Prof. Ian White
Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
2216 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg.
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-6230

Joined the University of Maryland in 2008.
Post-doc: University of Missouri, Life Sciences Center, 2005–2008
Ph.D. Stanford University, Electrical Engineering, 2002

E-mail:

Sean Virgile
Fischell Fellow
Joined the University of Maryland in 2010
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester

Project:
Paper-based molecular assays.

Email:

Stephen Restaino
Joined the University of Maryland in 2012
B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

Project:
Novel amplified assays.

John Goertz
Fischell Fellow
Joined the University of Maryland in 2013
B.S. in Physics, Cell Biology, Seattle University

Project:
Low cost and easy-to-use diagnostics.

Imaly Nanayakkara
Joined the University of Maryland in 2014
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Univerity of California - Irvine
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

Project:
Simplified sample preparation technologies for amplified assays.

Hieu Nguyen
NSF Fellow
Joined the University of Maryland in 2014
B.A. in Biology, Brown University

Project:
Phenotypic detection of drug resistance.

Qian Zhang
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advised by Prof. Zhihong Nie
Joined the University of Maryland in 2014
M.S. in Chemistry, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Project:
Paper-based SERS bio/chemical sensors.

Ken Sharp
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advised by Prof. Jason Kahn
Joined the University of Maryland in 2013
B. S. in Biochemistry, Rowan University

Project:
Novel amplified assays.

Alessandra Zimmermann
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advised by Prof. Jason Kahn
Joined the University of Maryland in 2013
B. S. in Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University

Project:
Novel amplified assays.

Kenya Colvin
LSAMP and ASPIRE fellow
Graduation Date: May 2018

Project: Novel amplified assays

Adam Berger
HHMI fellow
RISE scholar
Graduation Date: May 2017

Project: Paper-based surface enhanced Raman sensors

Megan Dang
SEEDS fellow
Graduation Date: May 2017

Project: Novel amplified assays

Adriel Sumathipala
Broad Run High School

Project: Ultra-low cost, rapid, and on-site tests for the detection of cardiac disease biomarkers

Dr. Kunal Pandit
Co-advised by Prof. Srini Raghavan
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2015
Project:
Interfacial chemistry for microsystem-based PCR.

Dr. Jeff Burke
Post-Doc, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Primary advisor: Prof. Elisabeth Smela
Ph.D., Washington St. University
Project:
Inertial microfluidics for cell separation.

Dr. Eric Hoppmann
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, 2013
Project:
SERS-based molecular assays on paper.

Dr. Soroush Yazdi
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, 2013
Project:
Optofluidic surface enhanced Raman scattering in microfluidic channels.

Dr. Wei (Veemoon) Yu
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, 2013
Project:
Paper-based SERS assays.

Dr. Katayoon Saadin
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, 2012
Project:
Methods of studying cancer cell tumorigenicity in microfluidic channels.

Dr. I-Jane Chen
Post-doc, Fischell, Department of Bioengineering
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis
Projects:
Microfluidic platform for screening drug-cell interactions
Microfluidic cell enrichment and recovery from whole blood.
Enzyme-labeled hybridization assay for electrochemical detection with a microfluidic interdigitated electrode.

Eden Paul
Project: Competitive displacement assays

Divya Jain
Project: Novel PCR sample preparation

Sumouni Basu
Project: Competitive displacement assays

Carolyn Lane
Project: Paper-based SERS sensors

Kristen Giles
Graduation date: May 2014
Project: Paper-based SERS biosensors for DNA sequence detection

Aaron Rubinstein
Graduation date: May 2014
Project: Inkjet-printed SERS devices

Neerav Patel
Graduation date: May 2013
Project: Studying cancer metastasis in microsystems

Amanda Dols
Graduation date: May 2013
Project: Paper-based SERS sensors

Jon Eskin
Graduation date: May 2012
Project: Paper-based sensing

Steve Robinson
Graduation date: May 2012
Project: Cell culture microsystem

Helen Ji
Graduation date: May 2011
Project: Immuno-qPCR for the detection of very small numbers of protein molecules

Jeff Misiewicz
Graduation date: May 2011
Project: Macro- and micro-cell culture

Ashu Poudyal
Graduation date: May 2011
Project: Paper-based microfluidics with ink-jet printing

Dave Gaddes
Graduation date: May 2011
Project: Optofluidic ring resonator for biomolecular detection.

Farnoosh Farahi
Graduation Date: May 2010
Project: optofluidic capillary fabrication

Marina Shumakovich
Summer 2013
Project: Chitosan bead formation in microfluidics.

Nathalie Dagenais
Summer 2012
Project: Cell assays on-chip.

Bernard Mkumbuzi
2014-2015
Project: Electronic automation

S. Justin Prasai
2013-2014
Project: Nanoparticle optimization for SERS

Jenni Jung
Summer 2012
Project: SERS chromatography

Cataysha Lee
2011-2012
Project: Inkjet biofabrication

Emilio Garcia
2010-2011
Project: Microfluidics

Naomi Goldstein
Summer 2010
Project: Microfluidic cell enrichment

Rhitu Risal
2009-2010
Project: Nanoparticle synthesis