About Us

YPPDO Coordinators and Contacts

• Fernando Antonio Flor, fernando.flor@yale.edu, YPPDO coordinator (2024)
• Victoria Misenti,  victoria.misenti@yale.edu, Wright Lab Program Manager
• Karsten Heeger, karsten.heeger@yale.edu, Faculty Advisor
• Reina Maruyama, reina.maruyama@yale.edu, Faculty Advisor

Past Coordinators & Current Positions

• Mary Lou Bailey (Ph.D. ‘22): Senior Software Engineer at Double Helix Optics
• Emma Castiglia (Ph.D. ‘22): Research Data Scientist, Meta 
• Paul Fanto  (Ph.D. ‘21): Senior Data Scientist, Deloitte
• Kelly Backes (Ph.D. ‘21): Senior Quantum Physicist, MITRE Corporation
• Wen Xiong (Ph.D. ‘19): Engineering Manager, ByteDance
• Estella Barbosa de Souza (Ph.D ‘20), Founding Member: Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
• Danielle Norcini (Ph.D. ‘19), Founding Member: Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University