Students

Dorsa Fahimi
Research areas: MEMS, Air-microfluidics, Semiconductor Devices
Email: dfahim2@uic.edu
Recent Awards: Co-author on nominated best poster presentation, BSAC Spring 2015 IAB, UC Berkeley, CA.
Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-fahimi

Nitin Samuel Jayakumar
Research areas: Microfluidics, Electro-Kinetic Transport, Microfabrication, MEMS devices
Email: njayak2@uic.edu
Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-jayakumar-2a29459b

John Sabino
Research areas: Microrobotic autonomy, MEMS, Untethered Microrobotics
Email: jsabin3@uic.edu

Anuj Singhal
Research areas: Gas sensing, Photonic Crystals, Nano-optics, MEMS
Email: asing48@uic.edu
Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranujsinghal

Jiaxi Xiang
Degree: Ph.D. – Summer 2021
Research areas: Gas sensor, MEMS
Email: jxiang8@uic.edu

Mandana Hajizadehmotlagh
Degree: PhD –  Fall 2020
Research areas: PIV, Air-microfluidics, Applied Physics
Email: mhajiz2@uic.edu
Now at: Gap Inc.

Omid Mahdavipour
Degree: PhD –  Fall 2018
Research areas: Air-Microfluidics, MEMS, Optical MEMS, Photonics
Email: omahda2@uic.edu
Recent Awards: Co-author on nominated best poster presentation, BSAC Spring 2015 IAB, UC Berkeley, CA.
Now at: Apple Inc.

Michela Sainato
MSL Post Doc. March 2016 – January 2018
Research areas: MEMS, Microrobotics
Now at: Microsoft Corp.

Ratul Majumdar
Degree: Ph.D. – December 2017
Research areas: MEMS, Microrobotics
Now at: Intel Corp.

Md Tanim Humayun
Degree: Ph.D. – May 2016
Research areas: Carbon-nanotube Sensors, NEMS, MEMS, Air-microfluidics, Semiconductor Devices
Now at: Intel Corp.

Jacek Lechowicz
Degree: MS –  Summer 2018
Research areas: Microrobotics, BioMEMS, Tissue Engineering
Email: jlecho2@uic.edu
Now at: Mekonos Inc.

Mrudula Manjunath
Degree: MS – Spring 2018
Research areas: Carbon Nanotubes, MOX/MWCNT Gas Sensors
Email: mmanju3@uic.edu
Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrudula-manjunath/
Now at: Midtronics Inc.

Valentino Zegna Baruffa
Degree: MS – August 2014
Research areas: Electrical Engineering
Now at: Fitbit Inc.

Álvaro Sahagun
Degree: BS – May 2020
Research areas: Carbon Nanotubes, Methane Sensors, Field Emission
Now at: MIT (PhD student)
Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvarosahagun/