Nanotech Lab

Gabriel Rayos

biosensing team

Aryeetey Dalil Ashong

Working with UCSF to create a low-cost Perinatal Dialysis machine for pediatrics

Abhishek Roy

Working on the BrainWaves Analysis Software. Created EEG Classification program with fist and feet movements edf data using Logistic Regression.

DiegoVanegas

Working on developing theory for the plasma-jet team

Sasha Lamot

Working in the e-beam lithography project. Focusing on building the GUI to simulate e-beam lithography and connecting the software to the hardware.

Erin Kwon

Second year mechanical engineering student, part of the hardware exoskeleton team. I am currently working on the wrist exoskeleton design and I previously worked on our microfluidics system.

Yunzhi Lin

Refining microfluidic device fabrication techniques, and optimizing molds for casting PDMS microfluidic devices to enhance efficiency. Using COMSOL to simulate forces on carbon nanotube structures during wash steps and investigate ideal nanotube spacing for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Ananya Kamath

Physics, Astrophysics, Engineering

Yoyo (ChenYou) Tang

Physicist & Engineer for Biosensing

My name is Yoyo (ChenYou) Tang. I am a senior studying Physics and Data Science. I have joined Nanotech Lab since the start of my Junior year and have worked in the Energy Storage group for a year before joining the Biosensing group.

aparsa97

Hardware

Languages: Python , C++, database programming, SQL (Postgres), Assembly, HTML/CSS, R Developer Tools: Visual Studio, PyCharm, Sublime Text, Kaggle, Eclipse other skills: Analytical Problem Solving, Object-Oriented Programming, Strong Work Ethic & Communication, Circuit & PCB Design, Formal Report Generation Latex

Juntao (Grace) Wu

Biosensing Student

I’m a junior majoring in Chemistry, interested in the biosensing team!

Sai Praneth K

CS Dataserver

I’m a college student at UC Berkeley passionate about engineering, astrophysics, and philosophy. I’ve built projects like a self-moving chessboard, explore rocketry and cybersecurity, and love blending hands-on work with big ideas.

Evan Wong

I'm working on the design team to develop an effective wiring harness for server and exoskeleton use. Additionally, I'm working on market analysis for the E-Beam Lithography project.

Julia Sutedjo

I'm collaborating with the biosensing team, focusing on laser cutting a CAD- designed L-Clamp to organize and optimize our microfluidic system setup.

Yutong Bian

Team Plasma Jet

I'm a second year EECS student at cal with focus on microelectonic and Machine learning! I also have a strong interest in aerospace engineering and that pushed to me join the Plasma jet team

Emma Horne

I'm a bioengineering student, part of the biosensing team. I'm working in the functionalization team, assisting with the quantification and analysis of functionalized CNTs.

Thet Paing (David) Da Na

Exoskeleton member

I'm EECS transfer, working on exoskeleton project. I am improving my electrical skills by shadowing team members. I am working on gathering information about exoskeleton for new members to reference in the future.

Rachel Lee

Biosensing Team Member

I work with the biosensing team, specifically on the functionalization reactions for carbon nanotubes.

Claire Banks

I work with the biosensing team, focusing on developing advanced nanotechnology-based biosensors. We collaborate to design and optimize sensor technologies to improve healthcare diagnostics.

Kinjal Govil

I work on using machine learning to predict the dielectric property of materials to optimize the discovery of new capacitors.

Shalen Ardeshna

I work on the manifold design for functionalization of our chips as well as help with the design of our microfluidics pump to test the performance of our microfludic devices.

Seoyun Kim

I work on testing and developing theoretical models to investigate the functionality of the chips. I conduct tests to analyze the performance and calculate the bending of the electric field at the interface of the two layers of dielectric and relate it to the applied electric field and charge on the three electrodes.

Foster Eakin Angus

I work on firmware for the bio sensor.

Sanchay Gadia

I work on fabricating the nanocapacitors and the CNT chips. I also perform chip testing to analyze our dielectric and device performance while investigating molecular changes in the nanolaminates which provides us with the superior dielectric constant.

Caroline Chen

I work on characterizing performance parameters of the CNT-based capacitor and investigating E-field-induced dielectric changes in nanolaminates.

Sean Donelan

I implement potentiostat analog electronics and associated embedded systems for CNT-based biomarker measurement.

Sofia Perez

I helped to create the EEG classification Python program for the software side of the exoskeleton project.

