μM.D.-ERL

Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Lab

at Michigan Tech

Alumni

μM.D.-ERL has mentored a diverse group of graduate, undergraduate, and high school researchers. Our alumni have gone on to successful careers in academia, industry, and clinical research.

Postdoctoral Alumni

Zainab Alshoug
2022 – 2025
Portable, affordable, quantitative microchip electrophoresis for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing.
Hector Moncada-Hernandez, Ph.D.
2014 – 2017
ABO-Rh Red blood cell dielectrophoretic responses in a handheld portable device.
Hwi Yong Lee, Ph.D.
2014 – 2018
Cell impedance optimization and hematocrit detection.
Kaela Leonard, Ph.D.
2013 – 2014
Alternating Current Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Erythrocytes.
Shampa Aich, Ph.D.
2006 – 2007
Nano-Encapsulation of Trace Metal Impurities using Metal Colloidal Core-Shell Technologies.

Graduate Alumni

Waruni Mampage, M.S. - May 2025
“Electrokinetic Characterization of Microbiota, Intestinal Caco-2 cells and microplastics.”
Rixlie Fozilova, M.S. - May 2024
“Optimizing Diabetes Diagnostics: Electrophoretic Separation and Detection of Hemoglobin A1c.”
Azade Tahmasebi, M.S. - Dec 2022
“Ion Gradients Above, at, and Below the Charging Frequency in Dielectrophoretic Microdevices.”
Zainab Alshoug, Ph.D. - July 2020
“Analysis of Transient Lipemia with and Without Tea Intervention in a Diagnostic Blood Microdevice.”
Sanaz Habibi, Ph.D. - April 2019
“Exploring the Role and Impact of Microscale Phenomena on Electrode, Microdevice, and Cellular Function.”
Jeana Collins, Ph.D. - July 2018
“Reverse Insulator Dielectrophoresis: Droplet Microenvironments for Discerning Molecular Expressions.”
Zhichao Wang, Ph.D. - Aug 2017
“Nano eNablerTM printing for surface Isoelectric Focusing (sIEF).”
Maryam Khaksari, Ph.D. - July 2016
“Vitamin Analysis from Infant Tears.”
Ran An, Ph.D. - Aug 2015
“Exploration and Quantification of Surface and Bulk Ion Gradients in a Dielectrophoretic Microdevice.”
Chung-ja Yang, Ph.D. - July 2014
“Alternating Current Dielectrophoresis Of Core-Shell Nanoparticles.”
Tayloria Adams, Ph.D. - July 2014
“Utilizing Dielectrophoresis To Determine The Physiological Differences Of Eukaryotic Cells.”
Kaela Leonard, Ph.D. - Aug 2012
“Alternating Current Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Erythrocytes.”

Undergraduate Researchers

91 total, 10 NSF REUs

Mary Claire Thuet, Mark Mainville, Clara Murchison, Connor Greca, Goldeluck Duhaylungsod, Holly Flores, Mary Claire Theut, Karenine Ornevil, Juan Cruz-Moreno, Maia Neidritis-Newkirk, Audrey Roberts, Logan McMillan, Stephanie Manthei, Lucas Piekarski, Jessika Rogers, J. Harrison Shields, Stefan RhodeHumphries, Russell O’Brien, Anna Nelson, Destiny Robinson, James Gooding, Flora Kibong, Jackie Harris, Joseph Cybulski, Paige Ferris, Madison Diehl, Pennie Winters, Eliot Nagler, Katherine Massa, Korri Baird, Emma Johnson, Amber Westfield, Lillia Szilagyi, Jacqueline Harms, Hien Nguyen, Anisa Nuanes, Zach Eckert, Carl Baker, Cedrick Barber, Kelsey Maijala, Nils Bergman, Ashley Fox, Greg Martin, Kailey Feuerstein, Carlos Prado, Ellesse Bess, Amber Johnson, Chad Bilicke, Ki-Joo Sung, Kelly-Anne Zayan, Ryan Hill, John Yurgil, Maggie Huss, Courtney Lentowich, Aaron Ritthaler, Sean Duke, Amanda Mixon, Alex Beneke, Phillip Jamison, Hunter Merrill, Eric Rutan, Anell Pullen, Blake Garrett, Emily Cotton, Kyle Barfield, B. Selin Tosun, Christopher Dawson, Megan Walton, Florian Schulz, Georgio Proctor, Michael Queen, Marc Forbes, James Kelly, Ashley Pate, Matt O’Brien, Chris Habuda, Sheena Reeves, Ebonye Allen, Eleenaw Jefferson, Amelia Clark, Jessica Campbell, Brittany Hankins, Nick Wyckoff, Alexis Walton, Laurence Sones, Patrick Jouben, Mat Thomas, Kellie Smith, Stephen Marbut.

High School Researchers

Sarah Thompson, William Brookes, Philip Jamison, Farshad Chowdbury.