People
Principle Investigator
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe
hkwick@uci.edu
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe, Ph.D., is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and respected pioneer in nanotechnology. Prior to joining UC Irvine, Wickramasinghe managed nanoscience and technology research at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif. Holding 107 patents, some of his most significant inventions and contributions to the nano field include the development of the vibrating mode atomic force microscope (AFM), the magnetic force microscope, the electrostatic force microscope, the Kelvin probe force microscope, the scanning thermal microscope, and the apertureless near-field optical microscope. Most of these scanning probe microscopes are standard instruments used today for nano-scale characterization.
He was awarded the 2006 Scientific American 50 Award for devising a technique for ultra-fast electrophoresis using an Atomic Force Microscope (top 50 contributions to research, business, and policy).
His AFM jet device for rapid molecule sorting and delivery was named one of the 25 most innovative products of 2006 in the inaugural “MICRO/NANO 25” competition held by the editors of R&D magazine and the MICRO/NANO Newsletter.
Wickramasinghe is an IBM Fellow and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology, as well as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Royal Microscopical Society.
Postdocs
Jinwei Zeng
jinweiz3@uci.edu
(2016-Present)
Current project: Magnetic field detection using PiFM
B.S.: Optoelectronics Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2003-2007)
Ph.D.: Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York (2007-2014)
Postdoc Scholar: Missouri University of Science and Technology (2014-2016)
Chen Xu
cxu@uci.edu
(2016-Present)
Current project: Low-temperature atomic force microscopy
B.S.: Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (2004-2008)
M.S.: Physics, University of California Irvine (2008-2009)
Ph.D.: Physics, University of California Irvine (2009-2016)
Sina Hamian
shamian@uci.edu
(2012-Present)
Current project: Scanning probe microscopy, Tip-based thermal engineering, Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM)
B.S.: Mechanical Engineering, KN Toosi University of Technology, Iran (2004-2009)
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2009-2011)
Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah (2011-2017)
Ph.D. Students
Zahra Mardy
mardymaz@uci.edu
(2012-Present)
Current project: Design, fabrication, analysis, and characterization of biosensors
B.S.: Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
M.S.: Nano Electonics, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Mohammad Almajhadi
malmajha@uci.edu
(2015-Present)
Current project: KPFM, PiFM at mid-IR
B.S.: Electrical Engineering, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia (2006-2011)
M.S.: Electrical Engineering – System and Device, University of California-Irvine (2014-2016)
Mohsen Rajaei
mrajaei@uci.edu
(2015-Present)
Current project: PiFM at mid-IR; Chirality at nanoscale
B.S.: Electrical Engineering (Communications), Isfahan University of Technology, Iran (2008-2012)
M.S.: Electrical Engineering (Fields & Waves), University of Tehran, Iran (2012-2015)
Resume, LinkedIn, Google Scholar
Syed Mohammad Ashab Uddin
smuddin@uci.edu
(2017-Present)
Current project: Tip Enhanced Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy based Microscopy
Alumni
Elaheh Shekaramiz
shekarae@uci.edu
Ph.D. student, 2012-2017
Thesis: Integrated Electrowetting Nanoinjector/Aspirator for Single Cell Studies
Richard Tao
yingleit@uci.edu
Ph.D. student, 2007-2014
Thesis: Nanoprobe Platform For Quantifying Gene Expression Levels in Single Living Cell
Now working as R&D in biomedical device and bioinstrumentation.
Ananth Tamma
ananth.tamma@uci.edu
Postdoc, 2014-2016
Now working with Lumileds LLC (formerly Philips Lumileds)
Research interests: optics, photonics, nanotechnology, plasmonics, scanning probe microscopy, near field optics, metamaterials and metasurfaces
Fei Huang
feih@uci.edu
Ph.D. student, 2011-2016
Thesis: Photon-induced force microscopy
Now working in Bruker Nano
Indrajith Rajapaksa
PhD student. Now Sr. engineer at Intel
Ganesh Varadarajalu
PhD student. Now working at Applied Materials Inc.
Rathi Anmol
Kerem Uenal
Postdoc. Now executive Director, Operations at Castleton Commodities
Sinan Balci
Postdoc. Now Professor at University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA).
Liyun Lin
Postdoc.
Hadi Jebori
Postdoc.
Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna
Postdoc. Now Assistant Prof. at North Dakota State.
Jonathan Burdett
Postdoc. Now working at Regional Manager Craic Technology Inc.
Loic Derely
MS student.
Scott Roset
MS student.
Jay Zandazad
Undergrad student.
Robert Kennedy
Undergrad student.
Milad Nazari
Undergrad student.