Ph.D. Recipients
Dr. Anthony Perez
Ph.D. 2025: Merg Group
Dr. Karina Guadalupe
Ph.D. 2024: Sukenik Group
Dr. Hanbo Hong
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2020
Position after graduating: Assistant Professor, Truman State University
Dr. Ajay Khanna
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Lab
Dr. Zachary J Petrek
Ph.D. 2024, M.S. 2020
Dr. Arjan Singh Bains
Ph.D. 2023
Dr. Sarah Irene Baker
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at Santa Monica College
Dr. Aneelman Brar
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Wet Process Engineer at Yield Engineering Systems
Dr. Paul James Cavanaugh
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boise State University
Dr. Randy Espinoza
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Lecturer, Santa Clara University
Dr. Melissa Christine Goodlad
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Application Engineer, Agilent Technologies
Dr. Bowen Han
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab
Dr. Pin Lyu
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2021
Position after graduating: Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Asheville
Dr. David Charles Moses
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher, Scripps Research
Dr. Thuy Duy Thi Nguyen
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Process engineer, Western Digital at Fremont, CA
Dr. Bilal August Kwame Overton
Ph.D. 2023
Dr. Paniz Rahmani
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Research Scientist at Pacific Bioscience
Dr. Karnamohit Ajit Ranka
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Dr. William Carl Spaller
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2020
Position after graduating: Principal Research Scientist at Northrop Grumman
Dr. Mahshid Yaghoubi
Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2021
Dr. Abdulrahman Zamani
Ph.D. 2023
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Jose Mauricio Alvarenga
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Professor at Bakersfield Community College
Dr. Ryan Patrick Brisbin
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Scientist at Northrop Grumman
Dr. Suzanne Sandin
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Fellow at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Dr. Arpita Singh
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Yield Engineer at Intel Corporation
Dr. Zaher Slim
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher at Chalmers University of Technology
Dr. Yehan Zhang
Ph.D. 2022
Position after graduating: Analytical Scientist at Promega Corporation
Dr. Ali Abou Taka
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sandia National Lab
Dr. Samantha L. Bidwell
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Assistant Professor, Elmira College
Dr. Hassan Harb
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Scholar, Argonne National Lab
Dr. Thinh Doan Nguyen Luong
Ph.D. 2021
Position after graduating: Scientist at Pacific Biosciences
Dr. Nivin Mothi
Ph.D. 2021
Dr. Anargul Tohti Nuryar
Ph.D. 2021, M.S. 2020
Dr. Yun-Chiao Yao
Ph.D. 2021
Dr. Xi Chen
Ph.D. 2020
Position after graduating: PIES Engineer at USC Information Sciences Institute
Dr. Jordan David Galloway
Ph.D. 2020
Position after graduating: Scientist at Sandia National Lab
Dr. Joel Curtis Heisler
Ph.D. 2020
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech, San Francisco
Dr. Xiao Cai
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Associate Scientist, STA Pharmaceutical
Dr. Alyssa Minh Doan Hua
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Chemistry Instructional Lab Supervisor, UC Merced
Dr. Amir Keshavarz
Ph.D. 2019
Dr. David Patrick Morgan
Ph.D. 2019
Dr. Xianghai Sheng
Ph.D. 2019
Position after graduating: Software Engineer, Google
Dr. Youhong Zeng
Ph.D. 2017
Dr. Gary Robert Abel Jr.
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Stephen Gregory Dale
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Scholar, The Australian National University
Dr. Xiao Li
Ph.D. 2016
Position after graduating: Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers University
Dr. Shuhuai Xiang
Ph.D. 2016
Dr. Ke Gong
Ph.D. 2015
Position after graduating: Research Scientist, Nanosys, Inc.
Dr. Luke D. Reed
Ph.D. 2015
Position after graduating: Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, UC Merced
Dr. Shuo Chen
Ph.D. 2014
Position after graduating: Research Scientist, Novodiax, Inc.
Dr. Jingru Shao
Ph.D. 2014
Position after graduating: Hardware Engineer, Verily
Dr. Thomas Giagou
Ph.D. 2013
Position after graduating: Research Chemist Constellation Brands
Dr. Somnath Ghosh
Ph.D. 2012: Menke Group
Dr. Justin Elias Hujdic
Ph.D. 2012: Menke Group
Dr. Marina Stavytska-Barba Lacey
Ph.D. 2012: Anne Kelley's Group
Position after graduating: Instructor, Fresno City College
Dr. Hoda Mirafzal
Ph.D. 2011: David Kelley's Group
Dr. Hui Zhu
Ph.D. 2011: Meyer Group
M.S. Recipients
Rachel Anne Bonomo, M.S. 2024
Abigail Owusuwaa Gyamfi, M.S. 2024
Harleen Kaur, M.S. 2024
Fernanda Pilla Bardela, M.S. 2024
Rambod Rezayan, M.S. 2024
Mohit Saraswat, M.S. 2024
Adekunle Moses Adewole, M.S. 2023
Alexis Christian Cooper, M.S. 2023
Anthony Robert Perez, M.S. 2023
Vincent Phillip Aguirre Jr, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Environmental Scientist for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Remi J. Leano, M.S. 2022
Madison E Martin, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Adjunct Professor at Merced College
Pravien Sivaharan Rajaram, M.S. 2022
Emil Samson, M.S. 2022
Position after graduating: Associate Chemistry at Medtronic
Cristian Sarabia, M.S. 2022
Logan Michael Brammer, M.S. 2020
Arghavan Fadamin, M.S. 2020
Karina Celeste Guadalupe, M.S. 2020
Thanh Lien, M.S. 2020
Warren Armand Nanney, M.S. 2019
Jamie Joseph Grenland, M.S. 2018
Position after graduating: Instructor Columbia College
Thanh - Ngoc Thi Le, M.S. 2018
Cassandra Josette Ashley Nanney, M.S. 2018
Laura Janelle Showalter, M.S. 2018
Position after graduating: Molecular Virology Research Associate, Vaxart
Joel Milanese, M.S. 2017
Position after graduating: Electronic Surveillance Specialist, FBI Sacramento
Xochitl Alejandra Sosa Vazquez, M.S. 2017
Position after graduating: Lecturer, UC Merced
Alicia Vazquez, M.S. 2017
Eunbit Cho, M.S. 2016
Position after graduating: Global Supply Manager, Apple, Inc.
Loan Thi Cam Nguyen, M.S. 2016
Dusty Ventura, M.S. 2015
Position after graduating: Lecturer, UC Merced and Merced College
Joshua Allen Baker, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Materials Manager, Cargill Value Added Meats
Joseph Brent Dizon, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Lecturer, San Francisco State University
Ivy Kathleen Price, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Full Time Instructor, Centrral New Mexico Community College
Wu Ying, M.S. 2014
Position after graduating: Transportation Planner, City of Houston
Cory Ryan Sobotta, M.S. 2012
Deborah L. Lair, M.S. 2011
Janice Lianne S. Cosio, M.S. 2010
