| Alumni: Students:
Nishant Nerurkar, MS ECE, Aug 2000. “Using the JSM6400 as a high resolution litography system”, now at Sun Microsystems.
Amit Gupta, MS ECE, Decemeber 2000. “Design and Microfabrication of Thin Single Crystal Cantilever Beams for Scanning Probe Applications” – now a post-doc in my group.
Ninad Shinde,MS ME, December 2001. “Design and Fabrication of a Mesoscopic Pulse Tube Refrigerator System”, Co-Major Prof. G. Chiu – Now at Advion Bioscience
Zack Hilt, MS ChemE, Spring 2002. “A Microfabricated Biosensor Based on Cantilevers Patterned with Environmentally Sensitive Hydrogels”, Co-Major Prof. N. Peppas – Now an Assistant Professor at University of Kentucky.
Dong Guo, MS ECE, December 2002, “A Novel Protein Patterning Technique Using DNA linkers” – Now a PhD student at Purdue.
Hassan Raza, MS ECE, December 2002, “Fabrication and Characterization of Ultra-thin Nitrided Gate Oxide MOS Capacitors” – Now a PhD student with Prof. S. Datta.
Oguz Elibol, MS ECE, December 2003, “Fabrication and Characterization of Nano-wire Silicon Sensors”, Now a PhD student in my group.
Angelica Davila MS ECE, Spring 2006, “Microcantilever Biosensors for Biological Detection of Bacillus anthracis Sterne spores in Air and Fluid”. Now at Intel Corp, Santa Clara, CA.
Kevin Lee, MS ME, Spring 2006, “The Development Of Highly Functional Cartridge For Rapid Detection of Microbial Contaminants”. Now at BioVitesse, Inc.
Piyush Bajaj, MS BME, Summer 2008, “Characterization of UNCD Surfaces for Biocompatible Implants", Now a PhD student at UIUC.
Rafael Gomez, PhD ECE, December 2003, “Biochips for Rapid Detection of Cell Metabolism”. Now a Post-doc at Stanford with Prof. Steve Quake.
Haibo Li, PhD ECE, August 2004, “Dielectrophoresis and its Application in BioChips”, Now at Impinj, Seatlle, Washington.
Sangwoo Lee, PhD ECE, December 2004, “Technology Development for Heterogeneous Integration of Silicon Elecronic Devices Using Directed Fluidic Self-Assembly”, Now an Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Yonsai University, Korea.
Hung Chang, PhD ECE, December 2005, “Characterization Of DNA Translocation Through A Silicon Based Nanopores”. Now a Research Assistant Professor at Arizona State University.
Amit Gupta, PhD ECE, December 2005, “Micromechanical Resonant Sensors for Detection and Characterization of Biological Entities”. Now a post-doc at Harvard Medical School with Prof. Mehmet Toner.
Samir Iqbal, PhD ECE, May 2007, “An Electrical Framework for Characterization of DNA Molecules”. Post doc in our group in spring 2007, Now an Assistant Prof. at University of Texas at Arlington.
Yi-Shao Liu, PhD ECE, May 2008, “Impedance Spectroscopy Based Micro-Scale Biosensing”, Now a post-doc in our group.
Post-Doctoral Fellows/Research Scientists:
Helen McNally, PhD. EE, Arizona State University.
Jan 2001 – December 2002, Post-doc/Research Scientist in our group. Now a
research scientist at Center of Paralysis Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Sangwoo Lee, PhD, ECE, Purdue University
Jan 2005 – May 2005, PhD and post doc in my group.
Now an Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Yonsai University, Korea.
Woo-Jin Chang, PhD. ChemE, Inha University, Korea.
Jan 2002 – Oct 2003, Post-doc in my group. Now a Research Professor at Inha University, Korea.
Liju Yang, PhD. Biol. and Agri. Engineering, University of Arkansas.
Sept 2004 - Feb 2006, Post-doc in our group. Now an Assistant Professor at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC.
Demir Akin, DVM, PhD. Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University.
Jan 2002 - 2005, Sr. Research Scientist in my group, biomedical
expertise. Research Assistant Professor, Nanomedicine, in Weldon School
of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University. Fall 2006-Spring 2008.
Now, the Deputy Director of Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
at Stanford University Medical School.
Dallas Morisette, PhD. ECE, Purdue University.
Jan 2003 – Spring 2008, Sr. Research Scientist in my group (part time). Microelectronics and fab expertise.
Sr. Device Engineer, BioVitesse, Inc. West Lafayette, IN.
Jaesung Jang, PhD, ME, Purdue University
Aug 2004 – Sept 2007, Post-doc in my group. MEMS and fab expertise. Now an Assistant Professor at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Kwanseop Lim, PhD, Chemistry, Inha University, Korea
Feb 2005 to Feb 2007, Post-doc in my group. Now a post-doc at University of Minnesota, MN.
Samir Iqbal, PhD, ECE, Purdue University
March, 2007 – July 2007, Ph.D. and Post-doc in my group. Microelectronics and MEMS fab and DNA chemistry expertise. Now an Assistant Prof. at University of Texas at Arlington.
Shantanu Bhattacharya, PhD ME, University of Missouri, Columbia
Aug 2006 – June 2007, Post doc in my group, Now an Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Undergraduate
Students:
Jeff Uram, Fall 2000, EE496: Design of a Neuro-chip
Oguz Elibol, Spring 2001, EE496: Design and Set up of a Pressure
Test System for MEMS
Vandna Handa, Fall 2002, EE496: DNA-based Self Assembly and Charge
Determination on Silicon Devices Due to Charged Molecules
Eric Robert Tkaczyk, 2002-2003, DNA-based Self Assembly and Charge
Determination on Silicon Devices Due to Charged Molecules
Robert Peterson, Summer 2003, Measurement on bottom gate MOS devices.
Azam Ghafoor, Summer 2003, Howard Hughes Fellow, AFM Measurements
of Virus and Proteins.
Erik Tseregounis, Summer 2003, NASA SURI program, Micro-particle
Capture of Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli: Towards Micromechanical
Bacterial Sensing.
High
School Students:
2000-2001, Azam Ghafoor, a West Lafayette High School Junior Year
student did his Biology project on biochips in our lab and won the
first prize in Biology Science Fair.
2001-2002, Lawrence Lee, a West Lafayette High School Senior Year
student did his Biology project on biochips in our lab and won the
first prize in Biology Science Fair.
2002-2003, Prag Sharma, an 8th grader is did a Science Project and
won the gold medal in the category of Microbiology, in the Purdue
Regional Science Fair.
|
