Doctor of Science in Mathematics, Philosophy and Physics
Chapman University | Schmid College of Science and Technology

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Fall 2026 Cohort

 

Leonard Fowler

MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis

 

 

James Hubble

MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis

 

 

Salash Nabaala

MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis

M.Sc. Mathematics, Florida State University
B.A. Joint Concentration in Mathematics and Physics, Harvard University

Research interests: Higher category theory (both analytic and synthetic approaches) and derived noncommutative algebraic geometry

Tommaso Peripoli

MPP D.Sc. student, Philosophy emphasis

 

 

 

Francisco Ruz

MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis

 

 

Rob Schellingerhout

MPP D.Sc. student, Mathematics emphasis

 

 

 

Li-Yu Shen

MPP D.Sc. student, Physics emphasis

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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