Joshua Sundjojo

I help conduct and troubleshoot tests on the microfluidics system, then analyze the data to get a standard result for future tests in the electrical impedance spectroscopy team

Mateusz Czajka

I fabricate chips with CNTs and optimize the performance of the CNT-based devices we create. Additionally, I mentor and guide students within the research team on microfabrication, electronics, theoretical analysis and experimental methodology.

Zain Khatri

I built a machine learning pipeline that processes real-time EEG signals to detect and classify brainwave patterns. By combining SVM and neural network models, the system can recognize 6 specific movement commands with a response time that’s around 30 milliseconds.

Mansoor Mamnoon

I am working on the design team to develop an electrochemical camera using CAD software that can handle data from 256 channels simultaneously. Specifically, I am setting up the electronics to design this camera.

Omer Ahmer

I am working on revamping the website and adding features, as well as fixing the USB communication between the CNT's and the controllers.

Anthony Pentrack

I am working on many projects within the biosensing team including the quantification of our functionalized CNT's, running electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests to determine concentrations based on impedance changes, designing and creating microfluidic devices through photolithography and soft lithography, and performing COMSOL analyses on our CNT chips.

Jess Sanchez

I am initiating research on cognitive neuroscience methods and finding a way to integrate them into the current technology with the hopes of tracking relevant biomarkers, brain waves, and other variables. Additionally, performing market analysis on e-beam lithography.

Raymond Lin

I am focused upon building the Python GUI that creates a simulation of the e-beam lithography while also connecting the software to the hardware.

Achyut S. Chebiyam

I am developing software to implement an e-beam lithography simulation system. I am additionally spearheading the AR glasses project to cater to stroke victims.

Anikait Paliwal

I am developing software to implement an e-beam lithography simulation system. I am additionally spearheading the AR glasses project to cater to stroke victims.

Laila Shaikh

I am assisting with the quantification of functionalized CNTs

Yoel Amanuel Nrayo

I am assisting the energy storage team.

Erin Wong

I am an applied math student working with the biosensing team.

Zayn Sultan

I am an aerospace engineering student working on the plasma jet project.

Manasi Narsina

Software Team Member

I am an Molecular and Cell biology major working with the software and front-end teams for website development.

Paul Mayerhofer

Energy Storage Team Member

I am an Engineering Physics Student at Berkeley interested in energy solutions and applied physics. As part of the energy storage team I am looking into modeling our capacitor to understand key factors such as the shielding effect of the CNFs, the dielectric response of the thin film layers, and heat flow in our device. Going forwards, I hope to engage more with this group and potentially with the field emission group.

Charlotte Wilson

I am a second year chemistry student working with the energy storage team.

Surya Tallavarjula

Electron Beam Lithography

I am a part of the electron beam lithography team. I developed a simulation for Einzel lens focusing of electrostatic particles, and integrated it with CNT field emission. Currently, I am working towards applying these simulations to determine ideal parameters for lithography and creating software for streamlined application and understanding of the simulations.

Kate Mai Verhagen

I am a part of the biosensing team and using COMSOL to perform microfluidic analysis tasks.

Prathamesh Mitesh Trivedi

I am a first-year EECS major working with the E-Beam Lithography team.

Navya Singh

I am a chemical engineering sophomore with a physics minor. I work on the theoretical simulations of the energy storage capacitors!

Sabrina Fang

I am a bioengineering student working in the functionalization team, assisting with the quantification and analysis of functionalized CNTs.

Mehdi Aziz

Nanotech Research Intern

I am a Math/CS student and I work on web dev UI/UX design for the Jadoo Tech website. My goal is to pursue the exoskeleton research.

Shankar Subramaniam

I am a Materials Science and Engineering major working on developing theoretical models to investigate dielectrics of nanolaminates for carbon-nanotube based capacitors and model the relationship between the arrangement of the dielectric layers and the dielectric constant of the material.

Costas Sarantinos

I am a Computer Science student, part of the biosensing and software team. I am working on denoising and analysing the data returned from the functionalized carbon-nanotubes using Machine Learning. In addition I design and set up the database and configure the servers for the exoskeleton project

Sivan Rosen

I am a 2nd year bioengineering student. I am very interested in the creation of medical devices in particular, leading me to work on this project. I have been working on the biosensing team, particularly the functionalization of the carbon nanotubes.

Rachael Chen

Hi! I’m part of the software team optimizing code to convert lab data into insights using properties like nanostructures and dielectrics. By modularizing calculations, we ensure only necessary components run, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

Rahul Balaji

Business Development

Hi! I'm a sophomore studying Neuroscience assisting with the development and the commercialization of the Exoskeleton, focusing on Phase 3 Trials

Nivedita Sanghavi

Hi! I'm a bioengineering student on the biosensing team, assisting with the quantification of functionalized carbon nanotubes.

Siddharth Sahu

Energy Storage Member

Hi! I'm a UC Berkeley engineer, deeply committed to combatting climate change and mitigating its impacts on vulnerable communities. Hence, I'm passionate about - renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and climate resilience technologies. Hence, here, at the Nanotech Lab, I'm working characterizing the heat loss of the nanotech capacitor, which has the potential to revolutionize small-scale energy storage. I'm currently a junior, majoring in Engineering Physics and minoring in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS). On the side, I'm also interested in cricket statistics and theoretical physics!

Marion Fowler

Hi! I am a sophomore studying materials science and engineering who is working primarily in the biosensing team on functionalization.

jeffcheong

Plasma Jet

Hi this is Jeff Cheong an Aerospace Engineer

Brian Tong

Hi everyone, my name is Brian Tong, junior major in chemical engineering. Currently working in energy team.

Ben Yu

Data Server Developer

Hi I am Ruibin Yu, you can also call me by Ben. I am an Elcetrical Engineering and Computer Science major undergraduate student at Berkeley. Currently I am working on the Nanotech Backend Team to ensure account authenticity and implement data structs. My email is [email protected] if anyone's interested for a connection.

Ethan Zuo

Exoskeleton mechanical engineer

Hey, I'm Ethan, a junior in Mechanical Engineering! Working on the Exoskeleton team.

Humayd Zameer

Helped test biosensing chips last sem, am currently working with the E-beam team and improving my coding skills. I am also working on threading the Wire Bonder

Rameen Khan

Hello! I am a third-year microbial biology student working with the biosensing team to develop and functionalize carbon-nanotube (CNT) biosensors that detect various prominent biomarkers with a diverse range of applications in the body.

Zoe Petty

Hello! I am a sophomore Bioengineering major on the Biosensing Team. I am currently working on the functionalization of carbon nanotubes.

Su Kyung Lee

For the biosensing team, I design and fabricate microfluidic devices, run electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests, and conduct stress analysis of CNTs on COMSOL. I also work on all stages of microfabrication from mask design, photolithography, SEM imaging, and wafer dicing for BioMEMS applications.

Yena Kang

Exoscatleton EE Lead

EE and software stuff for Exoscatleton

Mohsin Khawaja

Nanotech Research Intern

During my time at UC Berkeley's Nanotech Lab, I worked on two key projects: I developed "Brain Waves Analysis," a Python-based system that processes EEG signals to detect movement intent with 90% accuracy, enabling real-time control of assistive exoskeletons for patients with stroke and Parkinson's. I also designed and developed the company website jadootech.dev, creating an intuitive interface to showcase our research and technology solutions.

Armaan Gomes

Developing low-cost multichannel potentiostat for array biosensing and high throughput blood testing.

Ji Choi

Lead of Design team

Currently working on Exo-skeleton (Ar-glasses, Head gear, Ankle) as well as creating an automation system for Biosensor technologies. Leading the design team for both the Exo-skeleton team and the Biosensor technologies team.

Jordan Duan

CS+Math

August Nguyen

Assisted in functionalizing carbon nanotubes with secondary amine groups, quantifying and analyzing functionalized CNTs(Carbon Nanotubes) through fluorescence spectroscopy. Designed a wireless EEG(Electroencephalogram Circuit) circuit to measure brain signals for an exoskeleton device to assist stroke patients with motor skills.

Daniel Kaganovich

As part of the biosensing team, I am currently working on obtaining and analyzing electrochemical impedance data from our microfluidics system. I was also involved in the functionalization of our CNTs and measurements of our chips using SEM.

Nicolas Alexander Reed

As a second year EECS major, I am a part of the E-beam Lithography and Software teams.

Veer Mistry

As a member of the biosensing team, I focus on the development of microfluidic devices, particularly in the computational fluid dynamics of carbon nanotube systems. Our goal is to design these devices to be compact, efficient, and cost-effective by leveraging capillary action for fluid movement within the system. I utilize COMSOL Multiphysics software and predictive modeling to assess flow rates and optimize system efficiency. Additionally, I am involved in the fabrication of these cartridge systems, conducting experimental trials to compare theoretical predictions with empirical data and further refine the design.