People

 

A. Fatih Sarioglu

Principal Investigator

A. Fatih Sarioglu received the B.Sc. degree from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 2003, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in 2005 and 2010, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering.

Dr. Sarioglu worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering at Stanford University from 2010 to 2012. From 2012-2014, he was a research fellow at the Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In October 2014, he joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology as an assistant professor.

Dr. Sarioglu’s research interests are at the interface of nano-/micro-engineering and biomedicine. He is particularly interested in developing N/MEMS-based technologies for biomedical applications.

Email: sarioglu@ece.gatech.edu

 

 

 


 

Postdoctoral Scholars

 

Tevhide Ozkaya Ahmadov

 

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Tevhide Ozkaya Ahmadov received the Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from University of Cincinnati in 2016. Her Ph.D. research mainly focused on nanomaterial, sensing and photodynamic therapy. Currently, she is working as a postdoctoral research fellow in Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory at Georgia Tech School of Electric and Computer Engineering. Her research interests are developing sensors for isolation of circulating tumor cells and nanomaterial-based microfluidic systems with applications in point-of-care diagnostics and therapeutics.

 

 

 

 


 

A K M Arifuzzman

 

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A K M Arifuzzman received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in 2011. He earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2016, focusing on developing biosensors for bio-signal processing. Arif obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2023. He has a keen interest in developing and commercializing bioanalytical tools that incorporate bioelectronics and MEMS technology. In addition to his research pursuits, he enjoys traveling, listening to music, and exploring different cuisines.

 

 

 


 

Research Engineer

 

Norh Asmare

 

Norh received his B.S.E in Electrical Engineering from Suffolk University in 2014. After graduation, he worked at a Boston-based wearable fitness device startup named WHOOP as a Digital Signal Processing / Firmware Engineer.

Norh received his Ph.D. program at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2023. He is very interested in working in the intersection between electrical devices + systems and biological environments; ranging from micro/nano device design to writing software that runs on said devices.

Outside of school, Norh enjoys live music, food festivals, scenic spots and the old Kanye.

 

 


Research Staff

 

Jacquelyn A. Cook

 

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Jacquelyn Cook received her B.S. degree in Biological Science from Georgia State University in August 2022. Jacquelyn is currently a research lab technician for Dr. Sarioglu and the members of his lab. Her research interests include Cancer Biology and Molecular Genetics. Besides her research, she enjoys hiking with her dog.

 

 
 
 
 


 

Suchana Das

 

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Suzie received her B.S. degree in Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is currently a research lab technician for Dr. Sarioglu and the members of his lab. Her interests include scientific advances within medicine and the expansion of healthcare resources to underrepresented communities.

 

 
 
 
 


 

Graduate Students

 

Can Firat Usanmaz

 

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Can Usanmaz received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a minor in Physics from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 2018. During his undergraduate research, he was working on the synthesis and characterization of photonic crystals.

Can is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include Bio-MEMS, bioelectronics and biomedical materials for portable diagnostic tools. Besides his research, Can enjoys playing drums and discovering new music.

 

 


Mustafa Sak

 

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Mustafa Sak received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University and Bilkent University in 2017 and 2019, respectively. During his M.S. studies, he has focused on problems related to optical gain and lasing of colloidal semiconductor quantum wells.

Currently, Mustafa is pursuing his Ph.D. degree in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include optical biosensors, nanophotonics and plasmonics. Besides his research, he likes history, house music and coffee.

 

 


 

Mohamed Wael Badawy

 

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Mohamed received his BSc and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Cairo University. During his MS studies, he worked on cell sorting and fabrication of microfluidic devices.

Currently, Mohamed is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests span across diverse areas, including modeling, instrumentation, electrophysiology, and paper microfluidics. Beyond his academic pursuits, Mohamed finds delight in exploring the world through travel, expressing his creativity in the kitchen, and staying active with regular workouts. You can reach him at mwbadawy@gatech.edu

 

 

 


Ahmadreza Rostamzadeh

 

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Ahmadreza received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from the Sharif University of Technology, Iran, in 2023. During his undergraduate studies, he focused on the fabrication and modeling of microfluidics platforms (EWOD, Pressure-driven platform).

Ahmadreza is currently a Bioengineering Ph.D. student at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests are Microfabrication, Electronics interfaces for microfluidics devices, and BioMems. You can contact him at arostamzadeh3@gatech.edu.

 

 

 


Sundus Kaimari

 

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Sundus received her B.S. in Biological Engineering in 2021 from the University of Georgia. She then received her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2024 from Georgia Tech. During her MS studies, she focused on developing a high throughput assay that screens for activators of p70 S6K to harness them in craniofacial bone regeneration.

Sundus is currently a Bioengineering Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech. Her research interests are medical device development, BioMEMS, and microfabrication. Outside of lab, Sundus enjoys hiking, playing badminton, reading, and spending time with friends.

 

 

 


Puvi Arasu

 

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Puvi Arasu received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2022. He is currently pursuing M.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia institute of Technology. His research interests include Signal Processing and Machine learning. He likes to watch films and soccer in his leisure time.

 

 

 


Jiang Shan

 

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Jiang Shan received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Digital Signal Processing from the Communication University of China in Beijing in 2015. After graduation, he went on to work for several startups focusing on audio-embedded solutions.

Currently, Shan is a master’s student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests focus on hardware design for multi-channel signal capture and the integrated implementation of RTOS-based adaptive noise reduction algorithms.

In addition to his research, he is a saxophone player and regularly plays video games such as StarCraft, PES, and Battlefield.

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students

Eleanor Rutherford Tracy

 

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Eleanor is an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at Georgia Tech with a minor in physics. Her research interests include fabrication of nanotechnologies and 3D printed medical systems. In her free time, she likes to crochet and go running.
 

 

 
 
 


Songji Eun

 

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Songji is an undergraduate studying electrical engineering at Georgia Tech and an exchange student from KAIST. Her research interests include semiconductor fabrication and biomedical applications. Songji’s goal is to research biomedical technologies that help people by applying electrical engineering techniques. Besides her research, she enjoys sports such as short-track speed skating and bouldering.
 

 

 
 
 


Ved Sengupta

 

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Ved is a 3rd year undergraduate Computer Engineering major at Georgia Tech. His research interests include hardware design for biomedical systems and automation in cancer detection. On the side, he enjoys biking, reading on entrepreneurship, and discussing Genshin Impact lore.
 

 

 
 
 


 
 

Administrative Staff

 

Anita M. Carter

 

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Anita M. Carter is the Financial Administrator supporting Dr. Sarioglu and his team. She has over 25 years of accounting and financial experience in higher education, import/export logistics, import Customs clearance, and restaurant management. She has been with Georgia Tech since 2013. She is the mom to two incredible teenage boys, a sweet rabbit, and one needy Chihuahua puppy. She enjoys spending time with her boys, watching movies (mostly superhero movies), and taking vacations in the mountains.

 

 

 


 
 

Alumni

Ruxiu Liu – PhD, 2020

Chen Jin – MS, 2020

Enerelt Burentugs – BS, 2020

Chia-Heng (Jonathan) Chu – PhD, 2021

Ningquan Wang – PhD, 2021

Ozgun Civelekoglu – PhD, 2022

Nabid Farvez – BS 2022

Jacob Owens – BS 2022

Mert Boya – PhD, 2022

Dohwan Lee – PhD, 2023

Norh Asmare- PhD, 2023

A K M Arifuzzman- PhD, 2023