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Faculty
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Michal Lipson, Associate Professor
Michal Lipson is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering here at Cornell University. Her research focuses on novel on-chip Nanophotonics devices. She holds numerous patents on novel micron-size photonic structures for light manipulation, and is the author of over 100 technical papers in journals in Physics and Optics. She has pioneered several of the critical building blocks for silicon photonics including the GHz silicon modulators. Professor Lipson's honors and awards include OSA Fellow, IBM Faculty Award, and NSF Early Career Award. Email Michal Lipson.
Michal Lipson's website. |
Academic Staff
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Carl Poitras, Senior Research Associate
Carl completed his undergraduate studies in Physics at the University of Québec in Montréal, graduating summa cum laude. He then pursued graduate studies for one year at the Master's level also in Physics (electromagnetism), followed by a Master's degree from the National Institute of Scientific Research in Montreal. Carl obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 2006. His continuing work as part of the Nanophotonics group involves light-matter interaction, silicon on glass work and overall support to the Nanophotonics Group. He enjoys staying in shape by playing tennis, working out and exercising regularly. |
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Jaime Cardenas, Research Associate
Jaime earned his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Optical Science and Engineering. His research was in single air interface bends and waveguide microcantilevers. After two years as a process engineer, and three years as a Postdoctoral researcher in the Nanophotonics group, Jaime is now research associate in the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. Email Jaime Cardenas. |
PostDoctoral Associates
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Mohammad Soltani
Mohammad Soltani received his B.Sc. (1999) and M.Sc. (2001) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. In 2002, he attended Georgia Tech where he received his M.Sc. (2005) degrees in Physics and in Electrical Engineering and his PhD (2009) in Electrical Engineering. His PhD research was on the physics, modeling, and fabrication of silicon-based ultra-high Q resonators and coupled resonators on an SOI platform. His general research interests lie in electromagnetics, optoelectronic devices and circuits, quantum optics, optical information, and nanofabrication. At Cornell, he is an HHMI research associate working in Prof. Michelle Wang and Prof. Michal Lipson groups. His current research is on nanophotonic techniques for single-molecule detection, optical trapping, nanoscopic and fluorescence imaging. Email Mohammad Soltani. |
PhD Students
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Lian-Wee Luo
Lian-Wee graduated First Class Honors from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with a B.Eng. degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. During his undergraduate studies, he did research in fiber gratings in the Optical Fiber Program at the Network Technology Research Centre. Following his graduation, he worked at theInstitute of Microelectronics, Singapore, for one and a half years; his areas of research were BioMEMS and Microfuidics. Lian-Wee is currently pursuing his MS/PhD degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Cornell with the Nanophotonics Group. His other interests also include basketball and cooking. Email Lian-Wee Luo. |
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Lucas Gabrielli
Lucas has finished his master's degree in optic communication at Unicamp after graduating magna cum laude in Electronics Engineering from the Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Brazil. He spent some time in Germany working at DLR while still an undergraduate. He has also worked at the Wehner von Braun Center for Advanced Research, Brazil, in RF circuits and antennas. Lucas is now part of the Cornell Nanophotonics Group, where he pursues his PhD. Apart from engineering, Lucas enjoys music, movies, photography and, whenever he has the opportunity, travelling around. Email Lucas Gabrielli. |
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Biswajeet Guha
Bishu received his B.Tech. in Electronics Eng. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2008. As an undergrad he spent some time at Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Devices, Erlangen, Germany working on CMP metrology for next generation technology nodes. He also worked on interface circuit designs for integrated MEMS sensors. Currently he is working towards his PhD in the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, hiking, eating out and walking around the beautiful Ithaca countryside. Email Biswajeet Guha. |
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Mian Zhang
Mian graduated from the University of Bristol with an integrated MSci Physics degree in 2009. He worked on linear optical quantum computing for his master's project. During his undergraduate studies, Mian spent a year at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK working in the Ultrafast Spectroscopy lab and on optical trapping. He also did a summer research on developing mini-magnetic traps for ultracold atoms in Oxford University. Currently, Mian is pursuing a PhD degree in Applied Physics working in the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. In his spare time, he loves to play Go (Baduk). Mian also enjoys photography, traveling and table tennis. Email Mian Zhang. |
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Yoon Ho Daniel Lee
Yoon Ho graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University in three years with a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2010. During his undergraduate career, he researched in the field of analog integrated circuits, working on a novel CMOS imaging chip. He also led the communication subsystem of a satellite project team at Cornell, gaining experience in RF communication links. Yoon Ho is now pursuing his MS/PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. His research interests include integrated inter and intra chip optical communication and silicon photonics in general. He also enjoys playing the drums, guitar, tennis, and travelling in his free time. Email Yoon Ho Daniel Lee. |
