Principal Investigator

Wubin Bai

Assistant professor
Associated departmental chair for research
Department of Applied Physical Sciences
Affiliated faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program
University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill

Postdoc, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Physics, University of Science and Technology of China

Postdoc Fellow

Yizhang Wu


Ph.D., Physics, Nanjing University
B.S., Physics, Nanjing University

Kihyun Lee


Ph.D., Organic Nano Engineering, Hanyang University
B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University

Graduate Student

Yihan Liu


M.S., Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Zhejiang University

Wanrong Xie


M.S., Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
B.S., Functional Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Yihang Wang

B.S., Chemistry, Nankai University

Arjun Putcha

B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Anran Zhang


M.S.,Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
B.S., Material Chemistry, China University of Geosciences

Daniela Martinez Leal


M.S., MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University & UNC Chapel Hill
B.S., Biology; Minors: Chemistry, Applied Sciences & Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chan Jae Shin


M.S., Nano Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University

Undergraduate Student

Brayden Davis


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; B.A., Philosophy, 2023 SURF Fellow

Krystal Luo


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Biomedical engineering, medical & biophysics; Minor: Mathematics 2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar

Sicheng Xing


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering and health sciences engineering; 2023 & 2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar

Will Lipman


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Chemistry, Applied Science & Engineering

Mahika Nagaradona


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.A., Major: Biophysics; Minor: Data Science and Neuroscience;

Maya Yun


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Psychology; Minor: Chemistry & Neuroscience

Nanqi Peng


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; B.A., Medical and Biological Physics

Dhairya Patel


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Major: Biology; Minors: Chemistry and Medical Anthropology

Gongkai Yuan


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Biology 2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar

Shiv Basak


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Lucas Kazuo Kiukawa


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Prajwal Biradar


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Psychology

Daniel Ramsgard


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Computer Science; Physics

Pranav Turlapati


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.S., Computer Science and Statistics

Elvis Tanyi


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics 2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar

Yuxin Su


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Major: B.S. Astrophysics, B.A. Philosophy. Minor: Biology

Sai Satvik Kolla


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Biology, B.A., Exercise & Sport Science, Minor: Chemistry

Nasi Rahman


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Health Policy & Management, B.S., Biology, Minor: Applied Sciences & Engineering

High School Student

Henry Wang


Chapel Hill High School, Class of 2025