Alumni

Postdoc & Research Associates

Dr. Xiaofeng Wei

Dr. Xiaofeng Wei

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Scientist
(03/2016-10/2018)
Ph.D. FuZhou University (and Xiamen University), China, 2016

Dr. Ken Cheung

Visiting Research Associate
(04/2012 -04/2013 )
Ph.D. NorthWestern University, USA, 1992

Dr. Guanglei Fu

Dr. Guanglei Fu

Postdoctoral Fellow
(07/2014 -05/2016)
Ph.D. Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2013
Current Position: Associate Professor, Ningbo University, China

Dr. Sai Krishna Katla

Dr. Sai Krishna Katla

Research Associate /Postdoc
(05/2015 -01/2017 )
Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 2010

Dr. Sudhakaraprasad Kariate

Dr. Sudhakaraprasad Kariate

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow
(2014 -2015 )
Ph.D. National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, 2009
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Yenepoya University, India

Dr. Xiangtang Li

Dr. Xiangtang Li

Research Associate
(2012)
Current Position: Associate Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China.

Dr. Wei Wei

Research Associate
(2018)
Associate Professor @ School of Computer, Electronics & Information, Guangxi University, China
Ph.D. South China University of Technoloy, China, 2004

Dr. Rui Zeng

Postdoctoral Fellow
(02/2012 - 03/2013)
Current Position: Associate Professor, East China University of Science & Technology, China

Dr. Jie Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Scientist
(08/2016 -07/2018 )
Ph.D. Tsinghua University, China, 2016

Dr. Qunqun Guo

Research Associate
2018-2019

Graduate Students

Dr. Wan Zhou

Ph.D. 12/2020
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Award: Keelung Hong Graduate Research Fellowship

Sanjay Timilsina

Sanjay Timilsina

Ph.D. 05/2018
Department: Chemistry

Qijie Jin

Ph.D. Student 2018

Master of Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, China, 2017
Department: Chemistry

Maowei Dou

Ph.D. 12/2016
Department: Chemistry
Email: mdou@miners.utep.edu
Current Position: Postdoc @ PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Juan Sanchez

Graduate Student
01/2015 Master's Degree
Department: Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Current Position: Associate Scientist, Intrexon Corporaion

Undergraduate Students & High School students

Yunqi Shi

COURI Summer Research Undergraduate
(05/2019-08/2019)
Beijing Normal University
COURI Poster Award

Huaqing Du

COURI Summer Research Undergraduate
(05/2019-08/2019)
Beijing Normal University

Cindy Himmelhaver

Cindy Himmelhaver

Undergraduate Researcher
(12/2017 -12/2018 )
Department of Chemistry

Sergio Barrios

NIH BUILDing Scholar Undergraduate
(01/2016 -06/2018 )
Institution: UTEP biochemistry
Current Position: Graduate Student, Rice University

Zayra Dorado

NIH RISE Scholar Undergraduate
(01/2017 -05/2018 )
Institution: EPCC, BME
Current Position: Graduate Student, UT Dallas

Jenika Padilla

NIH BUILDing Scholar Undergraduate
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Western New Mexico University

Ke Jia

COURI Undergraduate Researcher
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Yilin Shu

COURI Undergraduate Researcher
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Guangtao Zhang

COURI Undergraduate Researcher
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Dianxiong Wang

COURI Undergraduate Researcher
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Heyang Wei

COURI Undergraduate Researcher
(05/2018 -08/2018 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Carina Ade

RISE Scholar Undergraduate
(07/2015 -10/2015 )
Institution: Hochschule Aalen - Technik und Wirtschaft, Germany
Current Position: Graduate study at Rice University

Dennis Deschka

RISE Scholar Undergraduate
(05/2017 -08/2017 )
Institution: Bielefeld - Fachhochschule Bielefeld, Germany

Mengli Feng

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2013 - 08/2013)
Department: Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China
mfeng(at)utep.edu
Current Position: Graduate student @ Tsinghua University

YaoZhi Gong

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2015 -08/2015 )
Institution: Chemistry, Shantou University, China

Jeffrey Gonzalez

Jeffrey Gonzalez

Undergraduate student
(10/2015 - 12/2016)
Department: Chemistry

Pamela Hernandez

Pamela Hernandez

Undergraduate student
(08/2013 -05/2014 )
Department: Chemistry

Elisabeth Hirth

Elisabeth Hirth

RISE Scholar Undergraduate
(07/2014 -11/2014 )
Institution: Hochschule Aalen - Technik und Wirtschaft, Germany
Current Position: Graduate Study in Harvard University (Dr Khademhosseini's lab )

Huan Hu

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2012 - 07/2012)
Department: Chemistry, Shantou University, China

Meihan Li

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2015 - 08/2015)
Institution: Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China
Current Position: Graduate student @ UC San Diego.

Jiayi Li

Summer Research Undergraduate
(05/2016 -08/2016)
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Juan Lopez

Undergraduate student
(02/2015 - )
Department: Chemistry

Man Luo

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2014 -09/2014 )
Institution: Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China
Current Position: Graduate Study in UC San Diego

Natalie Macias

Undergraduate student
(05/2014 -09/2014 )
Department: Chemistry
Current Position: Graduate Student & Law School @ UT Austin

Irene Martinez

Undergraduate student
(02/2014 - 06/2014)
Department: Chemistry

Ziyuan Ma

Summer Research Undergraduate
(05/2016 - )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Miriam Montana

Undergraduate student
(12/2014 -10/2015 )
Department: Biology

Elvia Padilla Mendez

Elvia Padilla Mendez

Undergraduate student: Biochemistry
(12/2015 - 01/2017)
Department: Chemistry

Meng Ding

Summer Research Undergraduate
(05/2016 -08/2016 )
Institution: Beijing Normal University, China

Erika Noriega

NIH Bridges Program Research undergraduate student
(06/2015 -08/2015 )
Institution: EPCC

Janet Olivas

NIH BUILDing Scholar Undergraduate
(05/2016 -08/2016 )
Institution: EPCC

Reyna Rey

Undergraduate student
(06/2013 -2/1/2014 )
Department: Chemistry
Email: rrey@miners.utep.edu
Current Position: Podiatric Medical Student, Kent State University

Angel Rios

Undergraduate student
(08/2012 - 01/2013)
Department: Chemistry
Email: aerios3@miners.utep.edu

Maria Romero-Creel

Maria Romero-Creel

Undergraduate Researcher
(07/2014 -01/2015)
Institution: BME, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Gabriel Scott

Undergraduate student
(02/2012 - 08/2012)
Department: Biology Current
Position: Medical School Graduate Student, Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center
Email: grscott@utep.edu

Isaac Torres

Summer Research undergraduate (LSAMP-SRA)
(06/2012 - 08/2012)
Department: Chemistry, EPCC
Current Position: Graduate Student @ Northwestern University

Miao Zhu

Summer Research undergraduate student
(05/2015 -08/2015 )
Institution: Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China

Jonathan Vaquera

Jonathan Vaquera

Undergraduate student
(09/2015 -05/2016 )
Department: Chemistry/Biochemistry

Alejandra Valadez

Alejandra Valadez

Undergraduate student
(01/2012 -02/2014 )
Department: Chemistry

Deepak Muthyala

Deepak Muthyala

High School Student
(06/2015 -08/2015 )
Institution: Coronado High School

Sheel Patel

High School Student
(07/2014 -09/2014 )

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