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MPP Graduate Student Profiles
Doctor of Science in Mathematics, Philosophy and Physics
Chapman University | Schmid College of Science and Technology
Fall 2025 Cohort
Will Benston
MPP D.Sc. student, Philosophy emphasis
Ph.D., Philosophy of Physics
B.S., Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology; B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology
M.S., Theoretical Physics, Stockholm University
Research Interests: Emergence, Quantum Gravity Foundations, Quantum Foundations, Philosophy of Mind
Haorui Chen
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
M.S., Theoretical Physics, Sun Yat-sen University
B.S., Physics, Shandong University
Research interests: Quantum multiparameter estimation; quantum measurement
Dennis Frieberg
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
Talitha (Tally) Holcombe
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Chapman University
B.S., Biology, Chapman University
Research interests: Formalization and formal verification; proof assistants; LLM-assisted proof generation; Frame Theory; theoretical computer science
Ricardo Silva
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
B.Sc., Computer Science, Northumbria University
M,Sc., Mathematics and Computing, Universidade do Minho
Research interests: Quantum Information, Quantum Foundations, Quantum Computing
Spencer Woolfson
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
M.S., Logic, Computation, and Methodology, Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Logic and Philosophy of Science, The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
B.A., Hamilton College
Research interests: Category Theory, Type Theory, Homotopy theory, Logic, and Computer Formalizations
Fall 2024 Cohort
Lucas Burns
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
B.A., Physics, Oberlin College
M.S., Computational and Data Science, Chapman University
Research interests: Quantum foundations, Relativistic gauge theories, Philosophy of perception, Clifford/geometric algebras
James Francese
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
Muxi Liu
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
M.A., Physics, Stony Brook University
B.A., Physics, Reed College
Research interests: Quantum foundations, quantum control
Miguel Trejo Huerta
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
Master's Degree, Philosophy of Science (Philosophy of Mathematics and the Logic of
Science), National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City
Bachelor’s Degree, Philosophy, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City
Research interests: Logic; category theory; lattice theory; non-classical logics; type theory
Fall 2023 Cohort
Adithi Ajith
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
BS-MS Dual degree in Physics with a minor degree in Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Research interests: Theory of quantum measurements, quantum thermodynamics, quantum control theory
Daniel Dominic Briseno-Colunga
MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis
M.S., Computational and Data Sciences, Chapman University
B.Sc., Computer Science, Chapman University
B.Sc., Mathematics, Chapman University
Research interests: Superconducting circuits, Driven quantum circuits, Open quantum systems and quantum thermodynamics, Quantum error correction, Efficient high-dimensional simulation of quantum systems, Continuous measurements of quantum systems
Benjamin Faltesek
MPP D.Sc. student, Philosophy emphasis
M.A., Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.A., History and Philosophy, University of Minnesota
Research interests: Mathematical necessity; constructions of the natural numbers and other structures; modal structuralism; unificationism in scientific explanation; semantic antirealism
Melissa Sugimoto
MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis
ALGANT Master's Program: Double Degree Program with the University of Padua and Leiden
University
B.S., Mathematics, Chapman University