our team

Our current lab members form a dynamic and collaborative team, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to our research. From leading experiments to supporting day-to-day operations, they drive the lab’s work forward with curiosity, precision, and a shared commitment to scientific discovery.

Fatemeh Khalili-Araghi, PhD

Principal Investigator

Mahsa Alishiri

PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Samaneh Sajjadi Bafghi

PhD student, MIE

Amirabbas Khodaham

Visiting Scholar

Sukanya Konar

Postdoctoal Associate

Sarah McGuinness

PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Maryam Mohebbi

PhD student, Physics

alumni

Our alumni played a vital role in shaping the lab’s growth and direction, contributing to projects as researchers, collaborators, and innovators. They helped drive key discoveries and foster a collaborative spirit that continues to define our lab today.

Simona Curkosa
Undergraduate Student, Physics, recipient of the UIC Chancellor’s undergraduate research award

Arman Fathizadeh
Postdoctoal Associate

Shadi Fuladi
PhD, Physics, 2021

Hamed Gholivand
PhD, MIE 2023

Ridaka-Wal Jannat
PhD student, Physics, 2015-2020

Klas Karis
M.Sc., Physics, 2017

David Marshfield
Undergraduate Student, Physics

Leonardo Martins
Undergraduate Student, Physics

Javier Olivares
Undergraduate Student, Physics

Masoumeh Ozmaian
Postdoctoal Associate

Priyanka Samanta
PhD student, Chemistry 2016-2019

Basheer Subei
Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, recipient of the UIC Chancellor’s undergraduate research award

Shuxi Wang
PhD, Physics 2021