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Edward T. Yu Principal Investigator ety at ece dot utexas dot edu |
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Paromita Cesano Bagchi Ph.D. student pcb at utexas dot edu |
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Yunho Choi Ph.D. student yc24978 at utexas dot edu |
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Gabriel Cossio Visiting Associate gcossio14 at utexas dot edu |
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Collin Farrell Ph.D. student collinfarrell at utexas dot edu |
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Claire Ganski Ph.D. student claireganski at utexas dot edu |
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Suhun Kim B.S. (EE) student suhun0401 at gmail dot com |
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Tae-Hyeon (“Ted”) Kim Ph.D. student kth9149 at gmail dot com |
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Joey Risberg B.S. (EE) student joseph.risberg at utexas dot edu |
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Frances Wu Ph.D. student franceswu at utexas dot edu |
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Shang-Hsuan (“Andy”) Wu Visiting Associate andyshwu at gmail dot com |
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Jadon Zheng B.S. (EE/Mathematics) student jadon.zheng at utexas dot edu |
alumni (partial list):
| Name | Position/Degree | First/Current Position |
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| Postdoctoral/Research Associates | ||
| Xiaozhong Dang | postdoctoral researcher, UCSD, 1998-2000; Ph.D., Peking University |
currently Director at Western Digital |
| Vaishno Dasika | postdoctoral researcher, UT Austin, 2011-14; Ph.D., University of Michigan |
currently Research Scientist at Wolfspeed (Cree) |
| Hsien-Yi (“Sam”) Hsu | research associate, UT Austin, 2016-17; Ph.D., University of Florida | currently Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong |
| Ronald X. Hu | postdoctoral researcher, UCSD, 1996 | currently Executive Director at TCL Capital, Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) |
| Xiaolu Kou | postdoctoral researcher, UT Austin, 2014-15; Ph.D., UCLA |
currently Principal Failure Analysis Engineer at Western Digital |
| Cengiz Ozkan | postdoctoral researcher, UCSD, 1997-98; Ph.D., Stanford University |
currently Professor at UC Riverside |
| Daniel M. Schaadt | postdoctoral researcher, UCSD, 2003-04; Ph.D., UCSD, 2003 |
currently Professor at TU Clausthal/Goslar Energy Center (Germany) |
| Lei Zhu | postdoc, UT Austin, 2009-11; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Trading Analyst at Metacapital (New York, NY) |
| Ph.D. students | ||
| Christopher Brennan | graduate student, UT Austin, 2013-18; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2018 |
currently Research Staff Member, MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
| Gabriel Cossio | graduate student, UT Austin, 2014-20; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2020 |
currently Founder and CEO at Nanoscale Labs |
| Shadi Dayeh | graduate student, UCSD, 2004-08; Ph.D., UCSD, 2008 |
currently Professor, ECE, at UCSD |
| Alex De Palma | graduate student, UT Austin, 2016-23; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2023 |
currently Staff Engineer at Intel Corporation |
| Daniel Derkacs | graduate student, UCSD, 2004-09; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Senior Scientist at SolAero Corporation |
| Brian Gawlik | graduate student, UT Austin, 2013-19; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2019 |
currently independent engineer and artist |
| Chengqing Hu | graduate student, UT Austin, 2010-15; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2015 |
currently Senior R&D Engineer at Intel Corporation |
| Li Ji | graduate student, UT Austin, 2011-16; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2016 |
currently Research Associate at UT Austin |
| Jeremy Law | graduate student, UCSD, 2005-09; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Senior Systems Engineer at Gener8 |