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Shreyas Shah
Shreyas is originally from Bombay, India. He graduated with a B. Tech. and an M. Tech. in Electrical Engg. specialising in Microelectronics from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2010, and has joined the Cornell Nanophotonics Group as a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engg. His research interests lie in the physics and applications of the interaction of light with nanostructured matter and engineering nanostructured devices. From 2008 to 2010, as a summer intern at the Centre for High Technology Materials at U. of New Mexico and for his M. Tech. dissertation at IITB, he worked on studying optical and structural properties of self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs) and on fabricating and characterising SAQD-based devices. His other interests include jazz and blues, outdoor activities, reading, cinema and theatre, cooking and studying economics, politics, culture and media. Email Shreyas Shah. |
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Lawrence Tzuang
Lawrence graduated from National Tsing-Hua University in 2007 with a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering. He received his M.S. degree in Electronics Engineering in 2009 from National Taiwan University, where he studied light transmission through periodic metallic holes and gratings. He later did a summer internship at OEpic Semiconductors Inc., Sunnyvale, in 2010. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering as a member of the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. Lawrence is also a musician, a cellist, who's been frequently performing in public. Email Lawrence Tzuang. |
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Vishal Chandrasekar
Vishal graduated with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2010, and joined the Cornell Nanophotonics Group as a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering. At IIT Madras, he was part of the Integrated Optoelectronics group and worked on the design and fabrication of electro-optic modulators. His research interests span the broad field of photonics and optics, specifically quantum optics, optomechanics, light-matter interactions and nanofabrication techniques. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and broadening his understanding of the world around him - past, present and future. Email Vishal Chandrasekar. |
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Kevin Luke
Kevin graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University in 2010 with a B.S. is Electrical Engineering. As an undergraduate, he worked on laser simulations for the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for two summers. Kevin is currently pursuing his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering as a member of the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. His research interests are in light-matter interactions, especially nonlinear optics. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys breakdancing as well as playing a variety of sports, especially soccer and basketball. Email Kevin Luke. |
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Austin Griffith
Austin graduate Summa Cum Laude from Tulane University in 2010, with a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics. He was a recipient of the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) in 2010. As an undergraduate, he worked for the Tulane Center of Computational Science, doing research into computational modelling of DNA dynamics and fluid mechanics. Austin is pursuing his PhD in Applied Physics as a member of the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. His research interests include nonlinear optics, integrated photonics, and computer simulations. Email Austin Griffith. |
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Avik Dutt
Avik graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2011, with a B. Tech in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering. As a part of his B. Tech dissertation, he carried out research on capillary optical fibers and their applications in attaining large mode area and in designing tunable fiber couplers. Avik has previously worked on quantum tunneling through smooth double barriers during his undergrad years. In the summer of 2010, he investigated optical forces near photonic crystal slabs at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Cornell Nanophotonics Group, Avik is interested in light-matter interactions and in the physics and application of photonic structures. Besides engineering and science, he enjoys reading fiction and playing the piano. Email Avik Dutt. |
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Aseema Mohanti
Aseema graduated from MIT with a B.S. in Electrical Science and Engineering in 2011. As an undergraduate, she characterized photovoltaics for a micro-thermophotovoltaic generator project at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. She also investigated the contribution of singlet fission to quantum efficiency in organic solar cells as part of the Soft Semiconductor Group. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. as a member of the Cornell Nanophotonics Group. Her research interests include light-matter interactions and energy conversion in photonic devices. In her free time, she enjoys painting, exploring nature, cooking/baking, and traveling. Email Aseema Mohanti. |
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Chris Phare
Chris graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2011 with a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics with Highest Honors. His undergraduate research included ultrafast laser spectroscopy as well as designs for photonic crystal biosensors. As part of his honors thesis, he developed a perturbation theory approach to modeling the attachment of thin layers of dielectric analyte to high-index-contrast systems. Pursuing his PhD in the nanophotonics group, his interests include novel optical device structures, spectrometry, optical trapping, and biological applications. Apart from the lab, Chris enjoys music, photography, and traveling. Email Chris Phare. |
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