Alumni
Potdoctoral Scientists
Dr. Ryan Loh
PhD. UIUC (Psychology & Neuroscience),
In the group 2017-2020
Topic: In-vivo electrophysiology examining neural circuits underlying complex behavior
Job: Data Scientist , Denver Health
Dr. Sungho Kim
PhD. CMU (Electricial Engineering),
In the group 2019-2021
Nano dialysis neural probe with nanoporous silicon membrane G
Job: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Graduate students
Yan Zhang (ECE)
M.S., Tsinghua (Instrument Science and Technology),
PhD ECE 2017-2021
On-demand droplet generation for on-chip high temporal resolution chemical sensing
Job: Software Engineer, Google
Colin Graber (CS) (jointly with Prof. Schwing)
B.S., Purdue (Computer Engineering),
PhD (ECE) 2016-2021
Structured graphical models
Job: Software Engineer at Waymo
Kun Hu (BioEng)
B.S., Lanzhou University (Biology),
MS (BioEng) 2020-2023
Job: Data Engineer at StoneX
Prasoon Jha (ECE)
B.S., Toronto (Electrical Engineering),
MS ECE 2018-2020
Implantable optogenetics neural probes
Job: FPGA Software Engineer, Intel
Yifei Yan (ECE)
B.S.. Tsinghua (Materials Science and Engineering),
MS, ECE 2017-2019
Design and fabrication of ultra-thin nanoporous membrane used for dialysis.
Job: Machine Learning Engineer at Apple
Ari Esters (ECE)
B.S., Stanford (Chemical Engineering),
MS, UIUC (Electrical Engineering), 2016-2018
Simulation, fabrication, and testing of silicon nanofluidic channels for chemical transport
First job: Process Engineer, Micron Technology
Oscar Bi (ECE)
B.S., UIUC (Electrical Engineering)
MS, UIUC (Electrcial Engineering), 2016-2018
Silicon process development for surface nanofluidic channels
First job: Process Engineer, Micron Technology
Undergraduate students
Nur Al-Kodmany (Psychology)
2021-2023 Ethological behavior in tactile virtual reality
Job: pursuing MS in Physics
Kathleen Ferreira (MechSE)
2019-2020 Processing development for integrated neuroprobes
Job: Process Engineer, Texas Instruments
Alyssa Licudine (BioE)
2019-2020 Electrostatic droplet counter
Job: Product Development Engineer, Intel
Summer interns
Xingyu Chen (BioE)
M.S., UIUC (BioEng), 2018
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong (BioMedical) 2017
Signal analysis software for texture presentation in mice behavioral experiments
Yuan Zhu (BioE)
M.S., UIUC (BioEng) 2018
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong (BioMedical) 2017
Virtual tactile reality for rodents
Previous group members at IBM Watson Research Center
Postdoctoral scientists
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Eric Dulkeith (TU Munich) “Optical nonlinearities in silicon photonic crystal waveguides” 2003-2005
Currently Sr. Executive at Detecon
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Fengnian Xia (Princeton) “Slow light in coupled resonators” 2005-2007
Currently Assoc. Professor at Yale
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William Green (Caltech) “Silicon modulator” 2006-2007
Currently Senior Manager at IBM Research
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Joris Van Campenhout (Ghent) “Broadband optical switches” 2007-2009
Currently Director at IMEC
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Jin Hong Park (Stanford) “Dark current reduction in germanium MSM photodetectors” 2009-2010
Currently Ass. Professor at Sungkyunkwan University
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Jessie Rosenberg (Caltech) “Microring silicon modulators” 2010-2011
Currently Manager at IBM Research
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Jon Proesel (CMU) “CMOS analog circuits design for nanophotonics” 2010-2012
Currently Research Staff Member at IBM Research
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Huapu Pan (Virginia Tech) “Photodetectros and integrated nanophotonics receivers” 2010-2012
Currently Quant at Citadel LLC
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Seyoung Kim (UT Austin) “Neuromorphic RRAM devices” 2014-2015
Currently Research Staff Member at IBM Research