About
Ben Magolan previously worked as an ML Ops tech lead at Xometry and as a software engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, with research focused on reactor coolant modeling and simulation.
Founder at PaperplaneYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Paperplane's investors below.
Paperplane's investors · 4
Co-founders at Paperplane
DK
Daniel KwakCo-Founder
JH
Jack HopkinsFounder
Experience
- SunrunStaff AI & ML Software Engineercurrent2024 — present
- PaperplaneCo-Founder (YC W23)2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- XometrySenior Software Engineer -- ML Ops2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- SteadyCo-founder & CTO2020 — 2021
- Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2020Niskayuna, NY
- MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Communication LabCommunication Lab Fellow2016 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Graduate Research Assistant2013 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)Rickover Fellow on Practicum Assignment2015Niskayuna, NY
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryComputational Physics Summer Workshop Fellow2014Los Alamos, NM
Skills & more
Nuclear Engineering6Nuclear Energy6CFD4OpenFOAM1Fluid Dynamics4Project Management2Science2Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)1Data Analysis2Physics1Simulations1Research2
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C++PythonFortranMatlabMicrosoft OfficeLaTeXLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Magolan?
- Ben Magolan previously worked as an ML Ops tech lead at Xometry and as a software engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, with research focused on reactor coolant modeling and simulation.
- Where does Ben Magolan work?
- Ben Magolan is Founder of Paperplane.
- What companies did Ben Magolan found?
- Ben Magolan founded Paperplane.
- Where did Ben Magolan go to school?
- Ben Magolan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Nuclear Science and Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Nuclear Science and Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Nuclear).
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