| Soonil Lee | graduate student, UT Austin, 2015-22; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2022 |
currently Staff Engineer at Applied Materials |
| Albert Lew | graduate student, UCSD, 1992-97; Ph.D., UCSD, 1997 |
currently Validation Engineer at Texas Instruments |
| Ping-Chun Li | graduate student, UT Austin, 2010-15; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2015 |
currently RET Design Engineer at Intel Corporation |
| Xiaohan Li | graduate student, UT Austin, 2009-14; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2014 |
currently Product Development Engineer at Finisar Corporation |
| Swee Hoe Lim | graduate student, UCSD, 2004-09; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Hardware Development Engineer at Apple |
| Claiborne McPheeters | graduate student, UCSD, 2007-09; graduate student, UT Austin, 2009-12; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2012 |
currently Senior Principal Engineer at SolAero Corporation |
| Eric Miller | graduate student, UCSD, 1997-2003; Ph.D., UCSD, 2003 |
currently Chief Engineer, Technology Insertion at Boeing Satellite Systems (El Segundo, CA) |
| Keunwoo Park | graduate student, UCSD, 2008-09; graduate student, UT Austin, 2009-13; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2013 |
currently Senior Front End Device Reliability Engineer at Intel Corporation |
| Sourobh Raychaudhuri | graduate student, UCSD, 2003-09; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Scientist at PARC (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Paul A. Rosenthal | graduate student, UCSD, 1997-2002; Ph.D., UCSD, 2002 |
currently Senior Principal Engineer at Raytheon (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Daniel M. Schaadt | graduate student, UCSD, 1997-2003; Ph.D., UCSD, 2003 |
currently Professor at TU Clausthal/Goslar Energy Center (Germany) |
| Blake Simpkins | graduate student, UCSD, 1999-2004; Ph.D., UCSD, 2004 |
currently Research Scientist at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Kurt V. Smith | graduate student, UCSD, 1995-2000; Ph.D., UCSD, 2000 |
currently VP of Quality/Reliability at VisIC Technologies (Santa Barbara, CA) |
| Brett L. Stein | graduate student, UCSD, 1993-98; Ph.D., UCSD, 1998 |
currently Director, Web Engineering and Analytics at ENSO Financial Analytics |
| Shang-Hsuan Wu | graduate student, UT Austin, 2018-24; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2024 |
currently Staff Engineer at Tokyo Electron Corporation |
| Hongtao Zhang | graduate student, UCSD, 2001-06; Ph.D., UCSD, 2006 |
currently Senior Staff Design Engineer at Xilinx |
| Zhongjian Zhang | graduate student, UT Austin, 2012-18; Ph.D., UT Austin, 2018 |
currently Staff Engineer at Tesla Motors |
| Xiaotian Zhou | graduate student, UCSD, 2002-07; Ph.D., UCSD, 2007 |
currently Investment Director at BOE Ventures |
| Lei Zhu | graduate student, UCSD, 2002-09; Ph.D., UCSD, 2009 |
currently Trading Analyst at Metacapital (New York, NY) |
| Songlin Zuo | graduate student, UCSD, 1997-2002; Ph.D., UCSD, 2002 |
currently Engineer at Ampere (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| M.S./other graduate students | ||
| Heng-Lu (“Henry”) Chang | graduate student, UT Austin, 2014-17; M.S., UT Austin, 2017 |
currently at AI/ML startup, Los Angeles area |
| Bin Feng | graduate student, UCSD, 2003-05; M.S., UCSD, 2005 |
currently Founder/CEO, Microduino, Inc. |
| Jennifer Kim | graduate student, UCSD, 1993-95; M.S., UCSD, 1995 |
subsequently at Qualcomm Corporation |
| Mo Li | graduate student, UCSD, 2001-03; M.S., UCSD, 2003 |
Ph.D., Caltech, 2007; currently Associate Professor at University of Washington |
| Mark Llorente | graduate student, UCSD, 2008-09; | subsequently graduate student at UCSD |
| Peter Matheu | graduate student, UCSD, 2005-07; M.S., UCSD, 2007 |
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2012; currently at Google Brain |
| Christopher McKinney | graduate student, UCSD, 1997-2002; C.Phil., UCSD, 2002 |
