Babak Parviz received his graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in Physics and Electrical Engineering. From 2000 to 2001 he was at Nanovation Technologies Inc. as a device designer and product manager. From 2001 to 2003 he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. He joined the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Washington as an assistant professor in October 2003.  Babak is a member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, American Chemical Society, American Academy of NanoMedicine, and IEEE. He has received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Michigan, the Bronze Medal from the 22nd International Physics Olympiad, and the First Prize of the Kharazmi Award for designing a single-engine airplane.  He has some unsubstantiated claims about soccer skills. When he is not in his office working, he is probably somewhere else, well . . . working!

Ilkka Lähdesmäki got his M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Abo Akademi University in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Washington in 1999. After earning his Ph.D., he moved back to his native Finland and held post-doctoral positions at Abo Akademi University and the University of Turku. In 2002, he joined Schering AG as an analytical chemist, working on chromatographic method development and validation. Since 2005, he has been a research scientist at the University of Washington. His current research activities include the development of flow analysis methods in the Ruzicka research group (Dept. of Chemistry), as well as work on chemical microsensors in the Parviz research group. As a counterpoint to his academic career, he has a part time position as a scientist at FIALab Instruments, a Bellevue-based company that develops and manufactures instrumentation for flow analysis.

Samuel Kim received his BS in 1999 and MS in 2001 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. After graduation, he worked for Illumina, Inc., a biotechnology company in San Diego, CA. He worked there as a Senior Engineer on robotics, automation, and software development for DNA microarray technologies. He began pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnology in 2004 at the University of Washington. His research interests are in the area of biophotonic and optoelectronic devices. He is currently working with Professors Parviz and Meldrum to develop a novel platform which has the capacity and throughput necessary for the analysis of single cell variation.

After growing up in Alaska and getting his B.S. in Computer Engineering at Washington State University, John finally decided to join civilization by attending UW. As a member of Prof. Parviz's group, John is working on constructing nano-scale electronic devices using self-assembly guided by DNA; and direct conversion of molecular recognition and binding events to electronic signals. Outside of school John enjoys spending time with friends and his wife Brie. His hobbies include baseball, basketball, and driving.

Ehsan has received his B.Sc degree from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, and joined Prof.Parviz' group as graduate student in Sep, 2005. He is working on integrating organic electronic and optoelectronic components onto single platforms using self-assembly.

Angela Shum earned a BSEE at Caltech in 2000 and a MSEE at UCLA in 2003. At UCLA, she researched a MEMS implementation for spray cooling of LDMOSFETs. Her other fabrication research experiences include internships at Sandia National Labs and Hughes Research Labs. Her project at Sandia investigated the process for making masks used for the X-ray lithography step of LIGA, a procedure for making high aspect ratio microparts. At HRL, she helped develop a patented process for conforming electronics to arbitrary surfaces including those with 2D curvatures. Before attending UW, she also worked as a systems engineer at the Space and Airborne Systems division of Raytheon Company. Currently, Angela is pursuing a PhD in Nanotechnology working on hybrid solid-state/biological manufacturing processes and single cell analysis systems. Besides school, her main interests include napping, relaxing with friends, and not driving. She also finds joy in eating candy.

Andrei Afanasiev has received a B.A. degree in Physics and a minor in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2005. At UCB he researched thermal and electronic properties, novel synthesis methods and manipulation techniques of carbon and BN nanotubes. After graduating he worked for a year at AMD/Spansion as a Process Engineer developing the 65 and 45 nanometer SONOS-type flash memory. Having joined Prof. Parviz' group in 2006 as a PhD student, Andrei is working on designing nanoscale electronic sensors capable of detecting biomolecules at   concentrations pertinent to single cell measurements. Outside of lab he enjoys - depending on the season - skiing, snowboarding, sailing and hiking

Andy Lingley received his BS from Montana State University in 2007 before returning to his home state and the University of Washington for graduate school.  He worked as an intern for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the summers of 2005, 2006, and 2007.  At Montana State, he developed an interest in microfabrication and nanotechnology, and subsequently acted as the teaching assistant for Introduction to Microfabrication and Introduction to MEMS.  He is currently in his first year of graduate school, working to integrate electronics and sensors onto a contact lens platform for a number of novel applications.  He enjoys traveling, playing guitar, soccer, and practically anything outdoors.

