2025-2027 Lucy Graduate Scholar
Biography
Sanchita Chakraborty is a Ph.D. student in Applied and Computational Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame working under Dr. Alan Lindsay, where her research focuses on fluid dynamics, biophysical transport, and finite element methods. She is particularly interested in the optimization of mean first passage time for elliptical traps and modeling NGF transport and nuclear growth in cells. Sanchita has a BS in Mathematics from Purdue University and a MA in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has worked closely with national laboratories and institutes like Fermilab, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Flatiron Institute as well as experimentalists to translate complex mathematical models into real-world applications, from microswimmer dynamics to offshore wind farm simulations.
Beyond research, Sanchita is deeply involved in mentorship, teaching, and leadership, having served as a TA for multiple mathematics and statistics courses and held national executive roles in Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. She is fluent in five languages and passionate about fostering inclusive academic spaces. In the future, she hopes to contribute to national labs or academia, solving critical problems at the intersection of biology, physics, and mathematics.
Contact:
schakra2@nd.edu
Advisor:
Alan Lindsay, Associate Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics