Andrei Afanasiev
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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
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Carlton Himes
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Carlton is a returning student at U.W. after receiving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He joined the group as an undergraduate with the goal of learning more about interdisciplinary EE research. His undergraduate research project was in bioelectric power generation and conversion, and he worked with Professor Parviz and other researchers in the EE department to power electronic circuits by connecting them to living trees. His is currently working on his MSEE with a project to apply self-assembly techniques in the design of electric vehicle power supplies. Carlton has been active in both UW's study abroad and co-op programs, having spent one quarter studying at Peking University in Beijing, and two quarters working with Blue Origin in Kent. He likes to study languages, math and kung fu, and go hiking, camping and biking.
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Dan Kelly
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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.
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Andy Lingley
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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.
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Christian Marchiselli
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Christian is a graduate student 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.
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Ramin Mirjalili
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Ramin has received his B.Sc and M.Sc degrees from sharif university of Technology, Tehran. He studied Electrical and Petroleum Engineering in his undergraduate studies. He continued his studies in Electronics with a focus on Microelectronics Circuitry and Biosensors. He joined Professor Parviz's group as a PhD student in Sep, 2009. He started with working on template and components for micron-scale and nano-scale self-assembly and focused to devise a method to quantify their performance. He enjoys playing soccer and studying Karate, which he trained in more than 6 years!
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Ehsan Saeedi
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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.
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Angela Shum
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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.
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Nicole Thomas
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Nicole Thomas earned a diploma in Electrical Engineering from Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, and a M.Sc. in Physics from Portland State University, both in 2008. At PSU, she worked on the fabrication of carbon nanotube field effect transistors and their characterization in the dependency of varying environmental conditions. The thesis work for her engineering degree, carried out at IMEC, Belgium, was focused on resistively switching memory devices based upon the organic semiconductor CuTCNQ. She gained further research experiences during several internships, for example at IMEC, Belgium, and the Research Center Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany. Nicole joined the group as a Ph.D. Student in fall 2009. She is working on the design and fabrication of biosensors and the electronic (de-)activation of glucose oxidase. Besides working in the lab, she enjoys being outside, running, baking, knitting, hiking, cross-country skiing, and traveling.
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Huanfen Yao
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Huanfen has received her B.E. degree in Electric Engineering and M.S. in Biology from Tsinghua University in China. During the three years in Tsinghua, she have participated in some projects about developing micro biomedical devices, especially electroporation microchips. In September 2009 she joined Prof. Parviz's group to pursue her PhD degree. Her current research is mainly focused on glucose sensor. She enjoys playing ping-pong, traveling and swimming.
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