Summary
Kyle De Matias is a Chemical Engineering PhD candidate at MIT with nine years of multidisciplinary research and technical experience spanning bioprocessing, protein characterization, computational materials, and assay development. He has driven hands-on projects from enzyme mutagenesis and LC/MS kinetics to SPR and microfluidic sizing assays at Merck, and has applied DFT and data analysis to screen MOFs for carbon capture at Berkeley Lab. Comfortable at the bench and in code, Kyle blends experimental optimization (fermentation, chromatography, analytical workflows) with computational analysis using Python and HPC resources. Beyond the lab, he has taught and mentored undergraduate cohorts, led a large professional chemistry chapter, and contributed to outreach programs that broaden STEM access—evidence of strong communication and project leadership alongside technical depth.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Dual Enrollment, Dual Enrollment at Allan Hancock College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Atascadero High School
Dual Enrollment, Dual Enrollment at Cuesta College
Bachelor's degree Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bachelor's degree Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry
English, Tagalog, hiligaynon, Spanish