Lab Members
Sangheon Han
Graduate Student
Dmitry Nevozhay, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Rebeca Romero, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chang Soo Kim, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Ashok Pehere, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
BOND Lab Alumni - Graduate Students
Avinash Murthy, co-supervisor, Ph.D. 08/2013
Thesis: “Surface Design and Controlled Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles into Biodegradable Nanoclusters for Biomedical Imaging Applications”. After graduation: Chemist at Roche.
Justina Tam, Ph.D. 11/2012
Thesis: “Interactions of Composite Gold Nanoparticles with Cells and Tissue: Implications in Clinical Translation for Cancer Imaging and Therapy”. After graduation: Justina has received a prestigious two year FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship to carry out post-doctoral research at MIT.
Tim Larson, Ph.D. 07/2012
Thesis: “Nanocomposite particles as theranostic agents for cancer”.After graduation: Tim has been accepted to a highly competitive 3 year post-doctoral Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) program at Stanford.
Kort Travis, Ph.D. 11/2010
Thesis:” Optical Scattering from Nanoparticle Aggregates”. After graduation: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin.
Chih-Wen Kan, co-supervisor, Ph.D. 08/2010
After graduation: Programmer Analyst at Genentech.
Nathan Harrison, Ph.D. 11/2009
Thesis: “Nanoscale characterization of interactions between molecular specific plasmonic nanoparticles and living cells and its implications for optical imaging of protein-protein interactions”. After graduation: Optical engineer, Panasonic.
Sonia Kumar, Ph.D., 4/2007
Thesis: “Plasmonic nanoparticles for imaging intracellular biomarkers.”After graduation: Chemist at T2 Biosystems.
Jesse Aaron, Ph.D., 4/2007
Thesis: “Plasmon Resonance Coupling as a Tool for Detecting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Cancer”. After graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sandia National Laboratories.
Linda Nieman, Ph.D., 8/2004
Thesis: “Early detection of curable precancerous lesions in the oral cavity using polarized reflectance spectroscopy”. After graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sandia National Laboratories.
BOND Lab Alumni - Postdoctoral Fellows
Avinash Murthy, co-supervisor, Ph.D. 08/2013
Thesis: “Surface Design and Controlled Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles into Biodegradable Nanoclusters for Biomedical Imaging Applications”. After graduation: Chemist at Roche.
Justina Tam, Ph.D. 11/2012
Thesis: “Interactions of Composite Gold Nanoparticles with Cells and Tissue: Implications in Clinical Translation for Cancer Imaging and Therapy”. After graduation: Justina has received a prestigious two year FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship to carry out post-doctoral research at MIT.
Tim Larson, Ph.D. 07/2012
Thesis: “Nanocomposite particles as theranostic agents for cancer”.After graduation: Tim has been accepted to a highly competitive 3 year post-doctoral Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) program at Stanford.
Kort Travis, Ph.D. 11/2010
Thesis:” Optical Scattering from Nanoparticle Aggregates”. After graduation: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin.
Chih-Wen Kan, co-supervisor, Ph.D. 08/2010
After graduation: Programmer Analyst at Genentech.
Nathan Harrison, Ph.D. 11/2009
Thesis: “Nanoscale characterization of interactions between molecular specific plasmonic nanoparticles and living cells and its implications for optical imaging of protein-protein interactions”. After graduation: Optical engineer, Panasonic.
Sonia Kumar, Ph.D., 4/2007
Thesis: “Plasmonic nanoparticles for imaging intracellular biomarkers.”After graduation: Chemist at T2 Biosystems.
Jesse Aaron, Ph.D., 4/2007
Thesis: “Plasmon Resonance Coupling as a Tool for Detecting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Cancer”. After graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sandia National Laboratories.
Linda Nieman, Ph.D., 8/2004
Thesis: “Early detection of curable precancerous lesions in the oral cavity using polarized reflectance spectroscopy”. After graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sandia National Laboratories.