Current Team Members

Sukru Ufuk Senveli

Doctorate Student
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Senveli received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, from Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey. He carried out research on various Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and microdevices at METU MEMS Research & Application Center, one of the leading scientific institutions of Turkey, for over four years. During this period, he was also member of METU MEMS-VLSI research group. Currently, his main research interests include design and implementation of novel biomedical micro/nanosensors and their readouts, MEMS/NEMS design and fabrication, characterization methods, microfluidics, and electro-optics.

Jorge L. Gomez

Graduate Student
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jorge received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University where he specialized in electronics and power systems. He currently works for Florida Power & Light, the principal subsidiary for NextEra Energy Inc., which is the 3rd largest utility company in the United States. He is currently working on a mathematical model and simulation of zinc oxide nanowire field effect transistor (ZnO NW-FET) biosensor for the detection of biotin/streptavidin bindings.

Marcos Feddersen

Undergraduate Student
Major: Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics
Marcos Feddersen is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Miami, studying Electrical Engineering and Physics. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, he has been a resident of Florida for 11 years. He is a published author on the subject of nanostructure modeling and is currently working with nanowire systems in energy harvesting and bio-sensing applications. His primary interests are alternative energy sources and consumer and medical electronics.

Henry Thomas

Undergraduate Student
Major: Biology & Computer Science
Henry's research focuses on cancer cell detection using immunological techniques involving antigen-antibody interactions and fluorescent microscopy. He is experimenting with surface functionalization procedures to optimize tumor-cell selectivity and capture.

Andy Mok

Undergraduate Student
Major: Electrical Engineering & Mathematics
Andy's research project is on piezoelectric energy harvesters. He is currently working on an equivalent circuit model and computer simulation of a piezoelectric cantilever. Programs that he has used to simulate the device are COMSOL and Coventor. Andy is also the webmaster of the website.

Daniel Gonzalez

Undergraduate Student
Major: Biomedical Engineering & Economics
Daniel is currently interested in observing the effects of gold nanoparticles under controlled heating conditions on cancer cells. He has worked on extensive modeling of the nanoparticles on COMSOL to simulate the various effects due to several different variables.

Jacob Reimers

Undergraduate Student
Major: Physics & Applied Mathematics
Jacob Reimers is a senior undergraduate physics student at the University of Miami. He is experienced in time-resolved spectroscopy, polymer thin films, and nanoparticle synthesis. Among various other breakthroughs, he has come up with a novel procedure to stabilize silver nanoparticle size from hours to weeks. His research interests are primarily in the field of nanoparticles and quantum dots.

Former Team Members

Andrew Teblum

Undergraduate Student
Major: Molecular Biology
Summer Program
Andrew was involved with the synthesis of gold coated iron oxide nanoparticles. He provided the protocols and helped instruct other group members on how to synthesize these particles in order to help the group continue its work.

Shely Benaim

Graduate Student
Major: Electrical Engineering
Graduation Date: May 2011
Shely had two internship experiences working as a hardware engineering designer in Research In Motion Ltd. She worked on modeling and simulating ZnO nanowire FET biosensor by determining the proper dimensions of the system.
Company Name: Texas Instruments
Location: Houston, TX
Position: Product Engineer

Blake Picolo

Undergraduate Student
Major: Electrical Engineering
Graduation Date: May 2011
Blake's interests include sensor network design, alternative power systems, and systems engineering. He worked on modeling of a tri-layer piezoelectric energy generator constructed of silicon, zinc oxide, and silicon dioxide. This modeling illustrated the performance of the device along a range of frequencies to help determine possible applications for the device.
Company Name: (FAST.)
Location: Stratford, CT
Position: Electrical Engineering Intern