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Ms. Swetha Vaidyanathan 

Years in group: 2022 -2023, Masters Student

Home Department: Material Science and Engineering (MATSCI)    
Undergraduate School: Shiv Nadar College of Engineering, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, India    
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering    
Research interest: Battery Recycling, Waste resource recovery, Flexible batteries for wearable applications, Composite and origami-architected materials for prosthetics 
Hobbies: Classical Dance, Music, Cooking, Art, and Craft   


Mr. Jason Phong

Jason Phong

Year in group: 2020 - 2023, Undergraduate

Current: Ph. D. student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT 

Home Department: Materials Science & Engineering 
Research interest: Conductive hydrogels and capacitive pressure sensors

Hobbies: music, running, food, and TV


Mr. Arnob Das

Years in group: 2022 - 2023, Masters Student

Home Department: Materials Science & Engineering

Research Interest: Stretchable polymeric transistors and polymer semiconductors for temperature and skin conductance biosensin

Hobbies: Listening to R&B music, cooking, playing piano, reading

 


Mr. Michael Kao

Michael Kao

Year in joining group: 2019, Undergraduate Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Research interest: Stretchable organic batteries 
Hobbies: Chicken wings, music production, cycling, art museums

 


Ms. Michelle Li

Michelle Li

Year in joining group: 2021, Undergraduate 
Primary Lab: Hiesinger Lab 

Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Research Interest: Biomedical devices for drug delivery to the heart 
Hobbies: Traveling, design, cooking/baking

 


Ms. Celine Escarmant

Celine Escarmant

Year in joining group: 2019, Undergraduate 

Home Department: Biomechanical Engineering 
Research interest: flexible electronics for continuous tracking of tumor growth

Hobbies: playing the ukulele, cooking/baking, exercising, longboarding, and overall learning new things

 


Mr. Zongqi Li

Zongqi Li


Year in joining group: 2019, Masters Student

Home Department: Material Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Beijing Institute of Technology, China 
Undergraduate Major: Material Science and Engineering 
Hobbies: Powerlifting, Traveling, Movie

 


Ms. Alana Malaika Mermin-Bunnell

Alana Malaika Mermin-Bunnell

Year in joining group: 2019, Undergraduate Student

Research interest: developing a flexible electronic device to continuously monitor tumor growth 
Hobbies: visual art, baking, hiking, caring for animals

 

 


Ms. Liz Schell

Liz Schell

Year in joining group: 2019, EE, Masters Student

Research Interest: circuit design with novel devices, stretchable electronics 
Hobbies: climbing, biking, sewing

 

 


Mr. Wenhui Xu     

Wenhui Xu

Year in joining group: 2019, MSE, Masters Student

Undergraduate: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 
Research Interest: novel materials, wearable devices, advanced bioelectronics and sensors 
Hobbies: snowboarding, weight training and reading science fiction

 


Ms. Mel Guo

Mel Guo

Year in joining group: 2019, Undergraduate Student 

Research interests: biodegradable conductors and better interfaces for brain implants. Outside the lab, I enjoy doing math, learning jazz piano, and writing and acting for a gender monologue production.

 


Ms. Juliana Lu-Yang

Juliana Lu-Yang

Year in joining group: 2019, Undergraduate Student 

Nature of work: stretchable organic batteries

 

 

 


Ms. Kathy Liu

Kathy Liu

Year in joining group: 2017, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Undeclared 
Research interest: Sustainable materials for energy devices 
Hobbies: Dancing, debating, hiking, photography

 


Mr. Thomas Colburn

Thomas Colburn

Year in joining group: 2017, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Research interest: Organic Photovoltaic Cells Synthesis, Testing, and Characterization

 

 


Ms. Shuhan Liu

Shuhan Liu

Year in group: 2019, Visiting Undergraduate Student

Institution and Home Department: Peking University, China; Microelectronics Science and Engineering 

Research Interests: organic FET 
Hobbies: reading books, swimming

 


Ms. Fanny Ho

Fanny Ho

Year in group: 2019, Visiting Undergraduate Student

Institution and Home Department: National Technical University of Singapore; Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interests: Soft materials and flexible devices 
Hobbies: Music, travelling, double bass

 


