Noah Mitchell
Assistant Professor at University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolNoah Mitchell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago who bridges physics and developmental biology to reveal how mechanical forces shape visceral organs during morphogenesis. With eight years of research experience spanning experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches, he applies tools from fracture mechanics, mechanical metamaterials, and fluid dynamics to biological morphogenesis. His trajectory includes competitive fellowships at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics and a Ph.D. in Physics from UChicago, reflecting a strong foundation in quantitative modeling and lab work. Noah’s work stands out for merging high-precision experiments with simulations to uncover mechanics at organ scales—bringing physics-based intuition to questions usually tackled by developmental biology. Living and working in Chicago, he combines deep technical rigor with cross-disciplinary collaboration to push mechanobiology toward predictive, testable principles.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of Chicago
Github Skills (6)
infer9
segment7
matlab7
extraction1
centerline1
measurements1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
npmitchell/dynamicAtlas
Apr 2020 - May 2022
Contributions:1 release, 45 commits, 114 pushes in 2 years 1 month
npmitchell/tubular
Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
Tube-like sUrface Lagrangian Analysis Resource (TubULAR)
Contributions:54 commits, 4 PRs, 97 pushes in 7 months
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