techniques to purse his interest in space structures. His work is ushering in a new paradigm for constructing large structures in orbit, called in-space manufacturing, with an enormous potential impact on space applications. Drawing on MathWorks tools, Harsh has reached exciting milestones, including the development of a path-planning framework called Bend-Forming, which enables the ...
Toros Arikan
Toros Arikan is a PhD candidate whose interdisciplinary work integrates signal processing, machine learning, and computational imaging to significantly expand the capabilities of sensing systems for acoustic, radio frequency (RF), and optical modalities. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Toros will pursue innovative research that takes a new, and potentially highly useful, view of system design. Traditionally, system designs are based on relatively low-dimensional models. Toros’s ...
Haowei Xu
Haowei Xu is a PhD candidate whose research applies computational physics and materials science to innovative studies of light-matter interaction in solid-state systems. Haowei’s work has already yielded numerous innovative theoretical results and predictions related to the non-linear responses of nuclear, electronic, and ionic systems, such as the optical control over both electronic and nuclear spins, light-induced phase transitions in materials, as well as new insights into light- matter ...
Guoqing Wang
Guoqing Wang is a PhD candidate who is exploring the frontiers of physics and quantum science for the purpose of building fundamental theory and creating next-generation quantum-based technologies. His work has already yielded breakthrough applications, such as high-performance quantum sensors, and contributions in theory, including quantum information protection and simulation of novel quantum phases. As a MathWorks Fellow, he will advance several ongoing projects, all powered by MATLAB tool ...
Madhumitha Ravichandran
Madhumitha Ravichandran is a PhD candidate is interested in advancing heat transfer and sur- face engineering techniques to enhance the safety and performance of nuclear energy systems and to reduce environmental impacts. Specifically, her work is focused on new methods to in- crease boiling heat transfer limits, a key issue for the nuclear industry and other high-technology applications, such as aerospace and computer cooling. Madhumitha’s past research includes the computational modeling ...
Thanh Nguyen
Thanh Nguyen is a PhD candidate working at the frontiers of quantum materials research and topological quantum computation. Specifically, Thanh studies neutron scattering on topological semimetals, an emerging branch of physics of significant importance to microelectronics, energy conversions, and quantum computing. With the support of his MathWorks Fellowship, Thanh will expand several innovative projects that explore the functional behaviors in topological materials through experimental, th ...
Benjamin Dacus
Benjamin Dacus is a PhD candidate who is exploring how various materials respond in a fusion reactor environment at micro and macro levels. The goal of his work is to identify or fabricate materials well-suited to hostile conditions, from currently available metals to state-of-the-art radiation tolerant materials. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Ben will expand his contributions to a world-first in situ ion irradiation transient grating spectroscopy (I3TGS) sys- tem. MATLAB-based ...