Lab Alumni (Since 2010)

Graduate Students

Samuel Yauk / MS Nanoengineering (2022-2023) / Eurofin

Benjamin Balster / BS Bioengineering (2020-2023) / Ph.D. (2024) / Continuing PhD research at UCSD 

Andrew Nguyen / BS Bioengineering (2020-2023) / Lab Volunteer (2024) / Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program

Omar Haroon / MS Bioengineering (2022-2023) / Arcturus Therapeutics

Rufu Gong / MS Mechanical Engineering (2021-2023) / Eurofin

Udai Kandah / MS Mechanical Engineering (2020-2022) / Illumina

Vrinda Sant / PhD. Materials Science and Engineering (2016-2022) / Postdoctoral studies at Max Plank Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences, Gottingen

Juan Ybarra

Putian He / continuing PhD. research at UCSD

Qingqing Yang / PhD. Materials Science and Engineering

Yushuang Liu / Visiting PhD. Life Science from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

Madhura Som / PhD. Nanoengineering

Samantha Leong / MS Bioengineering

Tianyi Lu/ MS Bioengineering (2019)

Jay Sheth/ MS Nanoengineering (2017)

Aditya Vijay/ MS Materials Science (2017)

Joon Lee/ PhD, Materials Science (2017)

Taeyoung (Michael) Hwang/ PhD, Materials Science, Post Doc at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2017)

Leif Antonschmidt / Visiting PhD student, Chemistry in Max Plank Institute, (2016)

Zi Chao (Charles) Shiah / MS Exchange student, EE in Imperial College, (2016) / Working for goverment of Sigapore

Woraphong "Jay" Janetanakit / MS, Nanoengineering, (2016) / Working for government of Thailand

Alexander Mo /PhD, Materials Science, (2015) / Working in Industry (Drug Delivery Experts)

Jeanie Kwok Meckes / PhD, Materials Science, (2015) / Postdoctoral Studies at Northwestern

Brian Meckes / PhD, Bioengineering (2015) / Postdoctoral Studies at Northwestern

Alan Gillman / PhD, Bioengineering (2015) / Postdoctoral Studies at UCSD

Laura Connelly / PhD, Materials Science (2014)/ Working in Industry

Chris Emerson / MS Nanoengineering, Volunteer Researcher (2012) / Working in Industry

Raffaella Fior / PhD Visiting Scholar (2010-2011)/ Staff Scientist at UCSD Nano3 facility

Adam Printz / MS Student, Nanoengineering (2011-2012)/ Continuing PhD work in Prof Darren Lipomi's lab

Casey Sanchez / PhD Student Materials Science (2011-2012) / Continuing PhD work in Prof Charles Tu's lab

Mukanth Vaidyanathan / MS, Chemical Engineering (2012) /Continuing PhD work in Prof Sadik Esener's lab.

Sam Kotler / MS Mechanical Engineering (2009-2011)/ Currently PhD Student in Biophysics at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research Staff

Deependra Kumar Ban, PhD / Postdoc

Shannon King / Research Assistant (2016) / Working in Industry

Fernando Arce, PhD / Project Scientist / Project Scientist (2008-2015) / Faculty Appointment at University of Arizona.

Srinivasan Ramachandran, PhD / Project Scientist (2008-2014) / Working in Industry

Ricardo Capone, PhD / Project Scientist (2009-2012)/ Postdoctoral Studies at UCSD (Lab of William Mobley)

Karen Beeri, MS / Staff Scientist (2010) / Working in Industry

Anna Karra / Research Assistant (2010-2011) / Medical Student at Tulane University

Visiting/ Research Scholars

Ze Shi, PhD / Visiting Scientist

Prof. Rongzhang Hao, Beijing Institute of Disease Control & Prevention (2017-2018) 

Nathan Khosla / Research Scientist, Chemical Engineering (2016)

Prof. Feng Zhang from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University) / Visiting scholar (2016-2017)

Prof. Liping Wang from Shanghai Jiao Tong University) / Visiting scholar (2016-2017)

Karla Santacruz Gomez, PhD / Visiting Scientist (2014-2015) / Returned to University of Sonora, Mexico

Prof. Lital Alfonta from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel / Visiting scholar (2014-2015)

Prof. Michael Meijler from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel / Visiting scholar (2014-2015)

Ruth Zohrer, PhD / Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (2011-2012) / Returned to Flinders University, Australia

Prof. Paul Hansma from University of California, Santa Barbara / Visiting scholar (2010-2011)

Undergraduates

William Livingston / Bioengineering: Biotechnology (2022) / Graduate student

Grace Taylor

Dana Steinberg

Nathan Pun / Chemical Engineering

Quynh Do / Bioengineering

Manuel Sobol / Mechanical Engineering

Denny Nguyen / Chemistry

Diep Nguyen / Biochemistry

Yijie He/ Bioengineering: Biosystems (2019)

Siddhartha Akkiraju / Chemical Engineering/ Pursuing Graduate School at Purdue 

Sami Kazmi/ Chemical Engineering (2017)

Samuel Dossou / Chemical Engineering

Paul Sud/ Bioengineeering

Alice Yepremyan/ Bioengineering/ Pursuing Graduate School at UCSD

Alex Colburn/ Bioengineering (2016)/ Pursuing Graduate School at Columbia University.

Daniel Vong / Mechanical Engineering (2015)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Baxi Chong/ Bioengineering (2015) / Continuing undergraduate studies

Sanam Mozaffari/ Bioengineering (2014)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Suri Sherman/ Environmental Science (2014)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Victoria Stanley/ Nanoengineering (2014) / Continuing undergraduate studies

Jerry Narez / BS Bioengineering (2014) /Working in industry

Paula Anzenberg/BS, Bioengineering(2013-2014)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Amanda Woodcock / Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2013)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Aalap Herur-Raman / Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2013)/ Continuing undergraduate studies

Lu Yang/ BS Biotechnology(2011-2013)/ Pursuing Graduate School at Stanford.

Karl Hujsak/BS Nanoengineering (2011-2013)/ Pursuing Graduate School at Northwestern

Alan Gomez/ BS Bioengineering( 2011-2013)/ Working in Industry

Pavan Kanekal /BS Biotechnology (2012)/ Continuing undergarduate studies

Celine Liong/ BS Nanoengineering (2012 / Continued undergraduate studies

Max Yang/ BS Bioengineering (2011-2012) / Continued undergraduate studies

Sinduja Karl Marx/ BS Biotechnology (2011) / Continued undergraduate studies

Anthony Neuberger / Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2010, 2012)/ Returned to UNM

Heather Barnard/ Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2012)/ Returned to UCSB

Yelena Menyaylenko/ BS Biotechnology(2010-2012) / Pursuing M.Eng Bioengineering at UCSD

Samantha Reiss/BS Biotechnology (2011-2012)/ Pursue M.Eng Bioengineering at UCSD

Christopher Paul Hyunbum Seo/Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (2011-2012)/ Returned to University of Auckland, New Zealand

Davis Carlin / Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2010) / Returned to Cal Poly SLO

Sumeet Shroff / Summer Undergraduate Researcher (2010, 2011) / Returned to University of Pittsburgh

High School Students

Thomas de Torsiac

Harish Srinivasan

Sasha Rashid

Dave Melkani

Aaron Tam

Malvika Jain (2018)

Gita Multani (2017)

Priya Multani (2017)

Gabrielle Montez (2013)

Luis Castillo (2013)

Connor O'Connell (2013)

Matthew Eliceiri (2013)

Adrian Mendez (2012)

Nancy Ortiz (2012)

Cesar Guerrero (2011)Previous Lab Members