Mr. Amir Kader

Amir Kader

Year in group: 2019, Undergraduate Student

Academic Interests: energy storage and efficiency, batteries 
Interests: mountain biking, philosophy, basketball

 

 


Mr. Albert Kim

Albert Kim

Year in group: 2019, Undergraduate Student

Home Department: Material Science and Engineering 
Research Interests: Wearable electronics, sensors, neural interface technology 
Hobbies: Reading about new ideas, eating good food, skiing, taking care of dogs

 


Ms. Abby Taussig

Abby Taussig

Years in group: 2017-2019, Undergraduate Student 

Research Interest: energy storage, solid polymer electrolytes 
Hobbies: running, playing guitar, backpacking, canoeing

 


Mr. Boning Huang

Boning Huang

Years in group: 2016-2018, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 
Research Interest: Carbon nanotube sorting and CNT-based devices 
Hobbies: archery, swimming, bicycling

 


Mr. Junheng Li

Junheng Li

Years in group: 2016-2018, Master Student

Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA 
Research interest: Non-covalent Bond-Assisted Design of Organic and Polymeric Semiconductors for Flexible Electronics 
Hobbies: Traveling, Music, Movies


Ms. Caroline Heawon Kim

Caroline Heawon Kim

Year in joining group: 2017, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Undeclared 
Research interest: Batteries 
Hobbies: Guitar, baking, and reading

 

 


Mr. Christopher Walter

Christopher Walter

Year in group: summer 2018, Undergraduate Student

Research interest: Synthesis and fabrication of organic photovoltaic solar cells

 

 


Mr. Tuheen Manika

Tuheen Manika

Year in group: 2018, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Undeclared 
Research Interests: Energy Storage and Batteries 
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Cooking, Reading

 

 


Ms. Kelly Liu

Kelly Liu

Year in group: 2018, Summer, Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate School: Caltech 
Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Research Interests: Biocatalysts, Biodevices for health applications 
Hobbies: Running, playing piano, skating, traveling

 


Ms. Atte Kadoma

Atte Kadoma

Year in group: 2018, Summer, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Research interests: Flexible Electronics, Sensors 
Hobbies: Reading, Longboarding, Rubik's Cubes

 

 


Mr. Kailash Raman

Kailash Raman photo

Year in group: 2018, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Research interest: Solid polymer electrolytes 
Hobbies: A Cappella, Hiking, Running

 

 

 


Ms. Rui Ning

Rui Ning photo

Year in group: 2017, Master Student 

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 
Research Interest: Flexible electronics and sensors 
Hobbies: Skiing, oil painting, movies

 

 


Mr. Guanhua Fang

Guanhua Fang

Year in group: 2017, Master Student 

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA 
Research Interest: Carbon nanotube sorting and CNT-based devices 
Hobbies: Workout, wine-tasting, reading

 


Ms. Nicola Serenity Kubzdela

Nicola Serenity Kubzdela

Year in group: 2017, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Undeclared 
Research interest: Bio sensors, devices for monitoring health 
Hobbies: Dancing, hiking, birding, travelling, photography

 


Mr. Hongyi Zhang

Hongyi Zhang

Year in group: 2017 

Undergraduate School: Purdue University, Class of 2018 
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry 
Research interest: Stretchable Polymer Semiconductor 
Hobbies: Running, biking, skiing

 


Ms. Linda Catherine Meiser

Linda Catherine Meiser photo

Year in group: 2017, VSR (master thesis) 

Home Department: Chemical Engineering at ETH Zurich, Switzerland 
Undergraduate School: ETH Zurich, Switzerland 
Research Interests: Wearable Biosensors, heterogeneous catalysis

 


Mr. Shiheng Lu

Shiheng Lu

Year in group: 2017, Master Student 

Home Department: Electrical Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Fudan University, China 
Research interest: CNT biosensors

 

 


Ms. Marta Krason

Marta Krason photo

Year in group: 2016, Master Student 

Home Department: Mechanical Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 
Research interest: Wearable & implantable health sensors 
Hobbies: Running, bicycling, kayaking, hiking, documentary watching


Ms. Charlotte Xia

Charlotte Xia photo

Year in group: 2016, Master Student

Home Department: Materials science and engineering 
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan Ann Arbor 
Research interest: electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors 
Hobbies: Outdoor

