Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M University (2024- present)

Deputy Director, Institute of Advanced Drug Delivery Technology (IADDT) (2020 – 2023)

Senior Engineer, Triastek Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (Triastek) (2017 – 2020)

Postdoctoral Associate, The State University of New York at Stony Brook . (2016 – 2017)

Ph.D. in Precision Instruments and Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2008–2013)

Project:

3D printing soft robot; Magnetic swimming robots; Smart insoles for neurodegenerative disease

monitoring; Embedded machine learning technologies; occupancy sensing and activity tracking.

Fun Fact: 

Interested in technology start-ups and their stories

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Nankai University (2018-2022)

M.S. Inorganic Chemistry, Nankai University (2016-2018)

B.S. Chemistry, Nankai University (2012-2016)

Project: Design, synthesis, and characterization of metal-organic frameworks, and their applications in luminescence sensing, gas adsorption and separation, and electrochemical catalysis.

Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2022-Present)

Ph.D. Student, Control & Dynamics, Villanova University (2019-2021)

M.S. Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology (2017-2018)

M.S. Student, Electrical & Computer Enigineering, Clemson University (2014-2016)

B.S. Automation, Jilin University (2008-2012)

Project: Nanoparticle-Enhanced Smart Lens for Thermal Modulation in Human Presence Sensing

Fun fact: I experimented with Bitcoin before the first pizza purchase—back when 0.001 BTC was just a line of code and not a financial asset. I didn’t invest, I studied it.

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University (2016-2020)

Research Interest: Nanodrug Delivery, Biomedical Instrumentation, and Machine Learning.

He is fascinated about innovation in computational neuroscience and brain disorder therapeutic where we could improve life quality and explore further application in wearable device.

Fun Fact: Nguyen loves playing sport (especially badminton), musical instruments, minimalism, and hanging out with his friends.

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Duke University (2018-2021)

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University (2014-2018)

Current project: Swimming Microrobots Driven by Magnetic Field

Ph.D. student, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2021-Present)

M.S. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida (2019-2021)

B.S. Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Arizona State University (2014-2017)

Research Interest: Biomedical Data, Smart Health, and Mobile Health. 

He pushes and looks forward to a more innovative health future where we improve life quality and expectancy.

Fun Fact: Ibrahim enjoys cycling, outdoor adventures, and motorsports

B.S. Electrical Engineering '28

Fun Fact: Duc enjoys gardening alongside his mother, planting fruit trees and perennials among other things.

Project: The Smart Insole.

Assembled surface mounted devices functioning as evaluation boards for the project. Designed and 3D printed chassis to support the evaluation boards.

Interest: Embedded systems, IoT, machine learning, health data, wearables.