Saimonth Muñoz ’26, a Lehigh undergraduate double majoring in electrical engineering and physics, has been named a 2025 recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship—one of only 441 students selected nationwide. Muñoz conducts research under Lehigh faculty in two areas at the forefront of science and technology: quantum materials and machine learning. Hands-on experience with radio systems through the Air National Guard early in his Lehigh career helped shape the first-generation college student's dual interests.
In the lab of Ivan Biaggio, profesor and Joseph A. Waldschmitt Chair in Physics in Lehigh's College of Arts and Sciences, Muñoz explores the quantum properties of rubrene, an organic semiconductor with promising applications in quantum computing and secure communications. This summer, he’s expanding his research experience in the INTEGrated, Resilient and Intelligent EnergY Systems (INTEGRITY) Lab, led by Javad Khazaei, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, where he's applying machine learning to improve the resiliency and efficiency of high-performance computing systems.