subsequently engineer at City of San Diego, CA |
| Wesley T. Salzillo | graduate student, UCSD, 1998-2001; M.S., UCSD, 2000 |
M.A., 2005; M.Div., 2009, Dominican School of Philosophy; currently Ph.D. student in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame |
| Ruifeng Sun | graduate student, UCSD, 2001-03; M.S., UCSD, 2003 |
subsequently graduate student at University of Oregon |
| Song Sun | graduate student, UCSD, 2006-09; M.Eng., UCSD, 2009 |
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| Jonathan Talcott | graduate student, UCSD, 2003-04; M.S., UCSD, 2004 |
subsequently at Rockwell Collins (Des Moines, IA) |
| Raymond Yakura | graduate student, UCSD, 1996-98; M.S., UCSD, 1998 |
subsequently at Teradyne (Agoura Hills, CA) |
| Undergraduate students | ||
| Anton Arriagada | summer research student, 2005, 2006; B.S. (EE), Cal Poly Pomona, 2006 |
M.S., UCSD, 2009; currently Senior Staff Engineer, Manager at Qualcomm |
| Ronald Ballouz | undergraduate researcher, 2017-18; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, 2018 |
currently graduate student at UC Santa Barbara |
| Ariel Barr | undergraduate researcher, 2018-19; B.S. (Physics/Mathematics), UT Austin, 2019 |
currently graduate student at MIT |
| Mark Blei | summer REU student, 2016; B.S. (Physics), Arizona State University |
currently graduate student at ASU |
| Sara Bodde | undergraduate researcher, 2001-02; B.S. (ChE), UCSD, 2002 |
subsequently graduate student at UCSD |
| Bryan Brasile | summer REU student, 2015; B.S. (ChE), Ohio State University, 2016 |
subsequently graduate student at Penn State University |
| Mark Cerutti | undergraduate researcher, 2003-04; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 2004 |
subsequently graduate student at UCSD |
| Michael Clovis | undergraduate researcher, 1996-97; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 1997 |
subsequently at Intel Corporation |
| Jennie Lou De Quinto | undergraduate researcher, 2002-03; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 2003 |
subsequently graduate student at USC |
| Kristel Deems | undergraduate researcher, 2011-13; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, 2013 |
M.S., UC Berkeley, 2015; currently at Intel Corporation |
| Matthew Dicken | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2002-03; B.S. (EE/Physics), UCSD, 2003 |
Ph.D., Caltech, 2009; subsequently at Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Peter Di Santo | undergraduate researcher, 2023-24; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, current |
currently undergraduate student, UT Austin |
| Ryan Donohue | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 1994-96; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 1996 |
subsequently graduate student at Stanford |
| Alex Dunlap | summer research student, UCSD, 2007; B.S. (EE), San Jose State University, 2010 |
subsequently graduate student at Georgia Tech |
| CJ Escobar | Summer REU student, UT Austin, 2021; undergraduate researcher (virtual), 2021-22 B.S. (Mech. Eng.), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2023 |
currently Assistant Research Engineer, Earth and Space Institute |
| Natalie Goddard | Summer REU student, UT Austin, 2019 | undergraduate student at Rice University |
| Stephen Hamann | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2008-09; B.S. (EE), UCSD |
undergraduate student at UCSD |
| Byron Ho | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2007-08; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 2008 |
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2012; currently at Intel Corporation |
| Royce Hong | undergraduate researcher, 2018-20; B.S. (ECE), UT Austin, 2020 |
currently graduate student at Stanford University |
| Cassandra Huff | undergraduate researcher, 2017-19; B.S. (ECE), UT Austin, 2021 |
currently Software Engineer at AWS |
| Li-Jen (Leon) Ko | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 1994-96; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 1996 |
subsequently graduate student at UCLA |
