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![. Benjamin Wetherfield](/CMMPE//images/people/Ben.jpg)
Biography
Ben is interested in harnessing light and holographic technology to accelerate computations. He graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude in 2017, concentrating in Applied Mathematics. His thesis, titled A Graphical Theory of Musical Pitch Spelling, received highest honors. In his final semester of college, Ben was lucky to witness a demonstration of the Fourier properties of light in a one-off guest lecture. He has been fascinated by the field ever since.
A lifelong musician, Ben plays jazz piano and occasionally writes and records music. He was once nearly in the band Running on Everything and remains their number one fan.