Samuel Solomon
Samuel Solomon
Curriculum Vitae
My Research
Samuel Solomon
Education
California Institute of Technology
(Pasadena, CA)
May 2025
Candidate for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Engineering
GPA: 4.1 (Weighted on a 4.0 Scale);
National Science Foundation Research Fellow and Hertz Fellowship Finalist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Cambridge, MA)
May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry-Biology and Physics; Minor in Nuclear Engineering and Computer Science
Certificate in Living Machines; Undergraduate Teaching Award in Mathematics; Department of Chemistry Research Award
GPA: 4.9 (Weighted on a 5.0 Scale);
Phi Beta Kappa Scholar
Research Experience
Gao Lab:
Human-Computer Interaction Researcher Assistant (Pasadena, CA)
September 2020 – Present
Monitoring a user’s stress through physical sensors [EOG, PPG, GSR] for optimal stress reduction through virtual simulations.
Developing a wearable sweat sensor [cortisol, dopamine, noradrenaline] to assess the mental health of astronauts in space.
Writing a machine learning algorithm that analyzes multimodal data [PPG, lactate, glucose, uric acid] to predict a user’s stress.
Amazon:
Software Engineer Intern (Remote)
June 2022 – September 2022
Designed and developed a survey editor website to provide real-time modifications to the Amazon Style survey questions.
Modified the backend pricing information as list or was price on the Amazon Style website, fixing a legal requirement.
Redesigned the product info card front-end for customers to easily recognize savings.
Google:
Software Engineer Intern (Remote)
January 2022 – April 2022
Wrote a public API that allows developers to simulate different device configurations on new foldable phones.
Found and solved a bug in the Android platform that prevented users from accessing folding features due to a race condition.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
Computational Genetics Research Assistant (Remote)
May 2020 – December 2020
Compared gene-wise mutations in Klebsiella during spaceflight using the whole genome sequence in python.
Computationally modeled the contamination routes of bacteria (Bacillus, Klebsiella) onboard the ISS for planetary protection.
Published in the American Society for Microbiology journal for a computational genetics’ analysis of ISS exposed Klebsiella.
Hen Lab:
MMIT Computational Nuclear Physics Researcher (Cambridge, MA)
February 2019 – May 2020
Simulated C++ quasielastic scattering events to probe for signatures of a previously unobserved 30 MeV force-carrying boson.
Optimized a photomultiplier tube to record the energy deposited in a scintillator bar when hit by a laser or neutron.
Awarded $500 to present at the American Physical Society’s Department of Nuclear Physics’ CEU conference in October 2019.
NASA Ames Research Center:
Summer Research Assistant (Mountain View, CA)
June 2019 – August 2019
Chemically modified gold nanoparticles to kill off bacteria when hit by cosmic radiation to sterilize water in cislunar space.
Created 3D models of novel cell organoids in SolidWorks which were exposed to radiation at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Accepted to present my work at the International Conference on Environmental Systems in Lisbon, Portugal in July 2020.
New Engineering Education Transformation:
MIT Biomedical Researcher (Cambridge, MA)
September 2017 – May 2019
Simulated and built a quad-cultured gut on a chip of the human intestine to replace unreliable/unethical animal models.
Evaluated villi-like structure formation + MUC2 expression. Quantified diffusion of lucifer yellow through membrane channels.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory:
Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Intern (Oak Ridge, TN)
June 2018 – August 2018
Isolated and scaled up a deuterated CSI1 protein for biofuel synthesis and determined its structure via neutron scattering.
Performed cavity diagnostics on a linear particle accelerator in semi-real time for neutron scattering structure determination.
Plasma Science and Fusion Center:
MIT Nuclear Researcher (Cambridge, MA)
January 2017 – February 2018
Simulated proton beam radiotherapy by modeling the particles’ trajectories in a superconducting cyclotrons’ magnetic field.
Langer Lab:
MIT Chemistry Researcher (Cambridge, MA)
September 2016 – February 2017
Created a gut homing drug delivery system that can pass through the tight junctions in the epithelial cell membrane.
Optimized encapsulation of macromolecule drugs and adjuvants (CpG and Poly(I:C)) using chitosan particles.
National Institutes of Health:
Biology Research Assistant (Bethesda, MD)
May – August (2016, 2017)
Awarded an honorable mention at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ conference (presented 2 posters)
Published in the Biotechnology Journal for developing a novel high throughput acetylcholinesterase inhibitor detection assay.
Optimized spheroid forming HepG2 cells for a 3D high throughput albumin detection assay.
Leadership and Clubs
Leadership Positions
US ambassador for an international entrepreneurship competition (Incube) in Switzerland
July – October (2019, 2021)
Entrepreneurship and Software (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) High School Teacher in Israel
July 2021 – August 2021
Founder and president of Beaver Buddies: organizing activities for first year students during Covid-19
August 2020 – June 2021
Multivariable Calculus, Introductory Biology, and Organic Chemistry teaching assistant
September 2017 – May 2020
Secretary, then Treasurer, of MIT’s Marine Robotics Team
May 2017 – May 2020
High school teacher in Rozzano, Italy (Special Relativity and Wave Dynamics)
January 2020
Entrepreneurial Ventures:
Founder of Turtle Pond – Caltech Course Selector website (
https://turtle-pond.com/
)
August 2020 – Present
Co-Founder of Vibrant Life – connecting the special needs community in the 21rst century (
https://myvili.com/
)
September 2019 – Present
MIT 100K Pitch Finalist (November 2019); Awarded $5,000 from MIT Sandbox
Founder of the online tutoring center Mind Network (
https://mindnetwork.us/
)
December 2018 – Present
Awarded $1000 from MIT Sandbox + $1000 as 1st place finisher in BetterMIT hackathon
Co-Founder of Augmedic for the International start-up competition Incube (2nd place finisher)
September 2018 – October 2019
Community Outreach:
Alternative Spring Break: youth-proposed community service projects/documentaries
March – April (2017, 2018, 2019)
Boston Medical Center’s Parent Leadership in Autism Network (PLAN) program
January 2018 – February 2018
Athletic Achievements:
10-time NEWMAC / 1-time COOP Diver of the Week; 2-time NEWMAC Diver of the Year
September 2016 – May 2019
6 National Honorable Mention, 3 CSCAA Scholar, All-American titles; Google Cloud Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team
Technical Skills
Software
Python, Kotlin, Java, Javascript, CSS, HTML, C++, GitHub, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Matlab, IntelliJ, and Android Studio
Practical
Machine Learning, Wearable Devices/Sensors, Full Stack Development, CAD Modeling, and Entrepreneurship