LiYi Hsu

Dr. LiYi Hsu was a graduate student in the Abdoulaye Ndao Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Large Scale Metasurface Simulation (2021)

Abdoulaye Ndao

Previous REU/RET Projects include: Large Scale Metasurface Simulation (2021)

Yunzhe Li

Dr. Yunzhe Li was a graduate student in the Computational Imaging Systems Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Computational Aberration Retrieval of Array Optics (2021) Imaging with a Random Focusing Optical Element (2021)  

Hari Chauhan

Dr. Hari Chauhan was a graduate student in the Mohamed Azize Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Lab-on-chip for Molecular Diagnosis (2022)

Ji-Xin Cheng

Dr. Cheng’s research interests include neurophotonics, medical photonics, molecular spectroscopic imaging technologies, label-free microscopy, cancer metabolism, and photonics for infectious diseases. With a focus on the medical application of photonics, Dr. Cheng hopes to advance the field with his research and innovative technologies. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Automating and Integrating Additive Manufacturing of Nanoengineered Materials […]

Jiabei Zhu

Jiabei Zhu is a graduate student in the Tian Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Computational 3D Phase Imaging of Multiple-scattering Samples (2022)

Lei Tian

The Tian Group develops next-generation imaging systems that synergistically combine optics and computations. These computational imaging systems can overcome physical limitations and achieve novel capabilities that one could not with traditional imaging methods. The core of our work is the joint design of the physical layer (optical components, sensors, and devices) and the computational layer […]

Jeff Demas

Dr. Jeff Demas was a Research Assistant Professor in the Ramachandran Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Machine Learning Optimization of OAM-mediated Nonlinear Fiber Optics (2024) Sculpting Light in Space (2023)  

Siddharth Ramachandran

Professor Ramachandran and team focus their research around nonlinear, ultrafast and quantum photonics,, fundamentals of light-matter interactions, fibers and guided-wave devices, super-resolution & brain imaging, classical & quantum networks. Previous REU/RET Projects: Generation, Transmission and Manipulation of Optical Skyrmions (2025, REU) Machine Learning Optimization of OAM-mediated Nonlinear Fiber Optics (2024, REU) Sculpting Light in Space […]

Jerome Mertz

Dr. Mertz and team work on the development of new microscopy techniques for biomedical imaging in their lab. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Imaging Cardiac Organoids with Laser Speckle (2024) Imaging Gas Vesicle Dynamics (2023)