Summary
Benjamin Braun is a fourth-year physics undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder combining hands-on plasma accelerator research with computational genomics and machine learning experience. He develops plasma sources and diagnostics for wakefield acceleration while building algorithmic tools for large-scale genomic analyses and previously improved hyperspectral imaging with ML during a research stint in Munich. A proven leader, he founded the Colorado Undergraduate Physics Conference and now serves as president of CU's Society of Physics Students, while also supporting physics education as a learning assistant and tutor. Comfortable bridging experimental hardware, data-driven algorithms, and teaching, he brings nine years of technical experience, strong applied math skills, and an outdoorsy, musical curiosity that fuels creative problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
High School Diploma Engineering Focus, High School Diploma Engineering Focus at Air Academy High School
Bachelor's degree Physics, Bachelor's degree Physics at University of Colorado Boulder