People

Fellow, OSA, SPIE

Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Affiliated)
Department of Bioengineering (Affiliated)

Education

Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001
M.E. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1996
B.S. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1993

Areas of Expertise

Solid state physics and devices, Optoelectronic materials and devices, Nanophotonics and integrated silicon photonics, Flexible optoelectronics and bio-photonics, Micro- and nano-manufacturing, etc

Professor Of Research

Dr. Mingsen Pan

Associate Professor of Research
Joined group in 2021
mingsen.pan@uta.edu

Postdoc Research Associate

Dr. Sirazul Haque

Postdoc Research Associate
Joined group in 2024
sirazul.haque@uta.edu

Dr. Hyemin Jung

Postdoc Research Associate
Joined group in 2024
hyemin.jung@uta.edu

Dr. Zheng Dai

Postdoc Research Associate
Joined group in 2024
zheng.dai@uta.edu

Dr. Yudong Chen

Postdoc Research Associate
Joined group in 2019
yudong.chen@mavs.uta.edu

Graduate Students

Chuanhao Nie

Ph.D. Student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2024
cxn1540@mavs.uta.edu

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Waabee Geshow

Ph.D. Student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2022
waabee.geshow@uta.edu

Ayewumi

Ayewumi Ajiboye

Ph.D. Student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2024
axa8254@mavs.uta.edu

Austin Rodeheaver

Ph.D. Student (Part-time)
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2022
austin.rodeheaver@mavs.uta.edu

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Joungkook Oh

Master student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2023
joung.oh@mavs.uta.edu

Tuyet Le

Master student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2024
ttl0833@mavs.uta.edu

Brady Harris

Brady J. Harris

Master student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2024
bjh4349@mavs.uta.edu

James Deleon

James deLeon

Master student
Electrical Engineering
Joined group in 2025
james.deleon@mavs.uta.edu

Undergraduate Students

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Benjamin S. Fett

Mechanical Engineering
Joined group in 2025
bsf5669@mavs.uta.edu

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