Defne Su Balkan

Incoming Freshman @ NYU Stern School of Business

United States

About

Experience

  • Intern: Venture-TECH at Harvard University
    Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 · 2 mos

  • Scientific Researcher at Pioneer Academics
    Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos

    Quantum Mechanics and the Feynman Path Integral: Theory and Computation

  • Teaching Assistant: Augmented Mechanics at Kadir Has Üniversitesi
    Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 · 2 mos

    Including teaching Newtonian mechanics, Lorentz’s transformations, Gauss’s Law, general relativity, and parallel axis theorem; explaining the lecture and homeworks assigned in after-class meetings, and grading exams and quizzes under the supervision of MIT Emeritus Professor of Physics Nihat Berker in the course "Augmented Mechanics".

  • Kabataş Model United Nations Conference (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Deputy-Head of the Academic Team
      Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr

    • Academic Team Member
      Jul 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Club Member
      Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 · 11 mos

  • Kabataş Erkek Lisesi Avrupa Gençlik Parlamentosu Kulübü (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Board Member
      Sep 2023 - May 2024 · 9 mos

    • Club Member
      Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo