Xingcheng (Cindy) Zhou
Xingcheng (Cindy) Zhou is a PhD candidate whose research lies at the intersection of biology, electrochemistry, and small-molecule chemistry. Specifically, Cindy is working to develop accurate, low-cost diagnostic tools for infectious disease in low-resource settings. Her current work, supported by a MathWorks Fellowship, includes the creation of an electrochemical sensor for antibiotic screening, as an electrochemical Covid-19 diagnostic. The broader aim of her research is to develop inexpen ...
Dousabel Tay
Dousabel Tay is a PhD candidate whose work integrates bioengineering and mathematical modeling to advance clinical diagnostics. Specifically, Dousabel is developing new approaches for rapid diagnostic testing, in a unique integration of protein engineering and microfluidics, to improve the tests’ performance, turnaround time, scalability, and affordability. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Dousabel will expand and refine an end-to-end MATLAB model she has created, which predicts ...
Nadia Tahsini
Nadia Tahsini is a PhD candidate whose research explores the chemistry of atmospheric particulate matter (PM), a factor with significant influence on climate, air quality, and human health. Specifically, Nadia is investigating the role of peroxy radicals (RO2), which are key intermediates in the oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted into the atmosphere. These insights into RO2 chemistry could serve to increase the accuracy of global atmospheric models. As a MathWorks Fellow, ...
Thomas J. Sheehan
Thomas J. Sheehan is a PhD candidate whose research is focused on an emerging new class of semiconductors known as halide perovskite nanomaterials. The remarkable optical properties of these materials—including near-unity quantum yields, highly tunable emission wavelength, and narrow emission line widths—make them highly promising components for next-generation solar cells, light-emitting devices, television displays, lasers, and quantum information systems. As a MathWorks Fellow, Thomas ...
Arjav Shah
Arjav Shah is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on the development of sterility testing methods for cell and gene therapies for human disease. Specifically, Arjav is working on new strategies to make biomanufacturing safer through the real-time detection of adventitious agents, such as viruses, at various points in the manufacturing process. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Arjav is pursuing a highly promising novel application of nanopore sensors to fingerprint viruses. The o ...
Pedro Seber e Silva
Pedro Seber e Silva is a PhD candidate whose computational research uses the power of artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), to solve problems related to biomedicine and bioproduction. Pedro has made contributions to the research community with powerful new ML and DL models that predict the glycosylation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), which are important biotherapeutics in the treatment of autoimmune conditions, infections, and cancer—and ha ...
Kariana Andrea Moreno Sader
Kariana Andrea Moreno Sader is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on decarbonizing transportation systems, a key component in addressing climate change and developing a sustainable, global economy. Specifically, Kariana uses a combination of MATLAB-based simulation and analysis to compare options in long-haul trucking, one of the most challenging sectors of the economy to decarbonize. As a MathWorks Fellow, Kariana will advance her innovative modeling techniques to provide comparisons of ...
Xiaojia (Cindy) Jin
Xiaojia (Cindy) Jin is a PhD candidate whose research interests include next-generation biosensors for improved diagnostics and pharmacokinetic modelling of cancer therapeutics. Cindy has already made contributions to detecting and quantifying the hormones cortisol and progesterone and the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins. As a MathWorks Fellow, Cindy will focus on applications of Nanosensor Chemical Cytometry (NCC), a technique she helped to invent, which utilizes the flowing cell itse ...
Weiran (Sasha) Gao
Weiran (Sasha) Gao is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on the development of electrical power systems that can meet emerging energy demands while balancing environmental and economic concerns. Specifically, Sasha’s research—supported by a MathWorks Fellowship—seeks to advance a novel format for lithium-ion batteries, called the “convection battery” in which electrolyte is circulated through a cell with porous solid electrodes and a separator to overcome the mass and thermal tr ...
Griffin Drake
Griffin Drake is a PhD candidate who studies the chemistry underlying plastic deconstruction to develop new catalytic strategies that depolymerize waste plastics and chemically “upcycle” these materials. This work is important to meeting the goals of decarbonizing our energy sector and building sustainable solutions for the chemicals industry. As a MathWorks Fellow, Griffin will expand his investigations of polyolefins, a class of plastics with desirable material properties that are highl ...