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Sofia Melnychuck

Sofia Melnychuck

Book Author, Graphic Design, iOS Developer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Applied Math — AI and Computational Neuroscience | Slavic & Baltic Literature and Languages

  • Education

    • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

      2021 - 2022
      History U: Black Women’s History

      12 hour credit course on Black women's history taught by Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson. Received certificate.

    • Harvard University

      2022 - 2026
      Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics - Computational Neuroscience Honors, Baltic/Slavic Lit/Lang

      Activities and Societies: -Private econometrics tutor (STATA, R) -Co-president, treasurer Harvard Undergraduate Baltic Society -Harvard International Folk Dance Founder and Ukrainian folk dance instructor -Harvard College Title IX Advisory Board Key Courses + Research - Neuro 240 Biological & Artificial intelligence - Computational Neuroscience 120 (regression, neural coding, PCA, artificial neural networks)- Life Sciences 50 (Bio/chem/physics through math and coding)- CS50 (C, python, JS/HTML/CSS/flask, SQL; made a concussion symptom tracker), Stat110- Received award to study with the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute

    • BASIS Tucson North

      2018 - 2022
      High School Diploma with High Honors 4.76

      Activities and Societies: Debate, TEDx, NHS, ASL clubs

  • Experience

    • PINKPOWERFUL! L.L.C.

      Nov 2014 - Sept 2022
      Book Author, Graphic Design, iOS Developer

      Contributed to the creation of 11 books, iOS sticker pack, clothing designs, promotional products and websites Contributed to the creation of 11 books, iOS sticker pack, promotional products and websites Created the Creativity A to Z initiative, where I led library workshops on entrepreneurship and investment for women

    • ThinkSTEAM

      Aug 2017 - Sept 2022

      Co-Director of the National Program of Student Ambassadors for ThinkSTEAM, a 501(c)3 with the mission to empower girls to enter the STEM fields through the arts. Empowering girls and exploring STEM fields through the arts.

      • National Co-Director

        Aug 2019 - Sept 2022

      • State Chapter Lead

        Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

    • Rodgers Lab, Center for Innovation in Brain Science

      Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
      Volunteer Research Intern

    • Radikal Design

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2022
      Graphic Designer, Salesforce

      Freelancer

    • Brain Power Awareness

      Jan 2021 - now
      Founder

      Founder of Brain Power Awareness, a multimedia platform that provides and develops free resources for parents, educators, and children to learn about the brain, brain injuries and invisible disabilities. Created lesson plans, videos with animations, research articles, stickers, shirts, books, iOS Stickers, and more.

    • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

      Feb 2022 - Jul 2023
      Affiliate School Sales Intern and Research Assistant

      Joined GLI’s student advisory council, transcription project and self-paced courses. Used Salesforce to support their Affiliate School Program, researching and identifying regions for more history education outreach. Contributed to graphic design, school district outreach, and learned budgeting skills.Completing a research project exploring immigration history and the diversity of the signers of the Declaration of Independence to contribute to a paper in the History Now Journal.

    • Harvard University

      Jun 2023 - now

      I am working with Luis Hernandez-Nunez to use computational and mathematical frameworks to understand the heart-brain and gut-brain axis. Building combinatorial neural encoding models (GLM, RNN, regression) to understand how neurons encoded physiological states and behaviors. Working towards an analytical systems model of neuron interaction Working with Dr. Mariela Petkova and the Engert-Lichtman lab in collaboration with Google through the Summer Connectomics Internship. Reconstructing a model of the zebrafish brain to understand how zebrafish know the direction to swim without visual cues.

      • Student Researcher | Engert Lab

        Sept 2023 - now

      • Research Intern

        Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

    • Behavioral Strategy Group

      Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
      Associate Case Team Lead

      BSG is Harvard’s student-led organization committed to delivering solutions to real-world problems through behavioral economics principles and strategic, financial consulting services.

    • Emerging Technology Group

      Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
      Team Lead

      Case tasked by the U.S. Department of State. Leading a both technical and research team to develop a program that detects AI-generated misinformation about the war in Ukraine found in Spanish-speaking news outlets.

    • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

      May 2024 - Sept 2024
      Research Assistant

      Conducting archival research for Professor James Basker’s upcoming book uncovering the lost literature of Black writers.

    • Richard Stengel

      Aug 2024 - now
      Research Assistant

      Conducting research for the upcoming book about misinformation history by Richard Stengel, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for President Obama and TIME magazine managing editor.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate of Completion and Recognition

      Preparing Global Leaders Forum (PGLF)
      Apr 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Goldman Undergraduate Research Fellowship Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Aug 2025 Fellowship to support research and development of LLMs for low-resource languages
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Weissman International Internship Grant Mignone Center for Career Success Jun 2025
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Kripp Senior Thesis Research Grant for Slavic Literature thesis Center for European Studies May 2025 Grant to support archival fieldwork research in Lithuania
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute Merit Scholarship Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Jun 2024 Received scholarship for Ukrainian language study. Published for HUSI “AI and Disability Rights: Rebuilding Ukraine”
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Davis Center Memorial Undergraduate Research Prize Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University Apr 2024 Presented at Undergraduate Colloquium my independent, quantitative research project exploring the use of songs that have shaped Lithuanian nationality. “Voices that shape Lithuanian nationality: Quantifying rhetorical choices in songs of the Lithuanian song festivals."
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Rise Finalist Rise (Schmidt Futures + Rhodes Trust) Jul 2021 Rise is a global scholarship initiative funded by Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust to provide opportunities to 15-17 year olds seeking to change the world. As a finalist in the first cohort, I was selected for my Brain Power Awareness platform to be one of 500 finalists from the nearly 50,000 who applied.
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      AP Capstone Diploma and Scholar with Distinction x3 AP College Board May 2021 Award received on the basis of earning a 5 on AP Research (perfect score, top 1%), AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP European History, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP United States History, and AP Government and Politics, and a 4 on AP Literature and AP Physics 1, and a 3 on AP Chinese Language and Culture.
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      Proclamation from Mayor of Tucson initiating March Brain injury Awareness Month - Mar 2018
    • Awarded to Sofia Melnychuck
      2017 Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference Scholarship Winner - Jun 2017