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Jakub Szamalek

  • Alumni
  • Poland
  • 2009 PhD Classics
  • Clare College
Jakub Szamalek

Jakub Szamalek

  • Alumni
  • Poland
  • 2009 PhD Classics
  • Clare College

First and foremost, I’m a Hellenophile – that is, I’m fascinated by the archaeology, art and history of Ancient Greece. Whilst in Cambridge I will study the material remains of Greek settlements in the Black Sea area. I’m particularly interested in the nature of the relations between the Greeks and the indigenous peoples inhabiting this region.

Links

http://www.jakubszamalek.pl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakub-szamalek-039aba51
http://www.sztukaantyku.blog.pl

Bart Szewczyk

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2001 MPhil International Relations
  • Trinity Hall
Bart Szewczyk

Bart Szewczyk

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2001 MPhil International Relations
  • Trinity Hall

Bart M.J. Szewczyk (SHEF-chick) is an Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School. Previously, he was a senior associate at WilmerHale and an adjunct professor of international law at George Washington University Law School. He is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations, member of the Executive Council at the American Society of International Law and fellow at the Truman National Security Project. Bart clerked for President (then Vice-President) Peter Tomka and Judge Christopher Greenwood at the International Court of Justice and for Judge Leonard Garth at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was a visiting fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies and a consultant in the UN Office of Strategic Planning. He has published in the American Journal of International Law, Harvard International Law Journal, Columbia Journal of European Law, Polish Yearbook of International Law, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and International Herald Tribune.

Kristof Szombati

  • Alumni
  • Hungary
  • 2006 MPhil Social Anthropological Analysis
  • Darwin College
Kristof Szombati

Kristof Szombati

  • Alumni
  • Hungary
  • 2006 MPhil Social Anthropological Analysis
  • Darwin College

As a member of Hungary's burgeoning green movement, I've sought to contribute to ecological groups' insistent (many times desperate) efforts to demonstrate environmentalism's ability to provide politically viable and morally acceptable solutions to the banes of modern societies. As an academic I will strive to make evident that there is much more to environmentalism than its politics - in that it seeks to address some of the most fundamental problems of our modern culture and Weltanschaung.

Jason Tabachnik

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2013 MPhil Scientific Computing
  • Churchill College
Jason Tabachnik

Jason Tabachnik

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2013 MPhil Scientific Computing
  • Churchill College

Maxim Tabachnyk

  • Alumni
  • Germany
  • 2012 MASt Physics
    2013 PhD Physics
  • Trinity College
Maxim Tabachnyk

Maxim Tabachnyk

  • Alumni
  • Germany
  • 2012 MASt Physics
    2013 PhD Physics
  • Trinity College

During my undergraduate studies in Munich I discovered organic electronics to be a promising field. Specifically, very cheap, flexible and disposable organic solar cells could lead to a new and sustainable energy source. In my PhD in Cambridge I plan to explore the physics behind singlet exciton fission in organic materials and its use in photovoltaics to reach efficiencies beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. The final goal is to obtain an understanding of the physics behind singlet exciton fission and the dynamics of the resulting triplet excitons. Most importantly, I want to use this insight to design new systems with lower losses in excitonic energy transport and to exploit the potential of singlet fission for the efficiency to go beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. Considering the cheap production costs, higher efficiencies can make organic solar cells attractive for large-scale use. In my PhD I would like to contribute to such a sustainable energy source.

Kathryn Tabb

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2007 MPhil History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, Techno
  • Clare Hall
Kathryn Tabb

Kathryn Tabb

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2007 MPhil History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, Techno
  • Clare Hall

In college my research culminated in a philosophical and historiographical investigation of the teleology at work in evolutionary theory. Recently I've become more interested in a different branch of my discipline – the philosophy of psychiatry and psychology, particularly contemporary clinical treatment and diagnostic practices.

Valentina Tabbasum

  • Alumni
  • Romania
  • 2012 PhD Pharmacology
  • Darwin College
Valentina Tabbasum

Valentina Tabbasum

  • Alumni
  • Romania
  • 2012 PhD Pharmacology
  • Darwin College

Yumi (Babette) Tachibana-Brophy

  • Alumni
  • Australia
  • 2018 MPhil Conservation Leadership
  • Churchill College
Yumi (Babette) Tachibana-Brophy

Yumi (Babette) Tachibana-Brophy

  • Alumni
  • Australia
  • 2018 MPhil Conservation Leadership
  • Churchill College

I have always been inspired by the focus, tenacity and courage of wildlife. As a wildlife lawyer, I endeavour to apply that same conviction in my research into the ways in which law and policy affect wildlife, the communities that come into contact with them and the outcomes of conservation projects. While studying Law and International Studies at the University of New South Wales, I developed an appreciation of the profound and dramatic impact that the law can have on a person’s life. This principle similarly applies to animals, as I witnessed firsthand while working in Namibia, researching human-wildlife conflict, the illegal wildlife trade and endangered species conservation. As growing populations and environmental changes bring humans and wildlife into more frequent contact, proactive conservation strategies are an increasingly important factor in protecting the lives of both wildlife and the people who coexist with them. At Cambridge, I intend to research the ways in which interdisciplinary conservation approaches can deliver more effective solutions to key environmental challenges. I look forward to developing the skills to design and manage conservation projects in the future, as well as bridging the gap between conservation and the law, in theory and in practice. It is an incredible opportunity and privilege to join the Gates Cambridge community and I look forward to researching this important area to improve the lives of humans and wildlife around the world.

Previous Education

University of Copenhagen
University of New South Wales

Dina Tahboub

  • Alumni
  • Palestine
  • 2015 PhD Pharmacology
  • Peterhouse
Dina Tahboub

Dina Tahboub

  • Alumni
  • Palestine
  • 2015 PhD Pharmacology
  • Peterhouse

I am currently on the MB PhD course aspiring to become a Physician-Scientist.Studying medicine at Cambridge and doing my part II in pharmacology allowed to discover my passion for the science that medicine is built on, especially the science of cellular signalling. My PhD would be about the interactions between calcium signals and cAMP signals in vascular smooth muscle cells mediated by the inflammatory mediators Histamine and Prostaglandin E2 respectively. The topic especially appeals to me because it has implications both for further understanding of vascular biology/pathology and also for further understanding of calcium and cAMP interactions, which are crucially important for many physiological processes. On completion of the MB PhD course , I hope to return to Palestine and help in the development of the field of medical research there, and I hope that my contributions into medical research will one day cause major advancements in clinical practice. As a physician scientist, I also hope to have a role in the field of health policy in my country.I am very pleased to be joining the Gates family , not only because the scholarship will allow me to pursue my PhD but also because I will be joining a community of like minded people with the common goal of improving the world and the lives of others.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge

Alireza Taheri

  • Alumni
  • Canada
  • 2005 PhD History & Philosophy of Science & Medicine
  • Darwin College
Alireza Taheri

Alireza Taheri

  • Alumni
  • Canada
  • 2005 PhD History & Philosophy of Science & Medicine
  • Darwin College

The focus of my PhD will be on the origins of the feeling of guilt. I will look at this question from philosophical and psychoanalytic sources mainly in the works of Nietzsche, Freud and Lacan.

Tamara Tajsic

  • Alumni
  • Serbia
  • 2007 PhD Medicine
  • Sidney Sussex College
Tamara Tajsic

Tamara Tajsic

  • Alumni
  • Serbia
  • 2007 PhD Medicine
  • Sidney Sussex College

As a medical student and even later, while working as a physician, I became very frustrated by the fact that by using the current medical knowledge we’re still not able to help our patients as much as we want to. I would be extremely happy if, by doing research, I managed to contribute to the understanding of mechanisms underlying certain diseases.

Daisuke Takagi

  • Alumni
  • Japan
  • 2007 PhD Applied Mathematics
  • King's College
Daisuke Takagi

Daisuke Takagi

  • Alumni
  • Japan
  • 2007 PhD Applied Mathematics
  • King's College

I'm now an assistant professor in applied math at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. I run a fluids lab for basic and interdisciplinary research related to biology, engineering, and geophysics. Past projects include the flow of viscous fluids, granular materials, and synthetic microswimmers. Modeling their movements in the lab offers insight into microbial dispersion, lava flows, and many other phenomena in nature.

Munetomo Takahashi

  • Scholar
  • Japan
  • 2021 PhD Biological Science (MRC Toxicology Unit)
  • King's College
Munetomo Takahashi

Munetomo Takahashi

  • Scholar
  • Japan
  • 2021 PhD Biological Science (MRC Toxicology Unit)
  • King's College

Born in Tokyo, I became inspired by the impact of microbiologists’ discoveries in the ”Microbe Hunters” and realised that as a physician-scientist, I could engage in translational research to contribute to society in a meaningful way. During my studies in Medicine at the University of Tokyo, I had the opportunity to engage in public health projects - including initiating a project to use black soldier fly larvae to decompose organic waste. Academically, I became interested in how the behaviour of cells in our body causes the emergent properties associated with diseases. To better understand these behaviours, I chose to intermit my studies in Tokyo to gain a more theoretical background through an undergraduate Computer Science degree at the University of Cambridge. My current interest lies in understanding cell behaviour in both the stem cell compartment and the immune response. For my PhD, I aim to uncover how clonal behaviours affect an immune response's success, with the hope that any finding can be translated to the clinic. I have a strong interest in academia's role in progressing society and am looking forward to working and collaborating with like-minded scholars.