Dmitriy Khatayevich has received his B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington. As an undergraduate he worked on applications of genetically engineered polypeptides for inorganics (GEPIs) as functional SAM erectors. He started his graduate studies in the MSE department in 2007 and is jointly supervised by professor Parviz and professor Sarikaya. Currently, he is studying electron transport through single peptide molecules.

Melissa received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2007.  She is continuing in the Electrical Engineering department as a graduate student.  As an undergraduate, Melissa participated in research in the Vaezy Medical Ultrasound Laboratory as a Mary Gates Research Scholar.  Her research interests include biomedical instrumentation and bioMEMS.  In January 2007 she began working with the Parviz group, where her current research project involves fabricating low-cost micro- and nano-scale biosensors on plastics.  Outside of the department, Melissa enjoys working with the UW Society of Women Engineers to expand professional development and mentorship opportunities on campus.

After working for several years in the automotive industry as both a mechanic and a painter, Dan returned to school and earned a B.S. in physics with a concentration in electronics and instrumentation and minors in mathematics, english, and philosophy from James Madison University in 2008.  While at JMU, Dan developed an interest in microfabrication and MEMS technology.  He joins the group in the summer of 2008 to work on novel man-machine interfaces. In his spare time, Dan enjoys hiking, music, and working on classic cars and motorcycles.

James worked with the group as an undergraduate in the Electrical Engineering department here at the University of Washington.  After graduating with a bachelor's degree in December, 2007 he was hired on as a research engineer.  His work involves microfluidics, self-assembly, capturing single cells, and system automation.  In his spare time he enjoys basketball, golf, and traveling.

James Sung is a junior in the Electrical Engineering Department focusing on biomedical instrumentation as his concentration. He joined the group in the autumn quarter of 2008 and is currently conducting research on methods of improving the self-assembly process of inorganic micro-displays on flexible plastic substrates. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, badminton, and hanging out with friends.

Carlton is a junior currently working on a BS in Electrical Engineering.  After graduating, he plans on studying EE further and obtaining an MSEE.  He joined the group with the goal of learning more about interdisciplinary EE research. His is currently studying bioelectronic power generation and conversion.  He likes to study languages, math and kung fu, and go hiking, camping and biking.

Christian is a senior in Electrical Engineering, focusing his studies in Sensors and Devices. He recently transfered to UW from Tulane University where he worked with Dr. Venkatesh on Piezoelectric composites. His current work is focusing on protein-guided self-assembly of nanoelectronic devices. Outside of the lab, Christian enjoys mountain climbing, biking, and kitesurfing.

Xiaorong Xiang, Postdoctoral Associate (currently at Intel)

Sean Stauth, MS (currently at Accenture Labs)

Keith Jenkins, Undergraduate Student (currently at Boeing)

Nick Pounders, Undergraduate Student (currently at Intel)

Wesley Wang, Undergraduate Student (currently at Hewlett-Packard)

Walt Wyman, Undergraduate Student

Jianchun Dong, PhD (currently at Philips Healthcare)

Christopher Morris, PhD

Harvey Ho, MS (currently at Sandia National Labs)

Ranjana Mehta, Postdoctoral Associate

Lisa Oh, Undergraduate Student

Coretta Maremma, MS

Aaron Midkiff, MS

Louis Draghi, Undergraduate Student

Sunny Sharma, Undergraduate Student

Sung Min Lee, Undergraduate Student

Michael McMillan, Undergraduate Student

Calvin Lin, Undergraduate Student