Nick Mu.
Nick holds a BA in Earth Sciences from Boston University and a PhD in Hydrologic Sciences from UC Davis. He is currently a groundwater scientist.
Lekhya
Lekhya imajored in Human Physiology at Boston University, where she graduated summa cum laude within three years, and was a member of the Sargent Honor Society. She is currently a first year medical student at Columbia Medical School.
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.
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.
Giselle
Giselle is a Master Lecturer and the Arabic Coordinator in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences. She holds an MA and a PhD in Applied Linguistics.
Ed P.
Edward holds a JD from Columbia Law School and a MAT in 7-12 Math Education. Previously, he graduated magna cum laude from Boston University. He is currently a high school math teacher in New York City.
Brian H.
Brian holds a BA in Mathematics from Boston University, and an MS and PhD in Mathematics from Northeastern University. He's now a mathematician with a focus on the algebraic geometry and topology of complex analytic spaces.
Sean B.
Sean graduated from Yale University with a degree in American Studies. After teaching in Oklahoma City at Odyssey Leadership Academy, he went on to earn his MFA in Poetry at Boston University.
Drew J.
Drew studied Biochemistry at Middlebury College, graduating summa cum laude. He worked as an AmeriCorps fellow teaching math before pursuing his MD at Boston University. He is now a second year Internal Medicine resident Brigham and Womenâs Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Ned M.
Ned is an MBA at MIT. He also holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University. Ned has experience consulting in private equity, and over six years of experience as a design engineer primarily in the aerospace industry.
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