Current members

Dr. Jin-Woo Cho

Research Associate (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Ph. D. and M.S. (Physics), Kyung Hee University

B.S. (Advanced Materials Engineering), Kyung Hee University

Awards and Recognition

• MRS Fall Meeting Best Poster Award; the 2019 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, USA, 2019

• 2021 Best Poster Presentation Award; the 12th International Conference on Advanced and Devices, South Korea, 2021

Jin-Woo's research interests are focused on manipulating thermal emission spectra for mid-infrared photonics, which includes radiative cooling, energy-harvesting, and directional thermal beaming.

Dr. Yeonghoon Jin

Postdoctoral Scholar (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Ph. D. and M.S. (Electrical Engineering), KAIST

B.S. (Information Display), Kyung Hee University

Awards and Recognition

• College of Engineering Ph.D. Dissertation Award, KAIST, 2023

Yeonghoon’s research interests are in the areas of nanophotonics including optoelectronic devices and thermal-radiation engineering.

Hongyan (May) Mei 

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S. (Optical Science and Engineering), Zhejiang University
M.S. (ECE), University of Wisconsin–Madison

Awards and Recognition

• OSA Best Student Paper Award Winner; 2021 OSA Advanced Photonics Congress

May's broad research interests are in the areas of optical materials and nanophotonic structures.

Jonathan King

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S. (Nuclear Engineering), University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. (Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards and Recognition

• Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2019)

Jon's research interests are in the area of thermal-radiation engineering and measurement.

Demeng Feng

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.Eng. (Materials Science and Engineering), Harbin Institute of Technology
M.S. (Materials Science and Engineering), Stanford University 

Demeng's research interests are in the areas of optical forces and vision engineering.

Sanket Deshpande

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.E. (Electrical Engineering), BITS Pilani
M.S. (Physics), BITS Pilani

M.S. (ECE), University of Wisconsin - Madison

Sanket's research is in the area of photonic engineering for quantum technologies. He serves as a student leader for the NSF Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks (HQAN) project.

Rabeeya Hamid

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Lahore University of Management Sciences

Awards and Recognition

• Chancellor's Opportunity Fellowship (2021)

Rabeeya's research interests span the areas of photonics, machine learning, and signal processing, with particular interest in applications in the fields of biosensing, imaging, and optical neural networks.

Tanuj Kumar

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.E. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), BITS Pilani
M.S. (Chemistry), BITS Pilani

Awards and Recognition

• Graduate Student Service Award (2024) 

• Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship (2023)

• Student Research Grants Competition (SRGC) Research Travel Award (2022)

• Chancellor's Opportunity Fellowship (2021)

Tanuj's interests lie in nanofabrication, light-semiconductor interactions and optical forces.

Chengyu Fang

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S. (Physics), ShanghaiTech University
M.Eng. (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Oregon State University 

Chengyu's research interests are in the area of nanophotonics including device fabrication, device testing and material characterization.

Minjeong Kim

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S. (Electrical Engineering), Pusan National University

Minjeong's research interests are in nanophotonics and device fabrication.

Shenwei (Erick) Yin

Ph.D. Student (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B. S. (Applied Math, Engineering, and Physics), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Shenwei’s research is focusing on the characterization of optical materials using spectroscopic ellipsometry.

Justin Edwards

Ph.D. Student (Physics)

B.S. (Physics), Texas Tech University

Justin’s research interests are in the areas of nanophotonics, vision engineering, and the optical and thermal properties of materials.

Fiona Evelyne Uwase

Undergraduate Student (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

Fiona’s research is focusing on using hyperspectral Specimen IQ cameras to gather, process, and visualize classification results in a single integrated unit.

Yu Xia

Undergraduate Student (Computer Engineering and Computer Science)

Yu’s research is focusing on the simulation of magneto-optical trapping (MOT).

Natasha Rachel Ninan

Visiting Undergraduate Student (Electrical Engineering at the University of Akron)

Natasha’s research interest are in quantum sensing and photonics.