Our Team
Meet the dedicated individuals who make V-PASS possible
The mentorship that V-PASS provides to students in need is voluntary. We hope that mentors could help mentees fulfill their potential, while providing guidance and information that they otherwise may not have access to.
- After the application form closes, mentors and V-PASS team will work together to determine which mentee(s) a mentor can take on.
- Mentors are expected to provide guidance that fit the current needs of their mentees.
- Mentors and mentees should decide together a meeting schedule that works best for both, as well as setting expectations that align.
- V-PASS will provide support to mentors during the mentorship but will not intervene in the mentorship itself. In the event that mentors need to step back, please notify V-PASS a month in advance so we could find alternative support for the mentee.
- Kind, humble, respectful, and frank guidance are much appreciated.
Detailed guide will be provided once you're matched with a mentee.
V-PASS sincerely appreciates your dedication!
We are looking for mentors!
Due to our current scope, we only accept mentors who are currently pursuing or have completed a Ph.D. degree in the States.
Please apply here!
Thank you for your interest!
Mentee Feedback
As my mentor in the same major as mine, my mentor gave me so much valuable feedback.
Extremely helpful. My mentor has been a huge help and really friendly. My mentor made me feel comfortable reaching out for any issue I need assistance with.
I felt very comfortable reaching out to my mentor. My mentor has provided me with a lot of knowledge about the application process that I otherwise would not have; I especially appreciate the insights my mentor has about my specific field. My mentor also gave me very honest feedback about where I am now and has a lot of ideas on how I could improve my profile in the near future. My mentor is very supportive overall.
My mentor's support was not only for my applications (writing essays, preparing for interview, etc…) but also for understanding the schools that I was planning to apply. My mentor also helped me find out the fee waiver for applications, which helped a lot as those fees were so expensive. My mentor responded quickly to my questions too, and also willing to set up a call if needed. Overall, I really appreciate my mentor's help and my mentor's support.
My mentor wasn't just my grad apps mentor, my mentor is also a great person to chat about research with. My mentor is willing to guide and support me in my applications, professional development, and encourage me to become a better scientist.
My mentor is highly responsive and attentive to detail. My mentor provided thoughtful, detailed feedback on my statement of purpose and CV. My mentor's guidance significantly strengthened both my writing and my ability to communicate my research experience.
Mentors Team
Mathematics & Statistics
Anh Duc Vo
PhD student in Mathematics (Advisor: Mihnea Popa)
Undergraduate program: National University of Singapore - Mathematics
Minh Van Hoang Nguyen
Ph.D. student in Applied and Computational Mathematics (Advisor: Franca Hoffmann)
Undergraduate program: Michigan State University- Mathematics
Hung Le
Ph.D. student in Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Undergraduate program: University of Chicago - Mathematics.
Minh Duy Pham
Ph.D. student in Statistics (Advisor: Chad Hazlett & Falco J. Bargagli Stoffi, PCI Lab)
Undergraduate program: University of Rochester - Data Science (BS), Mathematics (BA) and Economics (BA)
Chemistry, Biology & Engineering
Giang Thanh Tran
Ph.D. student in Chemistry
Undergraduate program: University of Texas at Arlington - Biochemistry
Julie (Giang) Do
Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Sanat Kumar
Undergraduate program: Ohio University - Chemical Engineering (BS), minor in Chemistry and Mathematics
Anh Nguyen
Ph.D. student in Bioengineering
Advisor: Patrick Slade
Undergraduate program: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Biomedical Engineering (BS) and Mathematics (BA)
Long Than
Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering (Advisor: Stacey Bent)
Undergraduate program: Vanderbilt University - Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Suong Bach Anh Tran
Ph.D. student in Chemistry (Advisor: Connor Coley)
Undergraduate program: Dickinson College - Chemistry and Data Analytics(BS), minor in Mathematics
Phuc Vinh Nguyen (Theo)
Ph.D. student (Prospective advisor: Jennifer Schaefer)
Undergraduate program: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - Chemical Engineering (BS), minor in Materials Engineering.
Physics
Linh Manh Le
Ph.D. student in Applied Physics (Advisor: Zachary Schiffer)
Undergraduate program: Yale University - Chemical Engineering ABET (BS) and Global Affairs (BA), certificate in Energy Studies
Psychology & Social Sciences
Nhi T. Hoang
Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology - Child Track
Early Externalizing Psychopathology (EEP) Lab
Undergraduate program: Hope College - Psychology Major, Neuroscience Minor (BS)
Khoa Duc Le
Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology
Advisor: Julia Buckner
Undergraduate program: Case Western Reserve University - Psychology Major, Public health and Childhood studies Minor (BA)
Advisory Board
Suong Bach Anh Tran
Ph.D. student in Chemistry
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Linh Manh Le
Ph.D. candidate in Physics
Harvard University
Huy Do
Research Assistant in Economics
Harvard University
Cuong Nguyen
Ph.D. student in CAMB - Cancer Biology
Undergraduate program: Dickinson College - Neuroscience (BS)
Duy Vu
Postdoc in Physics
Ph.D. in Physics (Advisor: Sankar Das Sarma) at University of Maryland, College Park. Undergraduate program: Ho Chi Minh University of Education - Education in Physics
Dzung Dinh
Ph.D. student in Computer Science (LUPA Lab - Junier Oliva)
Undergraduate program: Dickinson College - Computer Science (BS)