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Alumni – Ph.D.

  • Mina Moradnia (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2023 Spring), Dissertation: Single-Crystalline III-N Film Growth for Photonic, Electronic, Sensing, and Energy Harvesting Applications. Joined Zetta Energy.
  • Miad Yarali (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. Fall 2022), Dissertation: Ultra-Wide Bandgap AlN-Based Semiconductor Materials for Optoelectronic and Sensing Devices. Joined Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
  • Nam-In Kim (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. Summer 2022), Dissertation: Flexible Piezoelectric Sensors Based on Single-Crystalline III-N Films for Personal Healthcare and Extreme-Environment Applications. [Best Dissertation Award of Cullen College of Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program]. Joined University of Houston.
  • Sara Pouladi (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2020 Spring), Dissertation: High-Efficiency Flexible Thin-Film Single-Crystal-Like GaAs Solar Cells Based on Cheap Metal Tape. [Best Dissertation Award of Materials Science and Engineering Program]. Joined University of Houston.
  • Weijie Wang (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2019 Fall), Dissertation: Strain Effect in III-N Thin Film Based High Electron Mobility Transistors. [Best Dissertation Award of Department of Mechanical Engineering]. Joined Lam Research.
  • Jie Chen (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2019 Summer), Dissertation: Flexible Piezoelectric Generators and Pulse Sensors Using Single-Crystalline III-N Thin Films. [Best Dissertation Award of Cullen College of Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program]. Joined Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
  • Shahab Shervin (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2017 Spring), Dissertation: Flexible III-Nitride-Based Materials and Devices for Electronic and Photonic Applications. [Best Dissertation Award of Materials Science and Engineering Program]. Joined ASML.
  • Mojtaba Asadirad (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2016 Summer), Dissertation: High-Performance Flexible Thin-Film Electronics Based on Single-Crystal-Like Inorganic Semiconductor Materials. [Best Dissertation of Materials Science and Engineering Program]. Joined Micron Technology.

Alumni – M.S.

  • Crystal Ly (UH, Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Fall 2024), Thesis: Modeling and Analysis of an AlN Piezoelectric Micro-Swimmer with Integrated Gold Electrodes. Joined Air Force Research Laboratory.
  • Rheno Paul Rajesh Kumar (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, M.S. Spring 2024), Thesis: Calculation of Critical Thickness and Ion Penetration in Epitaxial Film for Monolithic Integration and Layer Transfer of Semiconductor Heterostructures. Joined Intel.
  • Onosetale Aigbe (UH, Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Spring 2021), Thesis: Thermodynamic Calculation of Mixing Gibbs Free Energy of Group III-Transition-Metal- Nitride for Piezoelectric Applications. Joined Alliant Group.
  • Yu-Li Chang (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, M.S. Summer 2018), Thesis: Fabrication and Properties of III-Nitride Piezoelectric Sensors. Joined Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
  • Bharath Dixit (UH, Materials Science and Engineering, M.S. Fall 2016). Joined ADVANTEST.
  • Weijie Wang (UH, Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Summer 2015), Thesis: GaN Characterization Using X-Ray Techniques. Joined University of Houston.

Alumni – Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Weijie Wang (UH). Joined LAM Research.
  • Jie Chen (UH). Joined Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
  • Shivkant Dasrath Singh (UH), Oct. 2018 – Jul. 2019.
  • Shahab Shervin (UH). Joined ASML.
  • Mojtaba Asadirad (UH) Joined Micron Technology.
  • Seung Kyu Oh (UH). Joined Photon Wave Inc., Korea.
  • Keon-Hwa Lee (UH). Joined Korea Photonics Technology Institute.
  • Seung-Hwan Kim (UH). Joined Hongik University, Korea.
  • Srikanth Ravipati (UH, co-advisor with Prof. Mavrokefalos). Joined University of Louisville.

Alumni – Undergraduate Students

  • Arunabh Sarmah (UH, Mechanical Engineering).
  • Roberto Morales (UH, Mechanical Engineering).
  • Sean Bruzdoski (UH, Mechanical Engineering).
  • Kyle Le (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) program).
  • Ogynan Stefanov (University of California, Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program).
  • Tanner Barbee (UH, Mechanical Engineering).
  • Heidi Johnson (Bingham Young University, Mechanical Engineering, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program).
  • Noor Nabulsi (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) program).
  • Rebekah Blatt (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program).
  • Yang (Colby) Huai (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Senior Honor Thesis), Thesis: Optimization of InAlGaN/GaN HEMT Device.
  •  John Lee (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) program).
  • Mitchell Baxendale (Georgia Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program).
  • Jereomy Lopez (UH, Mechanical Engineering, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) program).