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Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Prof. Justus C. Ndukaife<\/strong>
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nPh.D., Electrical Engineering
\nPurdue University
\n
\nM.S., Electrical Engineering
\nPurdue University
\n
\nB.S. (Ist Class Honors), Electrical Engineering
\nUniversity of Lagos, Nigeria
\n
\nAwards & Honors<\/strong>
\n2024 Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (VINSE) High Impact Paper Award
\n
\n2024 The Innovative Research Award, Vanderbilt School of Engineering (Recognizes a faculty
\nmember who has developed novel methodologies or technologies that have substantially advanced
\ntheir field of study)
\n
\n2023 Best and Brightest: Office of Naval Research (ONR) 2024 Young Investigator Program
\nAward
\n
\n2023 NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA) at NIGMS
\n
\n2023 Optica Kaminow Outstanding Early Career Professional Prize
\n
\n2023 Optica Challenge Prize
\n
\n2023 SPIE Senior Membership
\n
\n2023 IEEE Senior Membership
\n
\n2023 Optica Society (formerly Optical Society of America) Senior Membership
\n
\n2023 Named Nanoscale Emerging Investigator in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
\n
\n2022 NSF CAREER Award
\n
\n2021 Chancellor\u2019s Award for Excellence in Research
\n
\n2020 Named a Global Rising Star of Light by Nature\u2019s Light Science and Applications journal
\n
\n2020 Alumni Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Award
\n
\n2019 Junior Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award
\n
\n2019 Vanderbilt Provost Research Studios Award
\n
\n2018 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Award
\n
\n2017 The year 2017 Prize in Physics by Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation in recognition of work on \u201cplasmon nano-optical tweezers\u201d
\n
\n2016 Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, Purdue University
\n
\n2016 Elected as Co-chair of 2018 Gordon Research Seminar on Plasmonics and Nanophotonics
\n
\n2015 Golden Torch Award by National Society of Black Engineers: Named \u201cGraduate Student of the Year\u201d
\n
\n2015 Best Paper Award at the ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nanotechnology Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Postdoctoral Lab Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Dr. Abayomi Emmanuel Opadele<\/strong>
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nPh.D., Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
\n
\nAbayomi Opadele is currently a Postdoctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt University under Prof. Ndukaife. My research investigates the development of an optical nanotweezers platform for analyzing single extracellular vesicle (EV) secretion by single cells as well as the novel engineering of EVs derived from alternative sources such as bovine and plants for understanding cellular response to EV-uptake.
\n
\nAbayomi was a MEXT fellow holding a PhD in Biomedical Science and Engineering at Hokkaido University, Japan where he studied the 'EV-cargo transfer hypothesis' to recipient cells and developed engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) through a cholesterol-dependent pathway (lipid binding domain) and tested the engineered EV capacity for protein delivery to cancer cells.
\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Dr. Kewei Li<\/strong>
\n
\nEducation
\nPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, US
\nM.Eng., Material Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
\nB.Sc., Applied Physics, Shandong University, China
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nMetasurfaces, nanophotonics, advanced spectroscopy, ultrafast optics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

PhD Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Ikjun Hong<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering) [Fall 2021- present]
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Seoul, South Korea
\nMSc. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Seoul, South Korea
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nAll-dielectric metasurfaces, Resonant dielectric nanotweezers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Theodore Anyika<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering) [Fall 2021-present]
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc (First Class Honors) in Applied Physics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nNanophotonics and optofluidics for single extracellular vesicles analysis including machine learning approaches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Guodong Zhu<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering) [August 2021-present]
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc. in Electrical Engineering from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC, Chengdu)
\nMSc. in Optical Engineering from Zhejiang University (ZJU, Hangzhou)
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nMulti-physics simulation, thermal metasurfaces, nanophotonic devices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Maxwell Ugwu<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science) [August 2023-Present]
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc. in Chemistry, Caritas University, Nigeria
\nMSc. In Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nSpectroscopic optical nanotweezers for analysis of extracellular vesicles; surface passivation and functionalization for nanophotonic biosensors; and bio-orthogonal chemistry for EV analysis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Masters Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Adam Pullen<\/strong> (pursuing a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Iman Faqih<\/strong>
\nIman Faqih is a Master\u2019s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University. Her academic and research interests lie at the intersection of electrical and biomedical engineering, where she explores innovative solutions to complex healthcare challenges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Estaban Zamora<\/strong> (pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Former Lab members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Chuchuan Hong<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering) [Aug 2018-May 2023]
\n
\nCurrent position<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Research Fellow at Northwestern in Prof. Teri Odom\u2019s Lab
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc. in Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
\nMSc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nBionanophotonics, opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamics tweezers, and optofluidics.
\n
\nAwards & Honors<\/strong>
\n2021 Chuchuan Hong: Overall Best Paper Award in Vanderbilt School of Engineering
\n2021 Chuchuan Hong: C. F. Chen Best Award in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Sen Yang<\/strong> (Ph.D. Student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering) [Aug 2018-May 2023]
\n
\nCurrent position<\/strong>
\nInternational Young Scientist Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science
\n
\nEducation<\/strong>
\nBSc. in Optics, Harbin Institute of Technology
\nMSc. in Optics, Harbin Institute of Technology
\n
\nEmail<\/strong>
\nsen.yang@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>
\n
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nAll-dielectric metasurfaces, Photonic Crystal Optical Nanotweezer, Dielectric-antenna-enhanced light emission
\n
\nLinkedIn<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sen-yang-164a60166<\/a>
\n
\nAwards & Honors<\/strong>
\n2022 Sen Yang: Overall Best Paper Award in Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program at Vanderbilt University
\n2020 Sen Yang: 3rd place prize, VINSE Nanoday presentation for his poster on \u201cparticle-assisted trapping in symmetry-breaking quasi-BIC system.
\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Yuxi Jiang<\/strong> (MSc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2021)
\n
\nYuxi Jiang is now a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He joined Vanderbilt University in 2019 after receiving a bachelor\u2019s degree at Jilin University with a major in Physics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Rayni Jules<\/strong> (Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering and Nanoscience)
\n
\nRayni Jules is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Microelectronics and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He has performed research for the lab since Spring 2018 under the SyBBURE program. His research interests are diverse and include integrated nanophotonics, 2D nanomaterials, and neuromorphic engineering. In the future, he plans to attend graduate school or pursue a research position in the industry. He currently has worked in the VINSE cleanroom facilities for over three years and is the leader of a dance troupe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"cropped_profile_pic\"<\/td>Paolo Dumancas<\/strong> (Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering)
\n
\nPaolo Dumancas is a junior studying Electrical Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics. He is an undergraduate researcher for the Spring 2019 semester, having been drawn to the interdisciplinary nature of the research area. His current interests include microfluidic systems, nanophotonics, and mechatronics and their applications to assistive technology and distributed energy resources. Additionally, as both an aspiring engineer and jazz musician, he is interested in the broad intersection of music and engineering technologies. He is also a Design Studio Mentor for the engineering school and an active member of the Vanderbilt Formula Electric Motorsports Team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Yesol Choi<\/strong> (rotation Ph.D. Student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Patrick Mudge<\/strong> (Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Irfan Sabri Bin Mohd Sabri<\/strong> (Undergraduate Student in Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Computer Science)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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