Principal Investigator
Moungi Bawendi
Office: 6-221
Administrative Assistant
Li Miao
Office: 6-227
Postdocs
Shaun Tan
Graduate Students
Niamh Brown
Jonah Horowitz
Kaelyn McFarlane-Connelly
Zack Benesh
Eric Chen
Dimuthu Hasanthi Thanippuli Arachchi
Aaron Li
Yu-Kuan Lin
Mariana Mejia
Amanda Gin
Meng-Chen Shih
Shelby Elder
Oliver Tye
Jong Woong Park
Oliver Nix
Shreyas Srinivasan
Annette Jones
Zipeng Shen
Alumni
| Name | Position | Alum Since | Current Position | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linjie Dai | Postdoc | 2025 | Assistant Professor | |
| Chantalle Krajewska | Grad | 2025 | Engineer | |
| Matthias Grotevent | Postdoc | 2025 | Director | Active Surfaces Inc. |
| Hua Zhu | Postdoc | 2025 | Assistant Professor | Texas State University |
| Yongli Lu | Grad | 2025 | Engineer | Apple, CA |
| Tara Sverko | Grad | 2025 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Rowland Institute Harvard, MA |
| David Berkinsky | Grad | 2024 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Brandeis University, MA |
| Alex Kaplan | Grad | 2023 | Intel | Portland, OR |
| Linda Kothe | Visiting | 2023 | Graduate Student | Paderborn University |
| Cole Perkinson | Grad | 2023 | Draper | Boston, MA |
| Weiwei Sun | Grad | 2022 | Boston Consulting Group | Boston, MA |
| Juanye Zhang | Grad | 2022 | Formulation Research Scientist | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MA |
| Andrew Proppe | Postdoc | 2022 | Machine Learnin Scientist | Perceptive Space, Canada |
| Lili Wang | Postdoc | 2022 | Assistant Professor | Emory University, GA |
| Finn Beiglboeck | Visiting Grad | 2022 | Graduate Student | ETH, Zurich |
| Ulugbek Barotov | Grad | 2022 | AI Fellow | Flagship Pioneering, MA |
| Matthias Ginterseder | Grad | 2022 | Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer | Everest Carbon, Austria |
| Mari Saif | Grad | 2021 | Computer Vision Engineer | VulcanForms Inc., MA |
| Megan Klein | Grad | 2021 | Systems Engineer | Picarro Inc |
| Michel Nasilowski | Postdoc | 2021 | Exteneral Venturing Manager | Saint-Gobain, MA |
| Timothy Sinclair | Grad | 2020 | MA | |
| Odin Achorn | Grad | 2020 | Nanoparticle Catalyst Synthesis Engineer | H2U Technologies, California |
| Hendrik Utzat | Grad | 2020 | Assistant Professor | UC Berkeley |
| Jason Yoo | Grad | 2020 | Research Scientist | KRICT, South Korea |
| Nicole Moody | Grad | 2020 | Senior Risk Assessor (Environmental Analyst V) | MassDEP |
| Eric Hansen | Grad | 2019 | Software Engineer | |
| Sophie Bertram | Grad | 2019 | Principal Consultant | Sage Analysis Group, MA |
| Katherine Shulenberger | Grad | 2019 | Assistant Professor | Brandeis University |
| Boris Spokoyny | Postdoc | 2019 | Senior Scientist | Exponent, MA |
| Phillip Aellen | Visiting Grad | 2018 | Consultant | Deloitte Consulting |
| Jessica Carr | Grad | 2018 | Lead Reviewer, Engineer | FDA |
| Daniel Franke | Grad | 2018 | Principal | M Ventures, Boston |
| Daniel Montana | Grad | 2018 | Medical Student | |
| Lea Nienhaus | Postdoc | 2018 | Associate Professor | Rice University |
| Oliver Bruns | Postdoc | 2017 | Head of Department | German Cancer Research Center |
| Justin Caram | Postdoc | 2017 | Assistant Professor | UCLA |
| Yue Chen | Grad | 2017 | Technical Staff | Applied Materials , California |
| Sandra Heckel | Visiting Scientist | 2017 | Project Lead | Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS), Germany |
