Our People

Professor and Head of the NanoMag Lab from the University of Granada Department of Applied Physics

Email: g2iglesiassalto@uwaterloo.ca

NanoMag Website

Google Scholar

(12/2014 - 12/2015)

Associate Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Dan Jiang's CV

(08/2015 - 07/2016)

Associate Professor, Jiangsu Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China

Li Li's CV (PDF)

(07/2007 - 09/2007)

Professor, Nanjing University, China

(08/2015 - 08/2016)

Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China

(09/2013 - 10/2014)

Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

(09/2017 - 05/2018)
Email:saghafian@cc.iut.ac.ir

Professor, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Professor and Head of the NanoMag Lab from the University of Granada Department of Applied Physics

Email: sahualliyapur@uwaterloo.ca

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NanoMag Website

November 2020 - present
Email: z8abbasi@uwaterloo.ca

(09/2010 - 06/2012)

Assistant Professor, Antalya International University, Turkey

PDF (01/2016 - 08/2016)
PhD (05/2011 - 12/2015)

PDF, University of California, Irvine, US

(05/2014 - 11/2014)

Development of Microwave Heater for DNA Amplification

May 2017 - Jan 2021
Email: m.chentong@gmail.com

Tong Chen's CV

Sep. 2016 - present
Email: w27cui@uwaterloo.ca

(09/2008 - 08/2010)

Assistant Professor, Bilkent University, Turkey

(09/2015 - 12/2016)

Development of Models for Supercritical CO2 Transport

PDF (07/2012 - 03/2013)
PhD (01/2008 - 06/2012)
MASc (09/2005 - 12/2007)

Director Product Development and Engineering, Three-Rivers Cardiovascular Systems Inc, ON, Canada

(07/2005 - 08/2010)

Professor, Chinese Academy of Science, China

(10/2007 - 09/2009)

Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

(05/2008 - 04/2010)

CEO, Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd.

PDF (10/2014 - 04/2016)
PhD (04/2012 - 09/2014) co-supervised with Prof. Monica B. Emelko

Associate Professor, Zhongshan University, China

(05/2007 - 04/2009)

Professor, Chinese Academy of Science, China

PDF (07/2013 - 12/2013)
PhD (01/2009 - 07/2013)

Senior Engineering, Advanced Sterilization Products, California, US

(11/2009 - 11/2010)

Assistant Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Janpan

May 2017 - March 2022
Email: p37zhao@uwaterloo.ca

PhD (09/2008 - 06/2014) co-supervised with Prof. D. Johnson
MASc (01/2006 - 04/2008)

Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

05/2018 - present
Email: rzgao@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Run Ze Gao's CV (PDF)

Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2020
Email: sghadami@uwaterloo.ca

Sepehr Ghadami's CV (PDF)

Email: a0975127124@gmail.com

Kuan-Hsun's LinkedIn

Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2020
Email:mmarcali@uwaterloo.ca

Merve Marcali's ResearchGate

Jan. 2020 - present
Postdoc fellow at the University of Saskatchewan

Anna Thu H Nguyen's LinkedIn

PhD (05/2013 - 08/2018) co-supervised with Prof. Gerry Schneider

Email: p2pezesh@uwaterloo.ca

Email: q25mao@uwaterloo.ca

Qianying's Linkedin

Qianying's Resume

PDF (06/2017 - 04/2018)
PhD (08/2012 - 05/2017)

PDF, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, US

Email: n4qin@uwaterloo.ca                                                                         

PDF (06/2017 - 12/2017)
PhD (01/2013 - 04/2017)

Email: yuyi.liu@hotmail.com

Yuyi's LinkedIn

May 2021-present
Email: y2279zhang@uwaterloo.ca

Yiqi got her MAsc of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (Nanotechnology) from the University of Waterloo. Her research involves developing soft pressure sensors and soft actuators. Her previous experiences involved thermoelectrical material and thermites research.

Email: aliya.sallam@uwaterloo.ca

Aliya's LinkedIn

Aliya's Resume

(09/2012 - 09/2014)

Field Service Engineer, CCE Medical Equipment, Canada

Alexander Brukson's CV (PDF)

Email: csjaarda@uwaterloo.ca

Camerson's Resume

December 2020 - present
Email: h338chen@uwaterloo.ca

(02/2012 - 09/2012) co-supervised with Prof. H-C Chang

Principal Engineer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Sep. 2017-Aug. 2022
Email: mrcourtn@uwaterloo.ca

Matthew Courtney's CV (PDF)

Email: d23tong@uwaterloo.ca

Derry's LinkedIn

Sep 2022-present

Email: dylan.hahn@uwaterloo.ca

Sep. 2018 - Aug. 2020
Email: jfarnese@uwaterloo.ca

Jeff Farnese's CV (PDF)

PDF (07/2012 - 03/2013)
PhD (01/2008 - 06/2012)
MASc (09/2005 - 12/2007)

Director Product Development and Engineering, Three-Rivers Cardiovascular Systems Inc, ON, Canada

Sep. 2016-Dec. 2020
co supervised with Prof. Jan Huissoon
Email: marie.hebert@uwaterloo.ca

Marie Hébert's CV (PDF)

Email: j2kowalski@uwaterloo.ca

Jacob's LinkedIn

May 2022 - present
Email: jordan.andrew.savage@uwaterloo.ca

(09/2013 - 09/2015) co-supervised with Prof. S. Bedi

Technical Support Engineer, DBS Air, Canada

Sahil Kashyap's CV (PDF)

Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2020
Email: victoria.ann.kerr@uwaterloo.ca

Email: kfali@uwaterloo.ca

Kulsum's LinkedIn

Kulsum's Resume

Sep. 2016 - Aug. 2018
co supervised with Prof. John Wen
Email:lleserge@uwaterloo.ca

Lauren Lesergents' CV (PDF)

Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Email: s6mao@uwaterloo.ca

Shinong Mao's CV (PDF)

September 2021 - Present

Email: m4shafie@uwaterloo.ca

Email: n4venkatagiri@uwaterloo.ca

Nikhil's Resume

Email: raykia@uwaterloo.ca

Rana's LinkedIn

Sep. 2019 - present
Email:  zhe.ren@uwaterloo.ca

Zhe graduated from China University of Mining and Technology and currently is studying in Dalian Maritime University. He is mainly engaged in researching the frequency characteristics of different components droplet by microwave sensing as an International Visit Scholar in the Microfluidic Laboratory.

(09/2005 - 12/2007)

Soft Lithography for Applications in Microfluidic Thermometry, Isoelectric Focusing

(01/2007 - 12/2008) co-supervised with Prof. G. Schneider

CNC Engineer, Sandaka, Canada

(09/2015 - 08/2016) co-supervised with Prof. C. Madhuranthakam

Engineer, Ontario, Canada

(09/2014 - 12/2016)

Control Engineer, EtaGen, California, US

David Wong's CV (PDF)

MASc (05/2009 - 08/2010) co-supervised with Pro. J. Huissoon
Co-op (05/2008 - 08/2008) (09/2007 - 12/2007)

Hardware Research Engineer, Avigilon, US
 

Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2021
Email:  tzablotny@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaszzablotny/

Email: ag2almer@uwaterloo.ca

Althea's LinkedIn

Althea's Resume

Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Email: w2baxter@edu.uwaterloo.ca

William Baxter's CV (PDF)

(05/2010 - 08/2010)

Engineer, Canada

(09/2010 - 12/2010)

Wireless FR System Engineer, Amazon Lab 126, US

(05/2015 - 08/2015)

Bachelor Candidate, University of Waterloo, Canada

(09/2014 - 04/2015) (01/2014 - 04/2014)

PhD candidate, University of Waterloo

(09/2012 - 01/2013)

PhD Candidate, Harvard University, US

(09/2017 - 04/2018)

PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo, Canada

(09/2011 - 04/2012)

MASc Candidate, Stanford University, US

(05/2005 - 08/2005)

Modeling of Heat Transfer in PCR Chips

(09/2009 - 12/2009)

PhD Candidate, MIT, US

Jan. 2020 - Apr. 2020
Email: sj55lee@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Peter is a fourth-year mechanical engineering undergraduate. His current resarch is focused in applying microfluidics and control systems to develop soft robots for biomechanical applications. 

Sep. 2020 - Dec. 2020
Email: nicholas.anthony.levinski@uwaterloo.ca

Jan. 2020 - Apr. 2020
Email: ryhli@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Ryan's CV

(01/2016 - 04/2016)

Mcirowave Sensing of Droplets

(05/2017 - 08/2017)

Bachelor Candidate, University of Waterloo, Canada

Sep 2024 - present

Email: s88bhatti@uwaterloo.ca

Email: sahmadne@uwaterloo.ca

Sephr's LinkedIn

(01/2010 - 04/2010)

Micromixing Using Microfluidic Chips

(05/2016 - 08/2016)

Bachelor Candidate, University of Waterloo, Canada

(05/2011 - 08/2011)

Droplet-based Microfluidics
 

MASc (05/2009 - 08/2010) co-supervised with Pro. J. Huissoon
Co-op (05/2008 - 08/2008) (09/2007 - 12/2007)

Hardware Research Engineer, Avigilon, US
 

(05/2010 - 08/2010)

Engineer, Canada

(09/2010 - 12/2010)

Wireless FR System Engineer, Amazon Lab 126, US

(09/2012 - 01/2013)

PhD Candidate, Harvard University, US

(09/2011 - 04/2012)

MASc Candidate, Stanford University, US

(05/2005 - 08/2005)

Modeling of Heat Transfer in PCR Chips

(09/2009 - 12/2009)

PhD Candidate, MIT, US

Sep. 2019 - Apr. 2022
Email: anson.lau@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Anson Lau's CV (PDF)

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansonlau1/

(01/2009 - 04/2009)

Co-founder and CTO, Insight Diagnostics, Canada

May 2019 - Aug. 2019
Email: acmclaughlin@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Adam is a third-year Materials and Nanoscience student from the University of Waterloo who joined the Microfluidics Research Lab as a co-op student in the spring of 2019. Hi is currently researching applications of polymers generated in microfluidic reactors.

Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019
Email:  jdnewton@edu.uwaterloo.ca

Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Email: lpilozohibbit@edu.uwaterloo.ca

(01/2010 - 04/2010)

Micromixing Using Microfluidic Chips

May 2018 - Aug. 2018
Email: ec3thomp@uwaterloo.ca

(05/2011 - 08/2011)

Droplet-based Microfluidics
 

MASc (05/2009 - 08/2010) co-supervised with Pro. J. Huissoon
Co-op (05/2008 - 08/2008) (09/2007 - 12/2007)

Hardware Research Engineer, Avigilon, US
 

Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2019
Email:tom.zhao@edu.uwaterloo.ca