Researcher

Anish Satpati

Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
Professor Rayne Zheng (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2028 (Anticipated)

Hanna Schlegel

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ali Javey (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2029 (Anticipated)

Mostafa Sedky

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

Mostafa Sedky is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on simulation-driven design, optimization, and prototyping of advanced sensors and microactuators, combining scientific computing with novel engineering architectures to enhance acoustic performance of augmented reality devices. He has worked on microfluidic device prototyping as a Research Assistant at the American University in Cairo, vacuum chamber design for atomic layer deposition as an intern at Oxford Instruments, and thin-film optical manufacturing as a...

Leo Sementilli

Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Alp Sipahigil (Advisor)
PostDoc 2025 to present

Leo is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Alp Sipahigil's group, working on next-generation superconducting qubits leveraging circuit design and phononics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 2023 from the University of Queensland (Australia), where he worked on low-dissipation crystalline nanomechanical resonators in the lab of Prof. Warwick Bowen. He received his Bachelors degree in Physics in 2018 from Goucher College in Maryland (USA).

Hanbin Song

Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
Professor Alp Sipahigil (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2027 (Anticipated)

BSAC Fall 2024 Research Review Presenter

Carson Spoo

Undergraduate Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
B.S. 2026 (Anticipated)

Daewon Suk

Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ming C. Wu (Advisor)
PostDoc 2026 to present.

Daewon Suk is a dedicated researcher in integrated photonics, possessing a unique multidisciplinary background that combines Physics and Materials Science. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from KAIST, where he developed strong expertise in optical and material engineering, as well as hands-on micro- and nanofabrication. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley in Prof. Ming Wu’s group, focusing on the development of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) incorporating Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) actuators.

His research...

Sirui Tang

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Ming C. Wu (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2028 (Anticipated)
BSAC Fall 2025 Research Review Presenter

Megan Teng

Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Liwei Lin (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2027 (Anticipated)

Megan Teng is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, specializing in MEMS, sensor design, and machine learning. Her research focuses on PMUT-based volumetric environment sensing. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and International Business from National Taiwan University and is a recipient of the Katherine & James Lau Fellowship.

BSAC Spring 2025 Research Review Presenter

Ya-Chen (Justine) Tsai

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Jun-Chau Chien (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2029 (Anticipated)

Ya-Chen (Justine) Tsai is now a second year PhD student in EECS Department, UC Berkeley. She received her B.S. in National Taiwan University, Department of Electrical Engineering in 2023. Her research interest focuses on CMOS-based microsystems for biosensing, especially the application catered to electrochemical aptamer-based sensing.

BSAC Spring 2024 Research Review Presenter

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