{"id":1965,"date":"2020-04-03T13:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/nikkhah\/?page_id=1965"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:31:53","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/nikkhah\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Ronald Nelson, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow (Sept 2021 – Nov 2022)<\/li>\n
  2. Jaimeson Veldhuisen, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow (Dec 2021 – Feb 2022)<\/li>\n
  3. Karen D\u2019Souza, Ph.D., Research Scientist (BME, Sept 2019 – Oct 2020)<\/li>\n
  4. Amrita Pal, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow (BME, ASU, 2016 – 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Doctoral (Ph.D.) Students Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Kalpana Ravi (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2021 – May 2026) [PhD Dissertation of the Year Award]<\/li>\n
    2. Lydia Sakala (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2022 – May 2026)<\/li>\n
    3. Hamid Esmaeli (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2020 – May 2024)<\/li>\n
    4. Alejandra Patino (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2019 – April 2023) [Dean\u2019s Dissertation Award]<\/li>\n
    5. Jaimeson Veldhuisen (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2017 – Dec 2021) [Dean\u2019s Dissertation Award]<\/li>\n
    6. Harpinder Saini (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2015 – Aug 2019)<\/li>\n
    7. Danh Truong (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2014 – Dec 2018)<\/li>\n
    8. Ali Navaei (Ph.D., BME, ASU, Aug 2014 – Aug 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      MS Students Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Jasmin Aviles Mena (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, Aug 2025 – May 2026)<\/li>\n
      2. Michelle Jang (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, Aug 2023 \u2013 Aug 2024)<\/li>\n
      3. Ritvik Srivant Satyanarayanan (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, Aug 2023 \u2013 June 2024)<\/li>\n
      4. Shivani Mantri (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, Sept 2023 – May 2024)<\/li>\n
      5. Twinkle Jina Minette Manoharan (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, Sept 2021 – Aug 2023)<\/li>\n
      6. Ronin-Mae Komarnisky (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, June 2022 – May 2023)<\/li>\n
      7. Carlos Mendez-Arias (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, May 2021 – May 2022)<\/li>\n
      8. Ouse Sheblak (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, Aug 2020 – May 2021)<\/li>\n
      9. Emmanuella Adjei-Sowah (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, Jan 2019 – July 2020)<\/li>\n
      10. Yuka Sugamura (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, Aug 2017 – Dec 2018)<\/li>\n
      11. Supriya Nagaraju (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, 2015 – 2017)<\/li>\n
      12. Feb S. Sam (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, 2014 – 2015)<\/li>\n
      13. Harpinder Saini (M.S. Thesis, BME, ASU, 2014 – 2015)<\/li>\n
      14. John R. Jakoubek (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, 2016)<\/li>\n
      15. Zackacry Ticktin (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, July 2018 – July 2019)<\/li>\n
      16. Ankita Urala (M.S. Applied Project, BME, ASU, 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Undergraduate Honors Thesis Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Ethan Hurt (Undergraduate Senior, Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, Jan 2023 \u2013 April 2025)<\/li>\n
        2. Keagan Neff (Undergraduate Senior, Honors Thesis, Biochemistry, ASU, Mar 2022 \u2013 April 2025)<\/li>\n
        3. Eric Barrientos (Undergraduate Freshman, Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, Sept 2015 – Aug 2019)<\/li>\n
        4. Casey Silva (Undergraduate Sophomore, Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, June 2017 – May 2019)<\/li>\n
        5. Alexander Kratz (B.Sc., Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, Jan 2016 – Dec 2018)<\/li>\n
        6. Nitish Peela (B.Sc., Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, June 2014 – May 2017)<\/li>\n
        7. Eyerusalem Dibaba Assefa (B.Sc., Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, Jan 2016 – May 2017)<\/li>\n
        8. Nathan Moore (B.Sc., Honors Thesis, BME, ASU, July 2015 – June 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Undergraduate Researcher Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Jasmin Aviles Mena (B.Sc., Undergraduate Senior, BME, ASU, Aug 2024 – May 2025)<\/li>\n
          2. Christian Zamora (B.Sc., Undergraduate Senior, BME, ASU, Aug 2023 – May 2024)<\/li>\n
          3. Santiago LeDoux (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, June 2022 – May 2023)<\/li>\n
          4. Maria Soldevilla (Undergraduate Sophomore, BME, ASU, July 2018 – Dec 2019)<\/li>\n
          5. Zachery Camacho (Undergraduate Sophomore, BME, ASU, Jan 2018 – Dec 2019)<\/li>\n
          6. Mayar Allam (Undergraduate Sophomore, BME, ASU, June 2017 – May 2019)<\/li>\n
          7. Mariam El Sheikha (Undergraduate Sophomore, BME, ASU, Jan 2018 – May 2018)<\/li>\n
          8. Byron A. Alarcon-Benedetto (Undergraduate Sophomore, BME, ASU, Sept 2016 – Dec 2017)<\/li>\n
          9. Thai Nguyen (Undergraduate Freshman, BME, ASU, Jan 2016 – Aug 2017)<\/li>\n
          10. Vasishta Somayaji (B.Sc., Junior, Biochemistry, ASU, Jan 2016 – Oct 2016)<\/li>\n
          11. Jossel Disengi Nkunzi (B.Sc., Freshman, BME, ASU, Jan 2016 – Aug 2016)<\/li>\n
          12. Karime Rosas (B.Sc., Senior, CHE, ASU, June 2015 – June 2016)<\/li>\n
          13. Alison Rose Llave (B.Sc., Junior, BME, ASU, June 2014 – March 2016)<\/li>\n
          14. Shota Kuwabara (B.Sc., Senior, BME, ASU, 2015 – 2016)<\/li>\n
          15. Ryan Sullivan (B.Sc., Junior, BME, ASU, 2015 – 2016)<\/li>\n
          16. Alison Van Putten (B.Sc., Junior, BME, ASU, June 2014 – June 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Undergraduate Senior Capstone Project Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Shreya Sharma (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n
            2. Alina Puig (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n
            3. Jasmin Aviles Mena (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n
            4. Natalie Butterfield (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n
            5. Shreya Anandan (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n
            6. Ashley Lopezlira (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, 2022)<\/li>\n
            7. Caleb Fisher (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, 2022)<\/li>\n
            8. Chandler Watt (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, 2022)<\/li>\n
            9. Hannah Oman (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, 2022)<\/li>\n
            10. Jared Williamson (B.Sc., Undergraduate Junior, BME, ASU, 2022)<\/li>\n
            11. Haley Strauss (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2021 – 2022)<\/li>\n
            12. Kayla Charles (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2021 – 2022)<\/li>\n
            13. Ronin-Mae Komarnisky (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2021 – 2022)<\/li>\n
            14. Brycelyn Whitman (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2021 – 2022)<\/li>\n
            15. Lauren Baker (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2021 – 2022)<\/li>\n
            16. Kristen Mittal (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2014 – 2015)<\/li>\n
            17. Meerna Muradvich (B.Sc., BME, ASU, 2014 – 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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