Organization

Students

Meet the students driving innovation and conducting research at the BRAIN Center.

Abrar Ilyasbhai Paliwala

Abrar Ilyasbhai Paliwala

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Christopher Buneo

Adriana Lopez Cajigas

Adriana Lopez Cajigas

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Aime Judith Aguilar Herrera

Aime Judith Aguilar Herrera

BME (TEC) Mentor: Mauricio Ramírez Moreno

Akshay Ravindran, PhD (F'21)

Akshay Ravindran, PhD (F'21)

Now @ Altos Neuroscience (CA), ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Alex Craik

Alex Craik

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Alexander Sedlack

Alexander Sedlack

REU Student

Alexander Steele

Alexander Steele

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Andrew Paek, PhD

Andrew Paek, PhD

ECE (UH)

Anirudht Arunkumar, F'18

Anirudht Arunkumar, F'18

Now @ Hyperfine, BME (UH)

Ankita Shukla

Ankita Shukla

ML AI (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Pavan Turaga

Archana Shashidhar Mysore

Archana Shashidhar Mysore

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Marco Santello

Arturo Haces-Garcia

Arturo Haces-Garcia

BME (UH) Mentor: Prof. Weihang Zhu

Aurora Tijerina Berzosa

Aurora Tijerina Berzosa

TEC

Avinash Puppala

Avinash Puppala

REU Student

Ayman Alamir

Ayman Alamir

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Bernardo Garcia Zermeno

Bernardo Garcia Zermeno

TEC

Bikram Koirala

Bikram Koirala

ME (UH) Mentor: Prof. Weihang Zhu

Bradford Day

Bradford Day

UH

Cameron White

Cameron White

UH

Camille Artur

Camille Artur

UH

Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia

Sport Sci (UMH) Mentor: Francisco J Moreno Hernández

Carmen Ruano

Carmen Ruano

Sports Sci (UMH) Mentor: Francisco J Moreno Hernández

Catherine Nunez

Catherine Nunez

REU Student

Chris Malaya (S'22)

Chris Malaya (S'22)

HHP (UH) Mentor: Dr. Charles Layne

Dalia Khaled

Dalia Khaled

REU Student

Daniel Mesa

Daniel Mesa

UH

David Eguren (F'22)

David Eguren (F'22)

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Derek Huber

Derek Huber

Biology (UH) Mentor: Dr. Contreras-Vidal

Dhaivat Solanki

Dhaivat Solanki

MSE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Francisco Robles

Diego E. Arias

Diego E. Arias

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Christopher Buneo

Diego Mauricio Botin Sanabria

Diego Mauricio Botin Sanabria

(TEC) Mentor: Dr. Jorge de Jesús Lozoya Santos

Eric Todd

Eric Todd

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Esther Aimee Delgado Jimenez

Esther Aimee Delgado Jimenez

TEC

Ethan Marschall

Ethan Marschall

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Jit Muthuswamy

Faheem Ershad

Faheem Ershad

(UH) Mentor: Prof. Cunjiang Yu

Gabriela Jazmin Alvarez Espinosa

Gabriela Jazmin Alvarez Espinosa

TEC

Genevieve Johnson

Genevieve Johnson

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Gladys Guadalupe Diaz Armas

Gladys Guadalupe Diaz Armas

BME (TEC)

Gustavo Olivas Martinez

Gustavo Olivas Martinez

ME (TEC) Mentor: Jorge de Jesús Lozoya Santos

Haoran Zhao

Haoran Zhao

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Aaron Becker

Ian Akamine

Ian Akamine

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Blain Christen

Iqui Balam Heredia Marin

Iqui Balam Heredia Marin

TEC

Isaac John

Isaac John

UH

Javier Garcia

Javier Garcia

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Aaron Becker

Javier Lizarraga Iturralde

Javier Lizarraga Iturralde

TEC

Jesus Garza, PhD (F'19)

Jesus Garza, PhD (F'19)

ECE (UH)

Jiaming Gou

Jiaming Gou

UH

Jisoo Lee

Jisoo Lee

CS (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Pavan Turaga

Jose Alfonso Cisneros Morales

Jose Alfonso Cisneros Morales

TEC

Jose Gonzalez-España

Jose Gonzalez-España

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-vidal

Joshua Lemis (VRS)

Joshua Lemis (VRS)

Biochemistry (UH) Mentor: Dr. Contreras-Vidal

Juan Angel Gonzalez Aguirre

Juan Angel Gonzalez Aguirre

TEC

Juan Manuel Garcia Briones

Juan Manuel Garcia Briones

CS (TEC) Mentor: Dr. Mauricio Ramirez

Juan Pablo Robayo

Juan Pablo Robayo

ASU

Julien Leclerc

Julien Leclerc

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Aaron Becker

Karen Lizette Rodriquez Hernandez

Karen Lizette Rodriquez Hernandez

TEC

Kevin Nathan, PhD (S'21)

Kevin Nathan, PhD (S'21)

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Kris Phataraphruk

Kris Phataraphruk

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Christopher Buneo

Krishna Sarvani Desabhotla (S'22)

