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Placement Institution: Columbia University

Placement Institution: Columbia University

Understanding how the brain represents information is essential to developing therapeutic treatments for brain damage and disorders. Computational models of complex neural networks allow us to understand how different components are contributing to properties of the brain. An important emerging theory is that the geometry of relative activity within a neuronal population represents information. But … Continued

Placement Institution: Columbia University

During his PhD at Northwestern University, Austin pioneered new methods to prepare macromolecular sheets, which have atomically precise structures, molecular-scale thicknesses, and immense porosities. Using these new synthetic methodologies, Austin developed high-performance chemical sensors, electronic materials, and membranes based on this new materials class. As a Schmidt Science Fellow, Austin pivoted from chemistry to physics, … Continued