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
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.
Dohwan Lee
Dohwan Lee received his B.E. degree in Electronic Engineering from Kwangwoon University in 2014. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2016, with a focus on developing microdevice for pathogen detection. Before he joined our group, he worked as a researcher in Kwangwoon University and he researched on enhanced Zika virus diagnosis.
Dohwan received his Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2023. He has great interest in pathogen and cancer diagnostic microdevice that incorporate MEMS technology and nucleic-acid engineering. Beside his research, he likes to play soccer.
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
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
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
A K M Arifuzzman
A K M Arifuzzman received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Bangladesh in 2011. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in 2016 with a focus on biosensor interface design and analog chip design. He was a lecturer of Electrical Engineering department at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Bangladesh from 2011 to 2013.
Arif is currently a Ph.D. Student in the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include BioMEMS, Bio-electronics, and Microfluidics. Besides his research, he likes traveling, music, trekking, and camping.
Can Firat Usanmaz
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.
Jungmin Ha
Jungmin received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University in Korea. She also did an MS in Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University working on microfluidics. She joined the Mechanical Engineering graduate program in August 2019.
Research: Circulating Tumor Cells
Fun Fact: Jungmin likes hiking and jogging.
Mustafa Sak
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.
Aref Valipour
Aref received his B.S. degree in Bioelectrical Engineering (ECE) from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2022. During his undergraduate studies, he worked on microfluidics and microfabrication with biological applications. Aref is Currently a Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include Microfluidic-Electronic Device Integration, Microelectronics with Physiological Applications, and 3D Printing with Physiological Applications. You can reach him at [his first name] at gatech.edu.
Mohamed Wael Badawy
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
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.
Puvi Arasu
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
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
Hyemin Stella Lee
Hyemin Stella Lee is an undergraduate student studying in Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea. She is currently doing exchange student program at Georgia Institute of Technology and doing reserach in Dr. Sarioglu’s lab. Sher research interests are in rehabilitation of motor disabilities, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), and Neuromorphic computing. Outside of reserach, she enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends, and singing.
Eleanor Rutherford Tracy
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.
Varish Varakantam
Varish Reddy Varakantam is an undergraduate student studying Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is currently doing research at Dr. Sarioglu’s lab. His research interests include cancer research and tumor detection research as well as research in developing novel medical treatments for existing conditions. Outside of research, he is interested in running/exercising, playing cricket, and hanging out with friends.
Administrative Staff
Anita M. Carter
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
