Christopher W. Lynn
Chris is an Assistant Professor of Physics and a member of the Quantitative Biology Institute and the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University. He is also an Early Career Member-at-Large of DBIO in the American Physical Society. Previously, Prof. Lynn was a James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for the Physics of Biological Function at Princeton University and the City University of New York. Prof. Lynn earned his Ph.D. in Physics & Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 under the guidance of Prof. Dani Bassett, and he obtained B.A.’s with High Honors in Physics and Mathematics from Swarthmore College in 2014.
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Graduate Students
DAVID CARCAMO, PhD student
David is interested in applying techniques from statistical physics to model real living systems. Currently, he is working on developing new tools to fit maximum entropy models for neural activity. Outside research, you can find him riding his bike around East Rock. He also plays the guitar and cello and is looking for members to join a string quartet/band.
CARLTON SMITH, PhD student (Co-advised with Prof. Ben Machta)
Carlton is broadly interested in applying tools from statistical mechanics to understand biological and specifically, neural, systems. Of particular interest is the application of the above to understanding behavior and neural function. When he’s not working, you can find him reading existentially dreadful science fiction books, practicing his bass guitar and upright bass, or inconsistently learning Portuguese.
NICK WEAVER, PhD student (Co-advised with Prof. Ben Machta)
Nick is interested in the theoretical and computational study of information processing in living systems, and in particular the brain, using statistical mechanics, information theory, and network science. He enjoys spending time with my cats, playing video games, and skiing.
Undergraduate Students
ABI TENENBAUM
Abi is an undergraduate majoring in physics with broad research interests in complex systems, cultural evolution, and cognitive science. She also directs the Yale Slavic Chorus.
VARUN VARANASI
Varun is a senior in Timothy Dwight studying Physics and Statistics. He is interested in building physics-informed theoretical and computational models of biological systems. Outside of the classroom, Varun enjoys reading, experimenting with new recipes, and dancing as part of Yale Jashan Bhangra, a traditional Indian dance group on campus.