Emmy Blumenthal
PhD Student, Princeton University Department of PhysicsThey, them, theirs
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Office: Center for the Physics of Biological Function Space, Icahn Laboratories 232
I am a PhD student in the Department of Physics at Princeton University, where I research phenomena in biological and statistical physics using primarily theoretical and computational approaches. I am additionally affiliated with the Center for the Physics of Biological Function. Professor Gautam Reddy is my primary advisor, and I regularly collaborate with others.
I believe that biophysics theory is defined not just by its objects of study but also the methods and attitudes one adopts.
I am thus interested in a wide range of scientific questions.
Prior to my PhD, I received a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Boston University where I worked with Professor Pankaj Mehta. During that time, I primarily studied machine learning and community ecology models using statistical physics perspectives.
I am fortunate to have my research supported by the Hertz Fellowship and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. At Boston University, I was supported by the Trustee Scholarship and Undergradute Research Opportunities Program. My mentors and regular collaborators include but are not limited to: Pankaj Mehta, Akshit Goyal, Zhijie (Sarah) Feng, Jason Rocks, Maria Yampolskaya.
Research Interests
My research interests include: Ecology and evolution in high dimensions, disordered systems, stochastic optimal control in biology, machine learning and statistical inference, statistical mechanics without equilibrium, and fun problems involving probability.