Jonathan D. Posner, Ph.D.
Richard and Victoria Harrington Professor in Engineering Innovation in Health
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Family Medicine (adjunct)
Email: jposner[a]uw.edu
Phone: 206.543.9834
Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.
Richard and Victoria Harrington Professor in Engineering Innovation in Health
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Family Medicine (adjunct)
Email: jposner[a]uw.edu
Phone: 206.543.9834
Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.
Current Members
Andrew Bender
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UW
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Institute of Translational Health Sci. Fellow
bendera[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Moscow, ID
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UW
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Institute of Translational Health Sci. Fellow
bendera[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Moscow, ID
Cole Martin
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Chemical Engineering
colemar[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Chemical Engineering
colemar[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Ben Sullivan
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Translational Health Sci. Fellow
bensulli[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Richland, WA
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Translational Health Sci. Fellow
bensulli[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Richland, WA
Ayokunle Olanrewaju
Acting Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research New Investigator
ayokunle[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Acting Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research New Investigator
ayokunle[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Arif Abdullah
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jane Zhang
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
janeyz[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Xi’an, China
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
janeyz[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Xi’an, China
Yonas Meshesha
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bioengineering
Washington Research Fellowship Scholar
yonasm[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Kent, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bioengineering
Washington Research Fellowship Scholar
yonasm[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Kent, WA
Katherine Zhang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bioengineering
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
kathez[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bioengineering
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
kathez[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Jason Chan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biology-Physiology
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
jchan8[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biology-Physiology
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
jchan8[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Alicia Gim
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
Washington Research Foundation Scholar
agim[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
Washington Research Foundation Scholar
agim[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Ross Nelson
Masters Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
nelsor22[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Masters Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
nelsor22[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Lawrence Balducci
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering
balducci[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering
balducci[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Chloe Chou
Masters Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
yschou[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Masters Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
yschou[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Alumni
Wen-Che Hou, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now:Assistant professor at National Cheng Kung University
Hometown: Pingtung, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now:Assistant professor at National Cheng Kung University
Hometown: Pingtung, Taiwan
Kiril Hristovski, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now: Associate Professor at ASU Polytechnic, Mesa, AZ
Hometown: Skopje, Macedonia
Postdoctoral Scholar
Now: Associate Professor at ASU Polytechnic, Mesa, AZ
Hometown: Skopje, Macedonia
James (Jung-Yeul) Jung, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Korean Research Foundation Fellow
Now: Assistant Professor Kyung Hee University
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Juan Tibaquira, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Fulbright Fellow
“Reclaiming Water From Energy Generation Technologies” Graduated: 05/2010
Now: Mechanical Engineering Dean at Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
Hometown: Pereira, Colombia
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Fulbright Fellow
“Reclaiming Water From Energy Generation Technologies” Graduated: 05/2010
Now: Mechanical Engineering Dean at Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
Hometown: Pereira, Colombia
Kamil Salloum, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Fulton Fellow
“Membraneless Microfluidic Fuel Cells” Graduated: 11/2010
Now: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Fulton Fellow
“Membraneless Microfluidic Fuel Cells” Graduated: 11/2010
Now: Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Philip Wheat, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
NSF Graduate Fellow, Fulton Fellow
“Collective behavior of swimming bimetallic motors in chemical concentration gradients” Graduated: 05/2011
Now: Captain, US Marine Corps.
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
NSF Graduate Fellow, Fulton Fellow
“Collective behavior of swimming bimetallic motors in chemical concentration gradients” Graduated: 05/2011
Now: Captain, US Marine Corps.
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Steven A Klein, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Fulton Fellow
“Volumetric particle velocimetry for microscale flows” Graduated: 06/2011
Now: Intel Corp., Chandler, AZ
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Jeffrey Moran, Ph.D.
NSF Graduate Fellow
“Electrokinetic Locomotion” Graduated: 05/2013
Now: Assistant Professor at George Mason University
Hometown: Denver, CO
NSF Graduate Fellow
“Electrokinetic Locomotion” Graduated: 05/2013
Now: Assistant Professor at George Mason University
Hometown: Denver, CO
Nathan Marine, Ph.D.
SFAZ Graduate Fellow
“Behavior of Colloids with Anisotropic Diffusivities” Graduated: 06/2013
Now: Intel Corp., Chandler, AZ
Hometown: Litchfield Park, AZ
Babak Yaghoubi Moghadam, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Commercialization Fellow
“Isotachophoresis in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices” Graduated: 08/2014
Now: Becton, Dickinson and Company., Bedford, MA
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Commercialization Fellow
“Isotachophoresis in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices” Graduated: 08/2014
Now: Becton, Dickinson and Company., Bedford, MA
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Charles Corredor, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Nanotech & Molecular Engineering
NSF Graduate Fellow, NAS-Ford foundation Fellow
“Methods to Assess Presence and Biological Impact of Engineered Nanoparticles” Graduated: 12/2015
Co-Founder at Phoresa
Now: Facebook
Hometown: New York, NY
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Nanotech & Molecular Engineering
NSF Graduate Fellow, NAS-Ford foundation Fellow
“Methods to Assess Presence and Biological Impact of Engineered Nanoparticles” Graduated: 12/2015
Co-Founder at Phoresa
Now: Facebook
Hometown: New York, NY
Mark D. Borysiak, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
GAANN Graduate Fellow
“Nucleic Acid Diagnostics Using Isotachophoresis and Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification” Graduated: 08/2016
Co-Founder at Phoresa
Now: Starbucks Data Science
Hometown: Sylvania, OH
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
GAANN Graduate Fellow
“Nucleic Acid Diagnostics Using Isotachophoresis and Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification” Graduated: 08/2016
Co-Founder at Phoresa
Now: Starbucks Data Science
Hometown: Sylvania, OH
Jianzhu Yin
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
“Soft Tactile Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin”
Graduated: 06/2017
Now: LIGHTEL, Renton, WA
Hometown: Dalian, China
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
“Soft Tactile Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin”
Graduated: 06/2017
Now: LIGHTEL, Renton, WA
Hometown: Dalian, China
Gary “Karl” Kerr
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
“Isotachophoresis Enhanced Point-of-Care Immunoassays for Clinical Diagnostics”
Graduated: 06/2017
Hometown: Kingsport, TN
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
“Isotachophoresis Enhanced Point-of-Care Immunoassays for Clinical Diagnostics”
Graduated: 06/2017
Hometown: Kingsport, TN
Jianzhu Yin
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
“Soft Tactile Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin”
Graduated: 06/2017
Now: LIGHTEL, Renton, WA
Hometown: Dalian, China
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
“Soft Tactile Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin”
Graduated: 06/2017
Now: LIGHTEL, Renton, WA
Hometown: Dalian, China
Jay Rutherford
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Chemical Engineering
jayruth[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Missoula, MT
Ph.D. Graduate Research Associate
Chemical Engineering
jayruth[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Missoula, MT
Michael Schroeder
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Radial Flow Electroosmotic Pump Architectures” Graduated: 2010
Now: Intel Corp., Chandler, AZ
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Radial Flow Electroosmotic Pump Architectures” Graduated: 2010
Now: Intel Corp., Chandler, AZ
Guru Navaneetham
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Electrokinetic Instabilities of Non-dilute Colloidal Suspensions”
Graduated: 2007
Now: Currently at Lincus Energy Inc.
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Electrokinetic Instabilities of Non-dilute Colloidal Suspensions”
Graduated: 2007
Now: Currently at Lincus Energy Inc.
Abhishek Jain
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Continuous Hydrodynamic Separation In a Pinched Microchannel”
Graduated: 2007
Now: Assistant Prof. at Texas A&M University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
“Continuous Hydrodynamic Separation In a Pinched Microchannel”
Graduated: 2007
Now: Assistant Prof. at Texas A&M University
Carlos Perez
Graduate Research Assistant
SFAz Graduate Fellow
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Graduate Research Assistant
SFAz Graduate Fellow
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Jesse Ault
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: LaPorte, IN
Now: PhD Student with Howard Stone, Princeton.
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: LaPorte, IN
Now: PhD Student with Howard Stone, Princeton.
Christine Burdett
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Erin Peck
FURI Student
Camille Metzinger
FURI Student
FURI Student
Meagan Haugo
FURI Student
Jamie Baack
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Kurtis Townsend
FURI Student
Ryan Till
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Deceased, 2007
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Deceased, 2007
Joshua James
FURI Student
Matt Carroll
FURI Student
Hometown: Martinez, CA
FURI Student
Hometown: Martinez, CA
Joshua James
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Auburn, WA
Colin Jenkel
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Issaquah, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Issaquah, WA
Rachel Benton
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
NSF NNIN REU Student
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Allison F. Pinto
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
William Walker
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Zhenya Yuferova
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Ekaferinburg, Russia
Haoli Wang, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar
Hometown: Shanxi, China
Visiting Scholar
Hometown: Shanxi, China
Kelly Connelly
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Jay Wolfer
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Eric J. Mooers
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Kevin Kimura
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Stefan Foulstone
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Amanda Levenson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Levinson Emerging Scholar
Mary Gates Research Scholar
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
alev23[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Levinson Emerging Scholar
Mary Gates Research Scholar
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar
alev23[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
Adair Warren
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Molecular Biology
acw96[a]uw.edu
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Molecular Biology
acw96[a]uw.edu
Hometown: San Diego, CA
David Juergens
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
davidcj[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Richland, WA
Now at: PhD Student Molecular Engineering Baker Lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
davidcj[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Richland, WA
Now at: PhD Student Molecular Engineering Baker Lab
Tiffany Lo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Materials Science and Engineering
tiffalo[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Now at:GT Medical Technologies
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Materials Science and Engineering
tiffalo[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Now at:GT Medical Technologies
Yu Zhang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
yuz27[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Beijing, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
yuz27[a]uw.edu
Hometown: Beijing, China