| Kalhan Koul | undergraduate researcher, 2016-19; B.S. (ECE), UT Austin, 2019 |
currently graduate student at Stanford University |
| Jihwan Lee | undergraduate researcher, UT Austin, 2016-18; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, 2018 |
currently graduate student at UC San Diego |
| Warren Mar | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2003-05; B.S. (EE/Physics), UCSD, 2005 |
Ph.D., Stanford, 2012; currently at BloomReach |
| Rolando Martinez | undergraduate researcher, 2017-19; B.S. (ECE), UT Austin, 2019 |
currently Engineer at Applied Research Laboratory |
| Adam McMullen | summer research student, UT Austin, 2012; B.S. (ME), Rice University, 2015 |
subsequently graduate student at UT Austin (Petroleum Engineering) |
| Alexander Mo | undergraduate researcher, UT Austin, 2014-6; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, 2017 |
currently at Texas Instruments |
| Rohith Narra | Summer REU student, UT Austin, 2022; B.S. (ECE), UT Dallas, 2023 |
currently Graduate Student at Rice University |
| Jessica Nguyen | undergraduate researcher, UT Austin, 2014; B.S. (EE), UT Austin, 2016 |
currently at Lockheed Martin |
| Scott Petersen | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 1996-97; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 1997 |
subsequently at Systems Engineering Associates (San Diego, CA) |
| Edward J. Preisler | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 1997-98; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 1998 |
Ph.D., Caltech, 2003; currently at Jazz Semiconductor |
| Thomas Rohlader | Summer REU student, UT Austin, 2020; B.S. (MSE), University of Minnesota, 2023 |
currently Head of Client Success at Modern-Amenities |
| Ted Sanders | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2008-09; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 2010 |
Ph.D., Stanford, 2016; currently at Boston Consulting Group |
| Jonathan Shaw | undergraduate researcher, UCSD, 2005-06; B.S. (EE), UCSD, 2006 |
Ph.D., Cornell, 2012; currently Technical Manager at TSMC |
| Jerry Yang | undergraduate researcher, UT Austin, 2018-20; B.S. (ECE), UT Austin, 2020 |
currently graduate student at Stanford University |
| Joshua Yang | undergraduate researcher, UT Austin, 2016-19; B.S. (ECE/Mathematics), UT Austin, 2019 |
Ph.D., Stanford University; currently Founder/CEO, BrightLight Photonics |
| Visitors and Other Alumni | ||
| Olivia Barrow | RET researcher, Summer 2019 | 4th grade teacher, Volma Overton Early College Prep (Austin, TX) |
| Catherine Bergman | RET researcher, Summer 2023 | 6th grade science teacher, Kealing Middle School (Austin, TX) |
| Arianna Dial | RET researcher, Summer 2021 | Elementary school teacher, Voigt Elementary School (Round Rock, TX) |
| Joshua Dunning | laboratory intern, UT Austin, 2016; graduate of Westlake High School, 2017 |
B.S. (CS), Rice University, 2021; currently Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft |
| Stephanie Escalante | RET researcher, Summer 2023 | 5th grade teacher, Pflugerville Independent School District (Pflugerville, TX) |
| Marzella Goerig | visiting graduate student, UT Austin, 2013 | graduate student at TU Clausthal (Germany) |
| Kai Huang | visiting researcher/professor, UT Austin, 2014-15 | Professor of Physics, Xiamen University |
| Dara Reeder | RET researcher, Summer 2018 | 5th grade teacher, Callison Elementary School (Round Rock, TX) |
| Rebecca Spillers | RET researcher, Summer 2019 | 4th grade teacher, Purple Sage Elementary School (Round Rock, TX) |
| Cunda Wang | visiting researcher/professor, UCSD, 1997-98 | Professor of Applied Physics, Tianjin University |
| Brenda Weathers | RET researcher, Summer 2022 | Librarian, Round Rock Independent School District (Round Rock, TX) |
| Zachary Wilborn | RET researcher, Summer 2021 | Elementary school teacher, Ruth Barron Elementary School (Pflugerville, TX) |
| Evan Yu | laboratory intern, UT Austin, 2018; graduate of Westlake High School, 2021 | B.S. (Aerospace Eng.), University of Illinois, 2024; currently Ph.D. student at University of Michigan |