 


Ms. Haydee Flores

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Year in group: 2016, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Universidad de las Américas Puebla, México 
Research Interest: Design and synthesis of porous carbon material for electrocatalytic applications 
Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling, Volleyball, Soccer, Calligraphy, Movies


Mr. Marc Negre

Marc Negre photo

Years in group: 2016-2017, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Ecole Polytechnique, France 
Research interest: Biodegradable Pressure Sensors & Conducting Polymers 
Hobbies: Music, Hiking, Dancing, Triathlon

 


Ms. Jing Zhao

Jing Zhao

Year in group: 2016, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Undergraduate School: Renmin University of China, Beijing, China 
Research Interests:  Stretchable semiconducting polymers for electronic device applications 
Hobbies: Movies, Traveling

 


Mr Ming Guan

Ming Guan photo

Years in group: 2016-2017, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science 
Interested fields: single wall carbon nano tube sorting, transistor and related circuits. 
Hobbies: table tennis, basketball, reading, travelling

 


Mr. Zhiao Yu

Zhiao Yu photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2016 

Undergraduate School: Peking University, Beijing, China, Class of 2013 
Supervisors: Prof. Jian Pei, Prof. Jie-Yu Wang 
Undergraduate Major: Material Chemistry 
Research Focuses: Organic semiconductor, Single crystal packing mode 
Current Projects: SHP polymer, Electrode and solid electrolyte materials 
Hobbies: Basketball, Photography, Chinese calligraphy


Mr. Boya Ouyang

Boya Ouyang photo

Year in joining group: 2016, Master Student

Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering 
Interested fields: Synthesis of conducting polymer and its applications on supercapacitor 
Hobbies: taekwondo(black belt), pop-dance

 


Mr. Motasim Zawawi

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Year in joining group: 2016, Undergraduate Student 

Home Department: Mechanical Engineering 
Project: Developing Sensor Fabrication Strategies For Applications in Artificial Skin 
Hobbies: Calligraphy, Photography, Basketball

 


Ms. Tianshu Ji

Tianshu Ji photo

Year in joining group: 2016, Master Student

Home Department: Chemical Engineering 
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry 
Project: Self-Healing Polymer on Lithium Batteries

 


Mr. Kevin Liao

Kevin Liao photo

Year in joining group: 2015, Undergraduate

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: New semiconducting polymers for stretchable and flexible electronics 
Hobbies: Automobiles, Biking, Tennis

 


Mr. Lance Bettinson

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Year in joining group: 2015, Undergraduate

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Pursuit of alternative receptor attachment methods to organic semiconductor surfaces of thin-film transistors 
Hobbies: swimming, running, soccer, piano, reading, travel

 


Mr. Wesley Chang

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Year in joining group: 2015, Undergraduate

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Si-graphite anodes for self-healing lithium polymer batteries 
Hobbies: Snowboarding, traveling and exploring new cultures, Bay Area hiking

 


Mr. Qiyuan "Kevin" Cheng

Kevin Cheng photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2015 

Current School: St John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, MA 

Hobbies: Guitar, Vocal Performance, Biking

 

 


Mr. Timothy Fu

Tim Fu photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2015 

Undergraduate Institution, Major, Year: Peking University, China, enrolled in 2012 
Hobbies: badminton, boardgames, hiking 

Research Summary: synthetic methodology through carbene intermediates

 


Mr. John Will

John Will photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2015 

Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Dallas, Class of 2018 
Undergraduate Major: Biomedical Engineering 
Project: Optimizing Synthesis and Assembly of Durable Stretchable Transistors 
Hobbies: Running, Bicycle Touring, Rock Climbing

 


Mr. Bohan Tang

Bohan Tang photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2015 

Undergraduate School: Tsinghua University, China

 

 


Ms. Anna Smith

Anna Smith photo

Year of REU Summer Internship: 2015 

Undergraduate School: University of Buffalo, NY

 

 


Mr. Eric Roxlo

Eric Roxlo photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2015 

Undergraduate School: Purdue University, IN (entering 2015)

High School: The Harker School, San Jose, CA

 

 


