Michael Faran is an incoming postdoctoral researcher in the Levin Lab whose training spans nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, acoustics, biophysics, and quantum mechanics. He is completing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (biophysics) at Tel Aviv University’s Bisker Lab, following an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics, and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. His Ph.D. research develops theory and simulation for prediction, inference, and control of nonequilibrium self-assembly, aiming for a deeper mechanistic understanding of complex assembly processes.

Prior to Princeton, he co-founded and led Deep Voice, an NGO developing AI-based acoustic tools for marine-mammal conservation in collaboration with researchers worldwide, including NOAA Fisheries. At Princeton, his work will center on simulation-based, physics-informed models that couple predator–prey patchiness with ocean dynamics to forecast North Atlantic right whale movements and to evaluate conservation interventions. He is a recipient of Tel Aviv University’s Weinstein Prize for Excellent Signal Processing Research.