Researcher

Xintian Liu

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Clark T.-C. Nguyen (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2026 (Anticipated)

Xintian received her B.Eng. in Microelectronic Science and Technology from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China(UESTC) in 2020. She is currently pursuing a PhD in MEMS under the supervision of Prof. Clark Nguyen.

Yichen Liu

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2027 (Anticipated)
First-year Ph.D. student in EECS at UC Berkeley Concentration in MEMS The current project on locomotion controller design on micro-walker through reinforcement learning

BSAC Spring 2023 Research Review Presenter

Daniel Lovell

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2028 (Anticipated)

Daniel Lovell attended the University of North Georgia and the U.S. Naval Academy before a hiatus to pursue research in industry. During this time, he worked on software and systems for optoelectronics, and developed new applications for optical MEMS in programmable light systems, MEMS mirror-based lidar, robot vision, and human-robot-interaction.

Daniel received his B.A. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2022. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in EECS there, with a focus on integrated circuit design.

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Haotian Lu

Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Professor Rayne Zheng (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2026 (Anticipated)

As a fourth-year Ph.D. student majoring in Mechanical Engineering, I am deeply immersed in the cutting-edge field of Piezo 3D printing, a discipline that sits at the intersection of mechanical engineering, acoustic physics, and material science. My research primarily focuses on the application and advancement of Piezo 3D printing techniques, leveraging the unique properties of piezoelectric materials to innovate in acoustic physics and device fabrication.

I have a particular interest in underwater device research, exploring the potential of advanced materials and fabrication methods...

Nikita Lukhanin

Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2028 (Anticipated)

Jianheng Luo

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ming C. Wu (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2022 (Anticipated)

Jianheng Luo is currently working towards his Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley with Prof. Ming Wu. He received his B.S. degree in Engineering Physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.

Marco Maurizi

Postdoctoral Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
Professor Rayne Zheng (Advisor)

Liam McDonough

Undergraduate Researcher
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor Roya Maboudian (Advisor)
B.S. 2025 (Anticipated)

Stuart McElhany

Graduate Student Researcher
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor Roya Maboudian (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2026 (Anticipated)

Wentian Mi

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