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Graduate Students

Ph.D. Students

Kumar Abhishek

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan/Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India and Masters in Industrial and Production Engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College, India

Daniel Ajuzie

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Elebeoba May

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Ayman Alamir

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University

Shahin Alipour
Shahin Alipour

Incoming Year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Beykent University

Diego Andrade
Diego Andrade

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das/ Dr. Howard Gifford

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mathematics from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and Masters in Industrial Engineering from Kumoh National University of Technology, South Korea

Mehrdad Bandegi

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from University of Semnan-Iran and Masters in Biomedical Engineering-Bioengineering from Southern Illinois University

Abraham Bautista

Incoming Year: Spring 2020

Faculty: Dr. Ioannis Kakadiaris

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electronic Engineering and Computing from University of Guadalajara, Mexico and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Hariprasad Bhoomija
Hariprasad Bhoomija

Incoming year: Spring 2024

Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Reza Abidian

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biological Sciences from Louisiana State University and A&M College and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from University of Houston

Luciano Branco
Luciano Branco

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Jerome Schultz/ Dr. Nuri Ince

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Systems Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston

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Andres Bryan

Incoming year: Summer 2021

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree: Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Jared Cammon

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and Masters in Bioengineering from Clemson University

Maede Chabi Bahmanshiri

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Richard Willson/ Dr. Jacinta Conrad

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Srinandhini Chandran

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan

Previous Degree: Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Harshdeep Chawla

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, India and Masters in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology

Pietro Cicalese

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan/Dr. Hien Nguyen

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Mohammad Daouk
Mohammad Daouk

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mathematics from University of Florida and Masters in Computational Mathematics from University of Central Oklahoma

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Logan Dickey

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Science from Newman University

Mai Dinh

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University, Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University, and Masters in Business Administration in Healthcare Management from North American University

Anthony Donaldson
Anthony Donaldson

Incoming year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das/ Dr. Howard Gifford

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma

Talukdar Raian Ferdous

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Jefferson Friguglietti

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor Dr. Fatima Merchant

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from University of Houston and Masters in Engineering Technology from the University of Houston

Austin Ganaway

Incoming Year: Summer 2021

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Ali Garmroudi
Ali Garmroudi

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Zhengwei Li

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology

Xingjian Gu
Xingjian Gu

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Bioengineering from Southeast University, China and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from University of Texas-Arlington

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Chen Guo

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electronic Information Engineering from Hangzhou Dianzi University, China and Masters in Information and Communication Engineering from Zheijian Gongshang University
 

Jessica Gutierrez

Incoming Year: Spring 2020

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas-El Paso

Cameron Hanan

Incoming Term: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma

Qingrong He
Qingrong He

Incoming year: Summer 2023

Advisor: Dr. Ran An

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Petroleum Engineering from Southwest Petroleum University and Masters in Oil and Gas Engineering from University of Western Australia

Yoon No Hong

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Sogang University, South Korea, Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Sogang University, South Korea and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines

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Hemen Hosseinzadeh

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Drs. Venkatesh Balan/Richard Willson

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors  from Payame Noor University, Iran and Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Houston

Larissa Ikelle

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from Rice University

Mubasher Iqbal

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

Advisor: Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from New York University Abu Dhabi

MD Mobarak Karim

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s):Masters in Biomedical Science and Engineering from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

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Corey Knutson-Huddleston

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston

Leah Lewis
Leah Lewis

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University

Hongwei Lin
Hongwei Lin

Incoming year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Howard Gifford

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Northeastern University and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

David Lloyd
David Lloyd

Incoming year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas

Gulsah Malgir

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Bioengineering from Ege Univeristy, Turkey and Masters in Nanotechnology from Gediz University, Turkey

Megan Mendieta

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the Arizona State University

Guzel Musina
Guzel Musina

Incoming year: Spring 2023

Advisor: Dr. Irina Larina/ Dr. Metin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Laser Techniques and Technology from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia and Masters in Laser Techniques and Technology from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia

Pavel Nikitin
Pavel Nikitin

Incoming year: Spring 2023

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Medical Doctor from Pirogov Research Medical University, Russia

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Arnab Paul

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from University of Dharka

Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry

Incoming Year: Fall 2016

Advisor: Dr. Jospeh Francis

Previous Degree: Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University

Manuel Portilla Jimenez

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechatronics from Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial, Ecuador and Masters in Bioengineering from Temple University

Farial Rahman
Farial Rahman

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Dallas

Amairani Ramirez Rendon
Amairani Ramirez Rendon

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from the University of Houston-Downtown

Kevin Romero
Kevin Romero

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas

Sajedeh Saeidi Fard

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Optic and Laser Engineering from Shahid Bahonar University, Iran and Masters in Photonics from Shahid Beheshti University, Iran 

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Mohammad Salemizadeh Parizi

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Fatima Merchant

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Golestan University, Iran and Masters in Micro and Nano-electronic Devices from the University of Tehran, Iran

Cristina
Cristina Sanchez Cereceda

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Yuncheng Du   

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Florida International University

Bret See
Bret See

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis/ Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin

Kimia Seyedmadani

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay

Previous degrees: Bachelors in Bioengineering from Arizona State University, Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University, and Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder 

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Ruchi Singh

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Jared Wosik

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India and Masters in Energy Science-Nanotechnology from Sung Kyun Kwan University, South Korea

Israt Tasnim
Israt Tasnim

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis/ Dr. Nuri Ince

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Shahab
Shahabedin Tavasoli

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tehran and Masters in Mechanical Engineering-Applied Design from Sharif University of Technology

Aygun Teymur
Aygun Teymur

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University 

Arjun
Arjun Vasan

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan/Dr. Sunil Krishnan

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

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Esperanza Vazquez

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Yuncheng Du 

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Bowen Xu
Bowen Xu

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Ran An

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in TCM Resources and Development from Henan University of Chinese Medicine and Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Chinese Medicine from Hong Kong Baptist University

Bowen Yang

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University

Dunyan Yao
Dunyan Yao

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Shantou University, China

Stephanie Zeibak
Stephanie Zeibak

Incoming year: Summer 2023

Advisor: Dr. Muna Naash /Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from University of Saint Thomas

Christian Zevallos Delgado

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Masters in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biochemistry from George Washington University

Shu Zhang

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Polymer Materials and Engineering from Sichuan University, China

Xue Zhao

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Environmental Engineering from Bohai University, China

Master's Students

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Joe Alanis

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Houston

Austin Bollinger
Austin Bollinger

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Wichita State University

Ekta Chaudhari

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from D. Y. Patil University, India

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Eric Cunningham

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Radiologic Sciences from Upstate Medical University

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Gabriel Gelabert

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Hana Hamed

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemistry from the University of Houston

Megan Hendricks
Megan Hendricks

Incoming year: Fall 2023

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University

Melysenda Lopez

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Science from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Netro McKay
Netro McKay

Incoming Year: Summer 2023

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Economics from Hampton University and Masters in Nutrition from University of Houston

Manaal Mustansir
Manaal Mustansir

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan

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Nhi Nguyen

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Hodge Ogede
Hodge Ogede

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas

Murtaza Oklu

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of Houston-Downtown

Neda Ostadnejad

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Islamic Azad University, Iran

Apryl Sanchez

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Renita Horton

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University

Tanya Singh
Tanya Singh

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Zoology from the University of Delhi, India and Masters in Biotechnology from Jamai Hamdard University, India

Eduardo Velez

Incoming Year: Fall 2022

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Trinity College