| Marianne Aellen | Visiting Grad | 2016 | PhD Student | ETH, Zurich |
| Chia-Hao Marcus Chuang | Grad | 2016 | Software engineer | |
| Jose Cordero | Grad | 2016 | Surgical Intern | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Igor Coropceanu | Grad | 2016 | Scientist | Nanosys |
| Whitney R. Hess | Grad | 2016 | EHS Safety Officer | MIT |
| Jennifer Scherer | Grad | 2016 | Senior Research Scientist | CNA Corporation |
| Mark Wilson | Postdoc | 2016 | Assistant Professor | University of Toronto |
| Andrew Beyler | Grad | 2015 | Interface Analyst | Epic Healthcare, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Thomas Bischof | Grad | 2015 | Senior Scientist | Helmholtz Pioneer Campus , Munich |
| Ou Chen | Postdoc | 2015 | Assistant Professor | Brown University |
| Leigh Heathcote | Grad | 2015 | ||
| Gyuweon Hwang | Grad | 2015 | Senior Research Scientist | Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) |
| Russ Jensen | Grad | 2015 | Professor | Ground Rules Academy/ Las Positas College |
| Aurelio Rossinelli | Grad | 2015 | R&D Engineer | II-VI Laser Enterprise Zürich |
| Darcy (Wanger) Grinolds | Grad | 2014 | Reliability and Validation Engineering Lead | Everyday Robots |
| Dörthe Eisele | Postdoc | 2014 | Assistant Professor | The City College of New York |
| Daniel Harris | Grad | 2014 | Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development | Lumicell |
| Dong-Kyun Ko | Postdoc | 2014 | Associate Professor | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| He Wei | Grad | 2014 | Postdoc | MIT |
| Cliff Wong | Postdoc | 2014 | Senior Data Scientist | Microsoft, Seattle |
| Jie Bao | Postdoc | 2013 | Professor | Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| Liang-Yi Chang | Grad | 2013 | Principal Engineer | TSMC, Taiwan |
| Raoul Correa | Grad | 2013 | Regional Sales Director - Digital | Envista Holdings Corporation, California |
| Jian Cui | Grad | 2013 | Group Leader | Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich |
| Hee-Sun Han | Grad | 2013 | Assistant Professor | UIUC |
| Christina Hanson | Grad | 2013 | Postdoc | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Jungmin Lee | Grad | 2013 | Rare Disease Business Development | Takeda |
| David Strasfeld | Postdoc | 2013 | Vice President, Research and Innovation | Precision Healing, Inc. |
| Jorge Ferrer | Postdoc | 2012 | SVP, Clinical Research & Strategy | Lumicell Diagnostics |
| Tara Sarathi | Grad | 2012 | Engineering Analyst | Shell Techworks, MA |
| Hengfeng Tian | Grad | 2012 | Graduate student | Georgia Tech |
| Jing Zhao | Postdoc | 2012 | Associate Professor | University of Connecticut |
| Lisa Marshall | Grad | 2011 | Associate Director, Analytical Development | Seres Therapeutics |
| Brian Walker | Grad | 2011 | Technology Manager | U.S. Department of Energy, Wahington D.C. |
| Juwell Wu | Grad | 2011 | Research Fellow | Wellman Center for Photomedicine, MGH |
| Peter Allen | Grad | 2010 | Advisor - Low Carbon Solutions | ExxonMobil |
| August Dorn | Postdoc | 2010 | Associate Professor | University of Hamburg, Germany |
| Scott Geyer | Grad | 2010 | Assistant Professor | Wake Forest University |
| Andrew Greytak | Postdoc | 2010 | Associate Professor | University of South Carolina |
| Numpon Insin | Grad | 2010 | Assistant Professor | Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| Euan Kay | Postdoc | 2010 | Lecturer in Chemistry | University of St. Andrews, Scotland |