Mr. Qudus Omotayo Lawal

Qudus Lawal photo

Current Year at Stanford: 1st year in the BS/MS. Co-term Program 

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Fabrication and Characterization of Biodegradable and Stretchable Electrode for Pressure Sensors. 
Hobbies: Running, Cooking, Learning new languages, Soccer, Hiking


Ms. Clara McCreery

Clara McCreery photo

Stanford University, Class of '15 
Major: Chemical Engineering with a Certificate in Music Performance 
Project: Growth and analysis of Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for use as thin film transistors 
Hobbies: Classical violin, steel pan, triathlons, juggling, tutoring

Email: mccreery at stanford dot edu


Mr. Kemar England

Kemar England photo

Current year at Stanford: BS/MS. Co-term Program 

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Investigating junction morphology’s effect on organic solar cell performance 

Email: kengland at Stanford dot edu

 


Ms. Tracey Atkinson

Tracey Atkinson

Stanford University, Class of '15 
Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Mesoporous carbon synthesis and application testing 
Hobbies: swimming, running, cooking, theatre tech and production

E-mail: traceya at Stanford dot edu

 


Ms. Sophie Miller

Sophie Miller

Stanford University, Class of '15 (Joined lab in Fall 2012)

Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Fabrication of microstructured polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS.) filMs. for pressure sensor dielectrics using the "breath figures" method. 
Hobbies: Saxophone, tennis, swimming, hiking, travel, ethnic foods, farmer’s markets, cooking. 

Email: millerso at stanford dot edu


Ms. Renata Hanna

Renata Hanna photo

Stanford University, Class of '15 (Years in lab: 2013-2014) 
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering 
Project: Studying different device structures and possible applications for organic photovoltaics 
Hobbies: Reading, playing games with friends, hand-crafting

E-mail: rehanna at Stanford dot edu


Ms. Jessica Tam

Jessica Tam photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2014 

Undergraduate School: Stanford University, Class of 2017 
Undergraduate Major: Undeclared, prospective Chemical Engineering 
Project: Understanding the Sorting of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Conjugated Polymers 
Hobbies: ballet, hiking, baking


Ms. Kelsey Hirots

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Year of Summer Internship: 2012 

Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University, '13 
Undergraduate Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 
Project: Fabricating Parylene Shadow Masks for Flexible Electronic Applications 
Hobbies: Running, cooking, traveling 

Email: khirotsu at jhu.edu


Mr. Yuxing Yao

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Year of Summer Internship: 2012 

Undergraduate Institution, Major, Year: Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), Fundamental Sciences (Chemistry and Biology), enrolled in 2009 
Research Interest: Alignment of long polymer chains for fabricating efficient polymer transistor devices. 
Hobbies: soccer, tennis, baseball, music


Mr. Jeff Han

Jeff Han photo

Year of Summer Internship: 2012 

Undergraduate School: California Institute of Technology, Class of '14 
Undergraduate Major: Electrical Engineering 
Project: Flexible Electronics 
Hobbies: Badminton, Fencing, Guitar, Cooking Shows 

Email: jhan at caltech.edu


Mr. Qiaochu Li

Qiaochu Li photo

Summer Internship: Jun 27 to Aug 31, 2011 
Undergraduate Institution, Major, Year: Peking University (Beijing, China), Material Chemistry, enrolled in 2008 
Research Interest: the application of novel electronic materials on transistor devices 
Project: Selection and characterization of n-type dopant for organic semiconductors 
Hobbies: traveling, table tennis, drawing manga (comics)


Ms. Claire Baek

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2008-2009 UC Berkeley, Electrical Engineering PhD Program

 

 

 


Chris Chen

2009-2011


Mr. Edwin Khoo

2009


Mr. Alan Yiu

2004 UC Berkeley, Electrical Engineering PhD Program


Mr. Andrew Sung

03/05-05/06 UCSD medical school


Mr. Jordi Mata-Fink

06/05-05/07 MIT ChemE PhD program


Ms. Michelle Senatore

01/05-05/07 UCSB Mat Sci PhD program


Ms. Naomi Rajapaksa

02/05-05/06 Harvard Chem PhD program


Ms. Anna Reichardt

05/06-05/08 UCLA MD/PhD program


Ms. Fei Qu

05/05-05/08 Nanosolar


Mr. Armon Sharei

09/05-05/08 MIT ChemE PhD program