People

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sreyas Chintapalli

Sreyas joined the ECE department at Johns Hopkins University in Fall 2019. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington university in Saint Louis in 2016. After that, he worked as a process engineer in silicon manufacturing until joining JHU. His research interests are in semiconductor devices, device design, and nanofabrication. He also enjoys cooking, camping, and music.

 

 

Arlene Chiu

Arlene joined the ECE department at Johns Hopkins in the Fall 2017 after graduating from the University of Maryland in the Spring 2017 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include photovoltaics, nanotechnology, and renewable energy.

 

 

 

 

Isaac Diaz

Isaac is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His research interests are in nanotechnology and renewable energy. He also enjoys music, food, and boxing.

 

 

 

 

Dhanvini Gudi

Dhanvini joined the ECE Department at Johns Hopkins University in Fall 2021. She received her undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, and her masters in Microsystems and Nanodevices from the University of Alberta, Canada. She worked as a Yield Engineer at Global Foundries before  joining JHU. Her research interests include thin films, optoelectronics, and nanotechnology. On the non-academic front, she is passionate about Bharatanatyam dance and Hindustani vocal music.

 

 

 

Eric Ji

Eric is a second year undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins. His interests include renewable energy and climate change.

 

 

 

 

Dana Kachman

Dana is a third year undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include nanomaterials and their utilization in optoelectronic devices, with a focus on renewable energy applications.

 

 

 

 

Serene Kamal

In 2020, Serene started her PhD in the ECE department at Johns Hopkins. She received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA. Her research interests include 2D materials and optoelectronics. She enjoys listening to music, reading and hiking in her free time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hoon Jeong “Kevin” Lee

Kevin joined the ECE department at Johns Hopkins University in Fall 2020. He received his B.S. in Physics and his B.S. in Engineering Physics (electrical engineering concentration) from New Mexico State University. His research interests are in solar energy and nanotechnology. He spends his free time watching and reading about films.

 

 

 

Lulin Li

Lulin is currently a PhD student in ECE department at Johns Hopkins University. He comes from Xi’an, China. He received his B.S. in Physics in 2016 from Zhejiang University, China, and his M.S. in ECE in 2018 from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include semiconductor physics, photovoltaics and energy devices.

 

 

 

Ekin Gunes Ozaktas

Ekin is a third-year undergraduate student studying electrical engineering and physics. His interests are in nanotechnology and renewable energy, especially with regards to physical aspects and machine learning approaches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susanna Thon

Susanna M. Thon is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Physics from MIT in 2005 and her Masters and PhD in Physics from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2008 and 2010.  Prior to coming to Hopkins, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto.

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Zhenbo Yan

Zhenbo is a second-year master’s student studying ECE. He comes from Beijing, China. He received his B.S. in ECE from Baylor University. He’s interested in energy devices.

 

 

 

Yijun Zhang

Yijun joined the ECE department at Johns Hopkins University in Fall 2022. He comes from Zhengzhou, China. He received his B.A. in Physics from Grinnell College, Grinnell. Iowa. His research interests include nanomaterials and energy harvesting. He also enjoys badminton and ping-pong.

 

 

Alumni Members

 

Ebuka Arinze

PhD, 2018

Current Affiliation: Intel

 

Benjamin Balfanz

MS, 2022

 

Christianna Bambini

BS, 2020

Current Affiliation: SpaceX

 

Subha Bhatta

BS

Current Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University

 

Justin Camargo

BS, 2021

 

Yan Cheng

PhD, 2020

Current Affiliation: Maxim Integrated

 

Grayce Cooper

HEMI High School Intern, Summer 2022

 

Eleni Daskopoulou

BS, 2021

 

Nicholas Duncan

BS, 2017

Current Affiliation: Intel

 

Amanda Fernandes

BS

Current Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University

 

Mansi Gao

MS, 2020

 

Tina Gao

BS, 2021

 

Michael Gomez

REU Student, Summer 2022

Current Affiliation: UTSA

 

David Groff

MS, 2022

 

Ariana Hofelmann

BS/MS, 2022

 

Joey Kern

BS

Current Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University

 

Nicole Kim

BS, 2017

Current Affiliation: United States Patent and Trademark Office

 

Aaron Laciny

REU Student, Summer 2017

 

Yida Lin

PhD, 2020

Current Affiliation: Applied Materials

 

Chengchangfeng Lu

MS, 2020

Current Affiliation: UC San Diego

 

Kamal Musah

MS, 2016

Current Affiliation: Intel

 

Renita Mwangachuchu

REU Student, Summer 2016

 

Gabrielle Nyirjesy

BS, 2016

Current Affiliation: Accenture

 

Alex Ozbolt

BS, 2022

 

Nathan Palmquist

BS, 2016

Current Affiliation: UC Santa Barbara

 

Gary Qian

BS/MS, 2018

Current Affiliation: Google

 

Botong Qiu

PhD, 2019

Current Affiliation: HUAWEI

 

Andrew Rauch

BS/MS, 2017

Current Affiliation: Intuitive Surgical

 

Eric Rong

BS/MS, 2021

 

Laura Shimabukuro

REU Student, Summer 2018

Current Affiliation: UC Davis

 

Malik Singh

High School Intern, Summer 2022

 

Charles Thornton

BS, 2018

Current Affiliation: Virginia Tech

 

Eric Tsai

BS, 2018

Current Affiliation: Lockheed Martin

 

Garrett Ung

BS, 2019

Current Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University

 

Mindy Wagenmaker

REU Student, Summer 2017

Current Affiliation:  University of Illinois

 

Rui (Olivia) Wang

MS, 2016

Current Affiliation: IBM

 

Keyi Kang Yao

BS, 2022

 

 

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