• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
UT Shield
Multiscale Nanotechnology Group
  • HOME
  • PEOPLE
    • Former PhDs and Postdocs
  • RESEARCH
    • Nanofluidics
    • Nanobiotechnology
    • Nanomaterials/NEMS
    • Soft matter
    • MEMS
  • JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
    • All Publications
    • Nanofluidics
      • Fundamentals, Nanopores, Interfaces and Applications
      • Multiscale Analysis
      • Force fields, Coarse graining, Machine Learning
      • Micro/Nanojunctions
    • Nanobiotechnology
      • Sequencing, Sensing, Biological Channels
    • Nanomaterials/NEMS
      • Multiphysics and Multiscale Analysis
      • Properties, Interfaces, Dissipation, Sensing
      • Energy Storage and Conversion
    • Soft Matter
      • Droplets, Polymers, Lipids, Hydrogels, Nanoparticles
    • MEMS
      • Multiphysics Analysis
      • Microfluidics
      • Uncertainty quantification
  • TEACHING
  • OPPORTUNITIES
    • Graduate Students
    • Postdoctoral Fellows
    • Undergraduate Students

Former PhDs and Postdocs

Former PhDs and Postdocs (last known coordinate in parenthesis):

  • Nitin Agarwal, PhD, 2009 (Meta)
  • Ozgur Aktas, co-advised by Prof. Ravaioli, PhD, 2001 (Qromis, Inc.)
  • Aravind Alwan, PhD, 2014 (Lam Research)
  • Amir Barati Farimani, PhD, 2015 (Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA)
  • Ravi Bhadauria, PhD, 2017 (Etsy)
  • Bhargav Chava, Postdoc, 2023-2024 (Viridien)
  • Subhadeep De, PhD, 2019 (Intel)
  • Sudipto De, PhD, 2006 (Head of Investment Risk, Principal Asset Management)
  • Mohammad Heiranian, PhD, 2020 (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA)
  • Jinu Jeong, PhD, 2025 (Rivian)
  • Xiaozhong Jin, PhD, 2007; Postdoc, 2007-2012 (Neurio Technology Inc.)
  • Yuhang Jing, Postdoc, 2015-2019 (Professor, Department of Aerospace Science and Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
  • Sony Joseph, PhD, 2008 (Oak Ridge National Lab)
  • Subbarao Kanchi, Postdoc, 2018-2020 (Professor, Physics, SSSIHL, India)
  • Namjung Kim, PhD, 2017 (Professor, ME, Sogang University, South Korea)
  • Kunal Kumar, PhD, 2015 (Intel)
  • Joonho Lee, PhD, 2014 (Samsung)
  • Gang Li, PhD, 2003; Research Scientist, 2003-2006 (Professor, ME, Clemson University, USA)
  • Hua Li, Postdoc, 2000-2001 (Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
  • Sikandar Mashayak, PhD, 2017 (Apple)
  • Xiaobing Mi, Postdoc, 2006-2009 (Tsinghua Univeristy)
  • Kyoungmin Min, PhD, 2014 (Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea)
  • Alireza Moradzadeh, PhD, 2021 (NVIDIA)
  • Mohammad Hossein Motevaselian, PhD, 2020 (First Republic Bank)
  • Vishal Nandigana, PhD, 2016 (Professor, ME, IIT Madras, India)
  • Thanh Chinh Nguyen, Postdoc, 2020-2022 (Samsung)
  • Yechan Noh, PhD, 2023 (Notre Dame)
  • Hananeh Oliaei, PhD, 2025 (Princeton)
  • Jae Hyun Park, Postdoc, 2003-2009 (Professor, Department of Aerospace and Software Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea)
  • Pikee Priya, Postdoc, 2018-2021 (Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru, India)
  • Rui Qiao, PhD, 2004; Postdoc, 2004-2005 (Professor, ME, Virginia Tech, USA)
  • Anjan Raghunathan, PhD, 2010 (Intel)
  • Archith Rayabharam, PhD, 2023; Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2023-2025 (Ainabl)
  • Tarun Sanghi, PhD, 2016 (Refinitiv, an LSEG Business)
  • Shantanu Shahane, co-advised by Drs. Ferreira, Kapoor, Vanka, PhD, 2019 (Google Research)
  • Myungeun Suk, PhD, 2013 (Professor, ME, Dong-Eui University, South Korea)
  • Prasad Sumant, co-advised by Prof. Cangellaris, PhD, 2010 (Exxon Mobil)
  • Zhi Tang, PhD, 2008 (Apple)
  • Chang Won, PhD, 2009 (Mando)
  • Haiyi Wu, Postdoc, 2020-2023 (PNNL)
  • Yanbin Wu, PhD, 2016 (Liongard)
  • Yang Xu, PhD, 2009 (Professor, School of Micro-Nanoelectronics, Zhejiang University, China)
  • Huijuan Zhao, PhD, 2010 (Professor, ME, Clemson University, USA)

Primary Sidebar

Group News

  • Anshul’s collaborative research appears in Nature Materials!
  • Check out the group’s work on Quantum Computing!
  • Congratulations to Professor Kim!
  • A New Pathway to Ionic Memory!
  • Mohan’s collaborative research appears in Nature!
  • Congratulations to Arghyadeep!
  • Alumni Update – October 2025
  • Sequencing Peptides with Single Amino Acid Resolution!
  • Catalysis-Mediated Separation of Critical Minerals
  • Open Positions!

UT Home | Emergency Information | Site Policies | Web Accessibility | Web Privacy | Adobe Reader

© The University of Texas at Austin 2026