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

Azka Ahmed

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Elebeoba May

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers Univeristy

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

Yogeshwari Ambekar

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Government College of Engineering in Amravati, India and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in Hyderabad, India

Diego Andrade

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das

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

Mohammad Badri-Ahmadi
Mohammad Badri-Ahmadi

Incoming year: Fall 2016

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis

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

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

Luciano Branco

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: 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

Kristen Brosamer

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Richard Willson

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomolecular Engineering from the University of California in Santa Cruz

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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. Jacinta Conrad/Dr. Richard Willson

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

Ryan Crane

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Muna Naash

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Cell, Molecular, and Physical Biology from Christopher Newport University; Bachelors in Chemistry from Christopher Newport University

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Eric Cunningham

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay

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

Incoming year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das

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

Faheem Ershad

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Cunjiang Yu

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

Feng Fang

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang

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

Behrang Fazli

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Nuri Ince

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Iran Univeristy of Science and Technology, Iran and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from University of Tehran, Iran

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

Xingjian Gu

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: 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

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

Kareem Hussein

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

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

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University

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

Manisha Jha

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Renita Horton

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Oils, Surfactants and Oleochemicals from the Institute of Chemical Technology, India  and Masters in Marketing from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, India

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

Amareswararao Kavuri

Incoming Year: Fall 2016

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das

Previous Degrees: Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University and Masters in Visual Information and Embedded Systems from the India Institute of Technology

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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

Chung-Fan Kuo

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Sheereen Majd

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemistry from Soochow Univeristy, Taiwan, Masters in Biomedical Engineering from National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan and Masters in Bioengineering from Pennsylvania St. University

Rongwei Lei

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology, Marine Pharmaceutics from Shanghai Ocean University, China and Masters of Biotechnology from Pennsylvania State University

Yang Liu, Ph.D.

Incoming Year: Spring 2018

Advisor: Dr. Yichung Zhang

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Industrial Automation from Liaoning Univeristy of Technology, China, Masters in Control Theory and Control Engineering from Liaoning Univeristy of Technology, China and Doctorate in Control Theory and Control Engineering from Zhejiang Univeristy, China

David Lloyd

Incoming year: Summer 2020

Advisor: 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

Oman Magaña-Tellez
Oman Magaña-Tellez

Incoming year: Fall 2015

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis

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

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

Fereshteh Mirab

Incoming Year: Fall 2018

Advisor: Dr. Sheereen Majd

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

Muhammad Mansoor Mughal
Muhammad Mansoor Mughal

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan and Masters in Mechatronics from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Achuth Nair

Incoming Year: Fall 2016

Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin

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

Alexis Palomarez

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Renita Horton

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

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

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

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

Kevin Romero

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

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

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

Christian Rutan Woods

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology from Univeristy of Tennessee

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. Irina Larina

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 Sanchez Cereceda

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

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

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

Bret See

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

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

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

Gang Seo

Incoming year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University

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

Tanya Singh
Tanya Singh

Incoming year: Fall 2022

Advisor: Dr. Naash/Dr. Al-Ubaidi

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

Chandra Prakash Swamy

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Nuri Ince

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Chenling Tang

Incoming Year: Spring 2020

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biological Engineering from Jimei Univeristy, China and Masters in Biology from Illionis Institute of Technology

Israt Tasnim

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Nuri Ince

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

Arjun Vasan

Incoming Year: Summer 2020

Advisor: Dr. Sheereen Majd

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

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Esperanza Vazquez

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay

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

Yifei Wang

Incoming Year: Fall 2017

Advisor: Dr. Sheereen Majd

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Pharmacy from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China

Bowen Yang

Incoming Year: Fall 2019

Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu

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

Zuha Yousuf

Incoming year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

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

Syed Sheahan Ahmed

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

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

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Joe Alanis

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

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

Jessica Castillo

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan

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

Ekta Chaudhari

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

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

Jill DeVries

Incoming year: Spring 2021

Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Grand Valley State University

Logan Dickey

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis

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

Chienyem Ezike

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Ajman University, United Arab Emirates

Isaiah Farayola

Incoming Year: Summer 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria and Masters in Telecommunications Engineering from Middlesex University, Great Britian

Mason Garza

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

Advisor: Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Texas-Pan American

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Gabriel Gelabert

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

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

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Jessica Ha

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas

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

Hana Hamed

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

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

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Kristen Jackson

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biology from the University of Colorado-Denver

Ahish Chandra Kallare Harish

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the Ramaiah Institute Of Technology, India

Melysenda Lopez

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

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

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Javier Magana

Incoming Year: Summer 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mathematical Biology from the University of Houston, and Bachelors in Molecular Genetics from the University of Texas-M.D.Anderson Cancer Center

Shaian Mohammadian

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Bachelors in Biological Sciences from Rice University

Anjan Nagesh Ballekere

Incoming Year: Fall 2020

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

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

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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

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

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

Katherine Pham

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Jinsook Roh

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

Consuelo Pujaico Ramos

Incoming Year: Spring 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Nacional del Callao, Peru

Alejandro Rubiano

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Lousiana State University and A&M College

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Sara Samarasekara

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

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

Apryl Sanchez

Incoming Year: Spring 2022

Advisor: Dr. Renita Horton

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

Sreeja Sarva

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, India

Samara Sharpe

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Advisor: Dr. Mini Das

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

Alexus Smith

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Applied Engineering from Kent State University

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Henry Staten

Incoming Year: Fall 2021

Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Bioengineering from North Carolina A&T State University

Eduardo Velez

Incoming Year: Fall 2022

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