Krishna Sarvani Desabhotla (S'22)

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Kyoseung Sim

Kyoseung Sim

UH

Leila Saadatifard. PhD (S'19)

Leila Saadatifard. PhD (S'19)

Now @ GE Aviation, ECE (UH)

Lianne Shanchez Rodriguez

Lianne Shanchez Rodriguez

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Livia De Mesquita Teixeira

Livia De Mesquita Teixeira

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Jit Muthuswamy

Lovein Thomas

Lovein Thomas

ASU

Luciano Branco

Luciano Branco

BME (UH)

Luis Fernando Acosta Soto

Luis Fernando Acosta Soto

BME (TEC) Mentor: Mauricio Ramirez

Lujayana Taha

Lujayana Taha

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-vidal

Mahya Fani

Mahya Fani

Architecture (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Nina Sharp

Mansoor M. Mughal

Mansoor M. Mughal

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Manuel Cestari

Manuel Cestari

UH

Mauricio Ramirez

Mauricio Ramirez

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Miad Yarali

Miad Yarali

MSE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Francisco Robles

Michelle Patrick- Krueger

Michelle Patrick- Krueger

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Milton Osiel Candela Leal

Milton Osiel Candela Leal

TEC

Mohammad Sultan

Mohammad Sultan

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Aaron Becker

Mohammadjavad Mohebinia

Mohammadjavad Mohebinia

ME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jiming Bao

Mohammed Alrahyani

Mohammed Alrahyani

Architecture (ASU) Mentor: Prof. Dongwoo Jason Yeom

Muhammad Hussain

Muhammad Hussain

ME (UH) Mentor: Prof. Weihang Zhu

Nabeeha Hasan

Nabeeha Hasan

HBS (UH) Mentor: Dr. Xinli Liu

Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero

Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero

ME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Francisco Robles

Niccolò Meniconi

Niccolò Meniconi

ElecEng (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Pavan Turaga

Nicole Haikalis

Nicole Haikalis

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Sydney Schaefer

Nishant Rao, PhD (S'22)

Nishant Rao, PhD (S'22)

HHP (UH) Mentor: Dr. Pranav Parikh

Oscar Jones (VRS)

Oscar Jones (VRS)

Engineering (UH) Mentor: Dr. Contreras-Vidal

Patricio Carrillo Tijerina, UG

Patricio Carrillo Tijerina, UG

BME (TEC)

Pavel Govyadinov

Pavel Govyadinov

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. David Mayerich

Rafael Abrego Ramos

Rafael Abrego Ramos

TEC

Ricardo Osorio Oliveros

Ricardo Osorio Oliveros

ME (TEC) Mentor: Dr. Jorge de Jesús Lozoya Santos

Rubiano Alejandro

Rubiano Alejandro

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Ruijiao Sun

Ruijiao Sun

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. David Mayerich

Rupali Mankar

Rupali Mankar

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. David Mayerich

Ryan Thackston

Ryan Thackston

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Samuel Montero

Samuel Montero

ET (UH) Mentor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Sara Wong

Sara Wong

Industrial Design (UH) Mentor: Dr. Contreras-Vidal

Seong Hyun Moon

Seong Hyun Moon

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Thurmon Lockhart

Seonghyujk Son

Seonghyujk Son

Architecture (ASU) Mentor: Prof. Dongwoo Jason Yeom

Shahin Alipour

Shahin Alipour

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Shantanu Sarkar

Shantanu Sarkar

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Sho Nakagome

Sho Nakagome

UH

Sofia Sampogna Montemayor

Sofia Sampogna Montemayor

BME (TEC)

Soubhagya Nayak

Soubhagya Nayak

Mech Eng (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Hyunglae Lee

Subhalakshmi Chandrasekaran

Subhalakshmi Chandrasekaran

HHP (UH) Mentor: Dr. Charles Layne

Sujay Shaunak

Sujay Shaunak

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Sulagna Sahu

Sulagna Sahu

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Rosalind Sadleir

Talukdar Raian Ferdous

Talukdar Raian Ferdous

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Tian Tong

Tian Tong

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jiming Bao

Tres Bodet

Tres Bodet

PSY (UH)

Trieu Phat Luu

Trieu Phat Luu

UH

Vanessa Elizabeth Ortiz Padilla

Vanessa Elizabeth Ortiz Padilla

TEC

Victoria Amadi

Victoria Amadi

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Vishal Keshav Sridhar

Vishal Keshav Sridhar

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Luca Pollonini

Vishal Talari

Vishal Talari

ME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Dong Liu

Vivian Rose

Vivian Rose

HHP (UH) Mentor: Dr. Pranav Parikh

Vlad Voziyanov

Vlad Voziyanov

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Jit Muthuswamy

William Noll

William Noll

BME (ASU) Mentor: Dr. Marco Santello

Xingjian Gu

Xingjian Gu

BME (UH) Mentor: Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega

Yang Hu

Yang Hu

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Jose Contreras-Vidal

Yitong Lu

Yitong Lu

ECE (UH) Mentor: Dr. Aaron Becker

Zain Jamjoom

Zain Jamjoom

UH