{"id":12,"date":"2023-09-30T20:25:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T20:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:32:15","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scoday_headshot_v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scoday_headshot_v2.png 800w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scoday_headshot_v2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scoday_headshot_v2-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.591), 1.2em);\"><strong>Samantha Coday<\/strong>, Assistant Professor<br>Emanuel E. Landsman (1958) Career Development Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.591), 1.2em);\">Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br>Research Laboratory of Electronics<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> coday@mit.edu<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 617-253-3934<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=sCEg638AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Google Scholar\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/strong>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Samantha Coday is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Principal Investigator in the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics. She received the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences in 2019 and 2023, respectively, from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include ultra dense power converters enabling renewable energy integration, electric vehicle charging and data center power delivery. She focuses on the optimization, design and control of hybrid switched-capacitor converters. Sam has received the NSF CAREER and the ARPA-E IGNIITE awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Student Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qijia_headshot-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qijia_headshot-edited.jpeg 892w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qijia_headshot-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qijia_headshot-edited-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Qijia Li<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mario_headshot-edited-1151x1536.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mario Lopes<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marioanlopes\/\" title=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jade_photo-1-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jade_photo-1-edited.jpeg 402w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jade_photo-1-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jade Sund<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jonah-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jonah Rawley<\/strong>, Ph.D Student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1712\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ellie_headshot-edited-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ellie Rabenold<\/strong>, Research Assistant<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ellierabenold\/\" title=\"LinkedIn\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deepta_headshot-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deepta_headshot-edited.png 695w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deepta_headshot-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Deepta Gupta<\/strong>, M.Eng. Student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marc2025_headshot_andrerod_original-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marc2025_headshot_andrerod_original-edited-1.jpg 582w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marc2025_headshot_andrerod_original-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Andre Rodriguez<\/strong>, S.M. Student<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andre-rodriguez-b48908209\/\" title=\"LinkedIn\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"1768\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6448-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6448-edited.jpg 1326w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6448-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6448-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_6448-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Carlos Sanchez<\/strong>, M.Eng. Student<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carlossanche3\" title=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-scaled.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/anthony_headshot-edited-1-1535x2048.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Anthony Acevedo<\/strong>, UROP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avani-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avani-edited-1.png 427w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Avani-edited-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Avani Ahuja<\/strong>, UROP<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/avani-ahuja-20476b225\/\" title=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/coday.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/josephine_headshot-2-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Josephine Williams<\/strong>, UROP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yanis Tournier (Visiting Scholar 2025) &#8211; now at Swissgrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aklilu Aron (M.Eng. 2025) &#8211; now at Power Integrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raiphy Jerez (M.Eng. 2024) &#8211; now at Brookhaven National Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulin Eliat-Eliat (Visiting Scholar 2024) &#8211; Master&#8217;s Candidate at UCLouvain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Samantha Coday, Assistant ProfessorEmanuel E. Landsman (1958) Career Development Chair Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceResearch Laboratory of Electronics Email: coday@mit.eduPhone: 617-253-3934Google Scholar Samantha Coday is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Principal Investigator in the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics. 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