Researcher

Ashwin Aggarwal

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ali Javey (Advisor)
M.S. 2023 (Anticipated)

Ashwin received his B.A. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2022 and is currently pursuing a research-based Masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science under the supervision of Ali javey. His research is focused on building novel modalities for capturing sweat rate. In addition, he employs data science techniques and analysis to supplement these sensors. On the side, Ashwin enjoys building websites & mobile applications and playing tennis.

Alexander Alvara

Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2024 (Anticipated)

Alexander Alvara is a 4th year PhD student in mechanical engineering who earned his 3 BS degrees from UC Irvine '17 concurrently in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials science and engineering. Alexander is interested in unique and extreme conditions applications and performance of MEMS devices as well as nanoscale materials engineering that investigates the interplay of materials with electromagnetism and light.

Ryuichi Arakawa

Visiting Industry Fellow
NGK Spark Plug
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)

Veronica Arriaga

Undergraduate Researcher
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor Roya Maboudian (Advisor)
B.S. 2024 (Anticipated)

Kamyar Behrouzi

Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2024 (Anticipated)

Kamyar Behrouzi is an Iranian researcher, and is currently a PhD student in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Kamyar earned his Bsc and Msc in mechanical engineering with honor from University of Tehran the best University in Iran. Now, he is working on MEMS/NEMS and biosensors for viral infection diagnosis.

Mauricio J. Bustamante

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2023 (Anticipated)

Sorour Darvishi

Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ali Javey (Advisor)

Noelle Davis

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ali Javey (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2025 (Anticipated)

Noelle received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2020. She is now pursuing her PhD as an NDSEG fellow under the supervision of Prof. Ali Javey. Her research is focused on electrochemical sensing technologies for athletic and healthcare applications, in particular developing and using sweat sensors to understand how non-invasive parameters can reflect deeper physiology. On the side, she rides bikes with Cal Cycling.

Mingzheng Duan

Postdoctoral Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)

Chun-Yuan Fan

Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ming C. Wu (Advisor)