Thomas Kahn Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

My work pertains to scaling the coverage of Amazon products that have a 3D customer experience (like view in your room, or virtual try-on). I am especially interested in radiance field representations of 3D scenes, and neural rendering more broadly.

Seattle, WA, US

Imaging

Seattle, WA, US

Supply Chain, Demand Forecasting

Seattle, WA, US

Supply Chain, Demand Forecasting

Mahwah, New Jersey, US

• Develop Python and SQL code to query, process, and analyze data.
• Build "big data"-scale predictive modeling applications to inform strategy pertaining to topics such as game design, paid acquisition, and user retention.
• Aid in the data-driven decision process of my colleagues through presentations, data visualization, written reports, and consultation.

New York, NY, US

• Independently designed, optimized, and implemented research strategies to uncover new insight into protein functionality.
• Derived and experimentally verified novel thermodynamic and kinetic models for enzyme kinetics and protein folding.
• Developed original software in Python and Igor Pro for instrument operation, data analysis, and simulations.
• Composed text and designed figures for grant applications and peer-reviewed publications.
• Coordinated large, interdisciplinary effort between eight investigators spanning four departments to establish a Columbia-based cancer research center, during which I prepared grant applications and presented at.
• Developed and maintained collaborations through correspondence and traveling to facilities in Europe and Asia.

New York, NY, US

• Taught for three semesters in a range of subjects related to the fundamentals of biochemistry and biophysics.
• Prepared and presented ancillary lectures, usually involving an assessment of relevant current literature.
• Led study groups and exam reviews.

New York, NY, US

• Analyzed emergent technology from a wide range of fields, including: software, electronics, sensors, nanotechnology, synthetic chemistry, medical devices, (bio)pharmaceuticals, personalized medicine, gene therapy.
• Assessed the commercial potential of inventions by quantifying the market size and comparing to competing products.
• Provided technical feedback to Columbia researchers to develop their technology to the patenting stage and beyond.
• Facilitated the licensing process by designing marketing strategies, composing relevant text and media, identifying interested parties, and gathering contact information into sales leads.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Studied the metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis with atomic force microscopy live-cell imaging, microbial fuel cell experiments, and electron microscopy.
• Optimized the power output of microbial fuel cells by assaying the effect of genetic deletions and addition of various electron-shuttling "mediator" chemicals.
• Completed an Honors thesis pertaining to my work, titled: ”The Role of Extracellular Appendages of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in Microbial Fuel Cells”

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Conducted independent research beginning in Junior year of high school as a three-time recipient of the Lupus Foundation Summer Fellowship, which is generally reserved for undergraduates.
• Investigated clonal anergy, a state of persistent T cell inactivation with exciting therapeutic potential for a range of autoimmune disorders.
• Extracted mouse lymphnodes and spleens, cultured lymphocytes, and carried out independent flow cytometry experiments.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry And Molecular Biophysics

Dual Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry, Biophysics, Astronomy