Benjamin Piazza

Benjamin is a first-year PhD student working with Professor Albert-László Barabási. He plans on researching physical networks and is particularly interested in brain networks and network resilience. Prior to joining the institute, he researched nanoparticle placement mechanisms with Dr. Nitin Samarth at The Pennsylvania State University, where he received his Bachelor's degree in physics. He has performed materials science research abroad in Japan, and is fluent in Japanese.