Previous Education

University of Tokyo Medicine (intermitted) 2023

Nicolette Taku

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2015 MPhil Medical Science (Oncology)
  • Murray Edwards College (New Hall)
Nicolette Taku

Nicolette Taku

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2015 MPhil Medical Science (Oncology)
  • Murray Edwards College (New Hall)

My first hands-on exposure to international health was as an undergraduate student researching Lassa fever in Sierra Leone. However, it was after working with a non-governmental organization in Colombia that I became fully aware of the increasing burden of cancer in regions also affected by infectious diseases. I am currently a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and aim to be involved in the development of cancer prevention and treatment infrastructures in low and middle income countries. At Cambridge I will be studying for an MPhil in Oncology.

Previous Education

Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Pennsylvania

Rabab Tamish

  • Alumni
  • Palestine
  • 2006 PhD Education
  • Queens' College
Rabab Tamish

Rabab Tamish

  • Alumni
  • Palestine
  • 2006 PhD Education
  • Queens' College

Previous Education

University of Cambridge MPhil in Educational Research 2007
University of Connecticut MA Education 2004
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BA Education & General Studies 1999

Catherine dL Tan

  • Scholar
  • Philippines
  • 2022 PhD Geography
  • Fitzwilliam College
Catherine dL Tan

Catherine dL Tan

  • Scholar
  • Philippines
  • 2022 PhD Geography
  • Fitzwilliam College

I’m a PhD student at Cambridge University specialising in techno-utopias within the Anthropocene. I investigate whether the emergence of techno-futuristic projects to colonise outer space, erect cryptodemocracies, and build seasteads on the ocean, leave a dent on international law and destabilise its philosophical foundations, or innovate it to be emancipatory. I am keen to know how 'futuristic' scales -- the oceanic, the virtual, the planetary -- stretch the sociolegal limits of the earth, and complicate the subjecthood of the mortal humans within it. Prior to my PhD, I have had the privilege of generating value across a range of policy spheres within Southeast Asia for 6 years. As technical aide to the Finance Minister, I led economic diplomacy missions to Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Vietnam, Singapore, New York, and Washington DC, as staff-level Head of Delegation (HoD). In the same stint, I held the international finance portfolio (IMF-WB, ADB, AIIB) and established strong linkages between the Philippines and multilateral institutions like the IMF-World Bank, ADB, and AIIB. I also authored white papers on development policy, specifically on tax, climate finance, and macroeconomic strategy. More recently, I spearheaded an all-Millennial, multidisciplinary task force to revamp the Philippines' Climate Change governance strategy. My team and I co-produce a climate future that is inclusive, just, and fit for the next generations. This work earned me a nomination to be the youngest Technical Expert on the National Panel of Technical Experts for climate change in the country, a nomination I declined due to conflicts of interest and scheduling.I'm open to collaborations in any of these fields, as well as to mentoring younger Filipinos who wish to access Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Previous Education

University of Cambridge Anthropocene Studies 2021
London School of Economics & Political Science International Political Economy 2019

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-dl-tan-1b8290191

Li Ning Nicole Tan

  • Scholar
  • Singapore
  • 2020 PhD Psychology
  • Robinson College
Li Ning Nicole Tan

Li Ning Nicole Tan

  • Scholar
  • Singapore
  • 2020 PhD Psychology
  • Robinson College

For much of my life, my endeavours have been fuelled by a love of learning. Thus, as an undergraduate, I frequently pursued courses and research experiences that went beyond my primary field of Biological Sciences, allowing me to gain knowledge in a diverse range of disciplines. My experiences left me with a deep appreciation of how different disciplines can complement one another in an intricate heterosis of knowledge, and it is my wish that future generations would also be able to experience the same joy in learning that I have known all my life. As such, in my pursuit of a PhD in Psychology, I hope to contribute to intervention techniques to help children for whom learning might not come easily. I believe targeting developmental language disorder and dyslexia would be a wonderful start in encouraging learning, as it is often our ability to comprehend language that allows us to understand new concepts in the first place.

Previous Education

Nanyang Technological University Biological Sciences 2020

Ri Yang Benjamin Tan

  • Scholar
  • Singapore
  • 2020 PhD Politics and International Studies
  • Trinity College
Ri Yang Benjamin Tan

Ri Yang Benjamin Tan

  • Scholar
  • Singapore
  • 2020 PhD Politics and International Studies
  • Trinity College

I’m a PhD student in the history of political thought in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. I have interests in the co-development of ideas about democracy and modern empire, the politics of theorising race and racism, and the disciplinary history of political science.

My doctoral dissertation examines contests over the meaning and significance of race among British and American progressives at the turn of the twentieth century. It investigates how debates on the relationship between democracy and empire in Britain produced new and innovative critiques of white racial supremacy, including claims about race as a psychological force and corrupting ‘belief’.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge Intellectual History 2020
University of Oxford History and Politics 2019

Links

https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/staff/benjamin-r-y-tan
https://benjamin-tan.com