The NBE Team
2025
Currently, we have around 55 researchers, including 10 post-doctoral scholars and visiting professors, 18 graduate students, 2 visiting students, and 25 undergraduate students. The team members have a broad background in engineering, sciences, and medicine.
We welcome students and post-docs from all backgrounds and encourage participation of scientists from diverse underrepresented groups.
Current Members
Post-doctoral and Visiting Scholars/Professors:
Dr. Nandhakumar Ponnusamy (India), Dr. Tamoghna Saha (India), Dr. Chochanon Moonla (Thailand), Dr. Shichao Ding (China), Dr. Chuanrui Chen (China), Dr. Victor de la Asuncion-Nadal (Spain), Dr. Xuecheng He (China), Dr. Barak Sabbagh, Dr. Gyeongho Kim (S. Korea).
Graduate Students:
Zhengxing Li (China), Maria Reynoso (Mexico), Muhammad Inam Khan (Pakistan), Janna Sage (Mexico), Sumeyye Seker (Turkey), Hao Luan (China), Omeed Djassemi (USA), Zheng Fang (China), Robert Kobrin (USA), Fucheng Shang (China), Junyi Ji (China), Yuma Dugas (USA), Stacey Surace (USA), Byungjin Kim (South Korea), Cannon Wurster (USA), Bumsik Choi (South Korea), Jack Latella (USA).
Undergraduate Researchers:
Kyra Wu, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Majd Iskandarani, Maryam Siddiqui, Selene Tang, Sara Earney, Yihan (Ariel) Che, Zhenning Zhou, Sunny Li, Sunjae Kim, Yiyang Yan, Henry Thai, Sofia Morales-fermin, Sven Neuschul, Ian McGregor, Wesley Tse, Rhea Park, Beya Acot, Michael Casares, Greeshma Doppalapudi, Ga-Eun Kim, Pengtao Zhang, Te Gu, Shengqi Wu, Kaye Placio, Jose Castillo-Valdovinos, Matthew Hwang.
Visiting Students: Dogyeong Jeon (S. Korea), Nuenghathai Chaiya (Thailand), Carmen C. Abal (Spain).
May 2024 : NBE Hiking Day

Dec 2024 : NBE Holiday Party in Old Town

Sep 2024 : End of Summer NBE Party

Aug 2024 : Group party

Feb 2024 : Group Reunion in Pittcon 2024

NBE 2023 : NBE Holiday Party in Downtown La Jolla

NBE 2022 : NBE Holiday Trip- on the Ferry to Coronado Island

NBE 2022 : June

NBE 2021 : Virtual Farewell for Juliane and Emil

NBE 2021: May 2014

NBE 2013: Party time

Group photo New Year – 2021

2018 NBE Photo

Group photo in Nov 2015

Group photo in Sept 2014

‘Wang’s Spanish Team’ 2011
Our Spanish coworkers over the past 20 years (meeting in Alcala University, 11-2011).
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