| Wenhao Liu | Grad | 2010 | Director, Informatics Software | Moderna Therapeutics |
| Jongnam Park | Postdoc | 2010 | Associate Professor | UNIST, Korea |
| Zoran Popovic | Postdoc | 2010 | Digital Transformation Lead | Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Germany |
| Katie Silberstein | Grad | 2010 | Research Scientist, Battery R&D | Arkema, Philadelphia |
| Gautham Nair | Grad | 2009 | Staff Engineer | Narrativ |
| Juan Guan | Grad | 2008 | Assistant Professor | University of Florida |
| Jonathan Halpert | Grad | 2008 | Assistant Professor | The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
| Hao Huang | Grad | 2008 | BNP Paribas | New York, NY |
| Binil Kandapallil | Postdoc | 2008 | Research Scientist, GE | New York |
| Jean-Michael Caruge | Postdoc | 2007 | Data Scientist | Amazon, MA |
| David Oertel | Grad | 2007 | Procter and Gamble | Cincinnati, OH |
| Venda Porter | Grad | 2007 | Colgate | Piscataway, NJ |
| Xavier Brokmann | Postdoc | 2006 | Quantitative Research Director | Qube Research & Technologies |
| Yinthai Chan | Grad | 2006 | Scientific Director | Cosmic Discovery Sdn Bhd |
| Heather Tavernier Hart | Postdoc | 2006 | Senior Specialist | Fluidigm Corporation University of California |
| Hideyuki Kamii | Visiting Scientist | 2006 | JSR Corporation | Japan |
| Sang-Wook Kim | Postdoc | 2006 | Assistant Professor | Ajou University, Korea |
| Preston Snee | Postdoc | 2006 | Associate Professor | University of Ilinois at Chicago |
| Jonathan Steckel | Grad | 2006 | Director of Advanced Technology Intelligence | STMicroelectronics, France |
| Brian Yen | Grad | 2006 | Quantamental Researcher | Balyasny Asset Management L.P. |
| John Zimmer | Grad | 2006 | Patent Attorney | Nexen Pruet, North Carolina |
| Brent Fisher | Grad | 2005 | Senior Engineer | Semprius |
| Joe Tracy | Grad | 2005 | Professor | NC State University |
| Dirk Weiss | Postdoc | 2005 | Senior Research Scientist | Nanolithography Research at Washington Technology Center |
| Nathan Stott | Grad | 2004 | Professor | The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Inhee Chung | Grad | 2004 | Assistant Professor | George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences |
| Frederic Dumestre | Postdoc | 2004 | Founder, Nanomeps | France |
| Mirna Jarosz | Grad | 2004 | Foundation Medicine | Cambridge, MA |
| SungJee Kim | Grad | 2004 | Associate Professor | Postech, Korea |
| Ken Shimizu | Grad | 2002 | Director of R&D | Stion |
| Vikram Sundar | Grad | 2002 | Engagement manager | McKinsey and Co. |
| Dmitry Dinega | Grad | 2001 | Senior Research Scientist | Cytec |
| Catherine Leatherdale | Grad | 2000 | Product Development Specialist | 3M |
| Stephen Empedocles | Grad | 1999 | VP of Business Development | Nanosys |
| Frederic Mikulec | Grad | 1999 | iNNOVALight | |
| Robert Neuhauser | Postdoc | 1999 | Executive Vice President | Siemens |
| Masaru Kuno | Grad | 1998 | Professor | Notre Dame |
| Bashir Dabbousi | Grad | 1997 | Director, Technology Strategy & Planning | Saudi Aramco |
| Hedi Mattoussi | Visting Scientist | 1997 | Profesor | Florida State University |
| Cherie Kagan | Grad | 1996 | Professor | University of Pennsylvania |
| Manoj Nirmal | Grad | 1996 | 3M | |
| Ann Sacra | Grad | 1996 | President | Nodal Exchange |
| Chris Murray | Grad | 1995 | Professor | University of Pennsylvania |
| David Norris | Grad | 1995 | Professor | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich |