Zahra received her B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran in 2018, and her MS degree in Telecommunication Engineering at Polytechnique University of Milan, Italy. She is  currently pursuing her PhD in ECSyD at Colorado State University. Her research interests include silicon photonics, optical communications, and wireless communications. Cooking, hiking, and playing Santoor are some of her favorite activities.

Mohammad Amin received his M.Sc. degree from Kashan University, Iran, in Electronics Engineering in 2018. His research interests are integrated photonics and terahertz systems. In addition to integrated photonics, he enjoys swimming, biking, and cooking.

Rashadul received his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from American Intl. University –Bangladesh in 2011, and MS in Electrical Engineering from State University of New York at New Paltz in 2014. From September 2015 to July 2021, he worked as a lecturer and later as an assistant professor at Presidency University, Bangladesh. His research interests include High-Performance Computing, Silicon Photonics, and Machine Learning. During his free time, he likes to spend time with his family or play guitar.

Amin has completed his BSc degree in Electronics Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran in 2018, and his MS in Integrated Electronics and Optoelectronics at Polytechnique University of Turin (Politecnico di Torino), Italy in 2020. His research interests include Silicon Photonics, Photonic devices, and Photodetectors. Putting academic aside, he enjoys playing violin and reading publications on Quantum physics.

Ahmed Mohammad (FA 2022 – )

Ahmed has completed his BSc degree in Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins in 2022. His research interest is on Silicon Photonics Biosensors. He is also interested in Machine learning and Coding. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, playing video games and watching sports.

Joseph Thompson (SUM 2022 – )

Ryan Gloekler (SP 2021 – )

Kacy Larson is currently working on her high-school diploma at Rocky Mountain High School. She is completing an internship here at CSU specializing in silicon photonics. She enjoys reading, paddle boarding, and playing the violin.

Julia Zheng is currently working on her high-school diploma at Fossil Ridge High School. She is completing an internship at CSU specializing in silicon photonics. In addition to silicon photonics, Julia also likes to explore other fields of computing, like coding & sustainable device design. In her free time, she likes to swim, travel, and play violin.

Kate Glover is currently working on her high-school diploma at Fort Collins High School. She is completing an internship at CSU specializing in silicon photonics. She’s also interested in the fields of data science and statistics. Outside of school, Kate enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and reading murder mystery novels.

Noah is a high school student in Broomfield who is doing his capstone project in ECSyD Lab. Noah particularly loves studying mathematics, physics, and computer science. He also loves hiking and being outside with his four siblings and parents.