{"id":153,"date":"2017-09-15T13:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T17:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:59:48","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/people\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2021\/07\/zhiyi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b>Zhiyi Du (Nanobiomaterial Interfacing with Neurons)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Scientist, Huawei<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2021\/07\/Guo-Chen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b>Guo Chen (Photonics Devices for Neural Modulation)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Ph.D. student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Janelia Research Campus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2024\/03\/jinzhi-shen-561x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft \" \/><b><span>Jinzhi Shen <\/span>(Designing a 3D high precision scanner)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Master Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Ph.D. student, ASU<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2022\/01\/Mark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b>Mark Cherepashensky (Neural inhibition in pain management)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Master Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2021-2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_3753.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Ran Cheng (Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Ph.D Student, Department of Chemistry (2019-2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/IMG_9250.jpg\" alt=\"yimin\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-97 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/IMG_9250.jpg 202w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/IMG_9250.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Nan Zheng (Photonics Devices and Materials for Neural Interface)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0 Ph.D student, Division of Material Science and Engineering (2018-2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Process Engineer at Applied Materials<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2022\/01\/Photo_Maijie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b>Maijie Xiang (Photoacoustic device for neural modulation)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Master Student, Division of Material Science &amp; Engineering (2021-2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Ph.D student at Tufts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2022\/07\/Yuzhuo-Li.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b>Yuzhuo Li (New fabrication approach for fabricating photoacoustic film and devices)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Master Student, Division of Material Science and Engineering (2021-2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/Linli-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"yimin\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-97 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/Linli-Photo.jpg 202w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2018\/11\/Linli-Photo.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><b>Dr. Linli Shi (Photonics Devices for Neural Modulation)<\/b><span><br \/>\nPosition in Lab: Ph.D Student, Department of Chemistry (2017-2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: Reviewer at FDA Center for Devices and <span>Radiological Health<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/yanglab\/files\/2020\/10\/gavin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-465 alignleft\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gavin Rosen (Nanobiomaterial Interfacing with Neurons)<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab Master Student in Division of Material Science &amp; Engineering (2020-2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current position: <span>Scientist at <\/span><span>Liquidia<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/amartya-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"amartya\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\" class=\"wp-image-99 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/amartya-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/amartya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/amartya.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Dr. Amartya Dutta<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Ph.D. Student (2015-2020) <\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position: Process Development Engineer at Intel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/yimin.jpg\" alt=\"yimin\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" class=\" wp-image-96 alignleft\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Dr. Yimin Huang<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position\u00a0in Lab: Ph.D Student (2015-2020)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position:\u00a0Process Scientist at Applied Materials<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/Katherine.jpg\" alt=\"Kate\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" class=\" wp-image-96 alignleft\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Dr. Katherine Hasen<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position\u00a0in Lab: Ph.D Student (2015-2020)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position:\u00a0 Scientist at Radiation Monitoring Devices<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Brian Pihuleac<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Master student in Material Science &amp; Engineering (2019-2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sulaiman Abdul-Hadi<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0summer undergraduate researcher (2018) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Yang Liu<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0summer undergraduate researcher (2018) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Yifei Geng<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0summer undergraduate researcher (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Yiming Fu<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0summer undergraduate researcher (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shihan Zhu<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0summer undergraduate researcher (2018) <\/span><br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Prof. Jinliang Jia<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0Visiting Scholar<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position:\u00a0Professor at South China Agricultural University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Prof. Li Zhu<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab:\u00a0Visiting Scholar<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position:\u00a0Professor at South China Agricultural University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/Melissa.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" class=\" wp-image-96 alignleft\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Dr. Melissa P Cardona<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position\u00a0in Lab: Graduate Student (2013-2018)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position:\u00a0Scientist at Masimo Semiconductor<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/kelly.jpg\" alt=\"kelly\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73 alignleft\" \/><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr.\u00a0Kelly McNear<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Graduate Student (2012-2017)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Current Position: Research Associate,\u00a0University of Colorado Colorado Springs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/jeremy.jpg\" alt=\"jeremy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74 alignleft\" 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src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/weixia.jpg\" alt=\"weixia\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Weixia Zhang<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Graduate Student (2009-2014)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position: Post Doctorate with Prof. David Weitz (Harvard)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/yunlong.jpg\" alt=\"yunlong\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Yunlong Zi<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Graduate Student (2010-2015)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position: Assistant Professor (<\/span>Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/sunghwan.jpg\" alt=\"sunghwan\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Sung Hwan Chung<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Graduate Student (2009-2014)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position: Process Engineer at Intel\u00a0<\/span>Cooperation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/yanjie.jpg\" alt=\"yanjie\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Yanjie Zhao<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Graduate Student and Post Doctorate (2008-2013)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Current position: Principle Investigator in China Electronics Technology Group Corporation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/Wen.jpg\" alt=\"Wen\" width=\"96\" height=\"107\" class=\"wp-image-81 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof.\u00a0Wen Dong<br \/>\n<\/strong><span>Position in Lab: Visiting Scholar<\/span><br \/>\n<span>SooChow University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/Haihui.jpg\" alt=\"Haihui\" width=\"101\" height=\"97\" class=\"wp-image-82 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Haihui Yu<br \/>\n<\/strong><span>Position in Lab: Visiting Scholar<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Northeast Dianli University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/Li.jpg\" alt=\"Li\" width=\"108\" height=\"110\" class=\"wp-image-83 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Li Kong<br \/>\n<\/strong><span>Position in Lab: Visiting Scholar<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Jilin University of Chemical Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/files\/2017\/09\/susu.jpg\" alt=\"susu\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Sudarat Lee<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Position in Lab: Undergraduate 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