Lab Members

Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Co-Director, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC)

IEEE, AVS, and Bakar Fellow

My main research interests are in the areas of surface/interfacial science and engineering of micro-/nano-systems, and thin-film science and technology.

Adjunct Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

My main research interests are in the areas of surface science, nanometrology, and microsystems technology.

Faculty Support Administrator, College of Chemistry

M.F.A. in Studio Art, University of California, Davis (2014)

B.A. in Art Practice, University of California, Berkeley (2003)

NRF Fellow

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2021)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2016)

My research focuses on self-powered chemical sensors with metal-organic frameworks and triboelectric nanogenerators.

TUBITAK-BIDEB 2219 Fellow

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koç University (2018)

M.Sc. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koç University (2013)

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology (2011)

My research focuses on the development of plasmonics-enhanced metal-organic framework (MOF)-based three dimensional ordered superstructures for colorimetric detection of gases.

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, GEM Fellow

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) (2018)

My research centers the use of metal-organic frameworks toward colorimetric analyte sensing.

CSC Fellow

Ph.D. in Safety Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (2021)

B.S. in Safety Engineering, Central South University (2014)

My research is on the synthesis of graphene aerogel-based materials with applications in electronic devices including gas sensors and supercapacitors.

Graduate Student

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (2021)

My research is aimed at developing more sustainable construction materials through carbon reinforced concrete.

Graduate Student

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2019)

In my present research, I’m focusing on the use of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrical and chemical gas sensing.

NDSEG Fellow, ALS Doctoral Fellow

M.S. in Materials (conc. Electronic/Photonic), University of California, Santa Barbara (2020)

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (2019)

I’m investigating the electronic and chemical properties of ceramics for chemical sensing.

SURF Rose Hills Fellow

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (expected 2024)

Mentor: Isaac Zakaria

I’m developing and characterizing semiconductive inks for printed gas sensors.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (expected 2024)

Mentor: Isaac Zakaria

I’m designing chemical synthesis protocols and hardware for fabricating metal oxide-based gas sensors.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (expected 2025)

B.S. in Material Science and Engineering (expected 2025)

Minor in Physics

Mentor: Zhou Li

I am working with Zhou Li on synthesizing graphene aerogels in microgravity conditions.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (conc. Material Science) (expected 2023)

Minor in Data Science

Mentor: Adrian Davey

I am using a suite of spectroscopic instruments to elucidate the CO2 detection mechanism of ZIF-8-based colorimetric gas sensors.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (expected 2022)

My research is titled “Characterization of Concrete Manufactured with Carbon Product Infused Fibers and Binder.”

B.S. in Chemical Engineering (expected 2024)

Minor in Data Science

Mentor: Carlo Carraro

I’m researching and modeling CO2 buildup in cars using various equations and graphs to better understand how to detect small amounts of CO2 and prevent vehicular heatstroke.

B.S. in Molecular Cell Biology (conc. Neurobiology) (expected 2023)

B.A. in Business Administration (expected 2023)

Mentor: Adrian Davey

My research involves the incorporation of highly-conjugated dyes within metal-organic frameworks to enable multi-color responses to carbon dioxide levels of relevance to an improved indoor air quality.