Graduate Students
Ph.D. Students

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2018
Advisor: Dr. Elebeoba May
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2022
Advisor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Beykent University

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

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

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

Incoming year: Summer 2021
Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin
Previous Degree: Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Richard Willson/ Dr. Jacinta Conrad
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Incoming year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan
Previous Degree: Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

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

Incoming year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan/Dr. Hien Nguyen
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2021
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Francis
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Science from Newman University
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

Incoming year: Fall 2021
Advisor: Dr. Mini Das/ Dr. Howard Gifford
Previous degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma

Incoming Year: Fall 2021
Advisor: Dr. Luca Pollonini
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

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

Incoming Year: Summer 2021
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Incoming year: Fall 2023
Advisor: Dr. Zhengwei Li
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology

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

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

Incoming Year: Spring 2020
Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas-El Paso

Incoming Term: Summer 2020
Advisor: Dr. Luca Pollonini
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma

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

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

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from Rice University

Incoming Year: Fall 2020
Advisor: Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from New York University Abu Dhabi

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

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

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University

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

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2017
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Bioengineering from Ege Univeristy, Turkey and Masters in Nanotechnology from Gediz University, Turkey

Incoming Year: Spring 2021
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the Arizona State University

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

Incoming year: Spring 2023
Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin
Previous Degree(s): Medical Doctor from Pirogov Research Medical University, Russia

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2016
Advisor: Dr. Jospeh Francis
Previous Degree: Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University

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

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

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from the University of Houston-Downtown

Incoming Year: Summer 2020
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay/Dr. Yasemin Akay
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas

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

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

Incoming Year: Summer 2020
Advisor: Dr. Yuncheng Du
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Florida International University

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

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

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

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

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

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University

Incoming Year: Summer 2020
Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan/Dr. Sunil Krishnan
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Advisor: Dr. Yuncheng Du
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University

Incoming year: Fall 2023
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Shantou University, China

Incoming year: Summer 2023
Advisor: Dr. Muna Naash /Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biochemistry from University of Saint Thomas

Incoming Year: Spring 2021
Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin
Previous Degree(s): Masters in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biochemistry from George Washington University

Incoming Year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Polymer Materials and Engineering from Sichuan University, China

Incoming Year: Fall 2019
Advisor: Dr. Muayyad Al-Ubaidi
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Environmental Engineering from Bohai University, China
Master's Students

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Houston

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Wichita State University

Incoming Year: Fall 2021
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biotechnology from D. Y. Patil University, India

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Radiologic Sciences from Upstate Medical University

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Incoming Year: Fall 2021
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemistry from the University of Houston

Incoming year: Fall 2023
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University

Incoming Year: Fall 2021
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Science from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Incoming Year: Summer 2023
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Economics from Hampton University and Masters in Nutrition from University of Houston

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston

Incoming year: Fall 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas

Incoming Year: Spring 2021
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of Houston-Downtown

Incoming Year: Spring 2021
Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Islamic Azad University, Iran

Incoming Year: Spring 2022
Advisor: Dr. Renita Horton
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University

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

Incoming Year: Fall 2022
Previous Degree(s): Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Trinity College