Members
Principal Investigator
Deblina Sarkar
Assistant Professor at MIT
AT&T Career Development Chair Professor at MIT Media Arts and Sciences
Founder and Director of Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek research lab
email - deblina@mit.edu
Prof. Deblina Sarkar is a trans-disciplinary innovator, initially trained in electrical engineering and physics and then, has traversed the realm of biology, driven by curiosity and belief that truly disruptive technologies can immerge at the interface of diverse research arenas. Her inventions include, among others, a 6-atom thick channel quantum-mechanical transistor overcoming fundamental power limitations, an ultra-sensitive label-free biosensor and technology for nanoscale deciphering of biological building blocks of brain. Her PhD dissertation was honored as one of the top 3 dissertations throughout USA and Canada in the field of Mathematics, Physical sciences and all departments of Engineering. She is the recipient of numerous other awards and recognitions, including the Lancaster Award, Technology Review’s one of the Top 10 Innovators Under 35 from India, NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award. Continue Reading....
Assistant Professor at MIT
AT&T Career Development Chair Professor at MIT Media Arts and Sciences
Founder and Director of Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek research lab
email - deblina@mit.edu
Prof. Deblina Sarkar is a trans-disciplinary innovator, initially trained in electrical engineering and physics and then, has traversed the realm of biology, driven by curiosity and belief that truly disruptive technologies can immerge at the interface of diverse research arenas. Her inventions include, among others, a 6-atom thick channel quantum-mechanical transistor overcoming fundamental power limitations, an ultra-sensitive label-free biosensor and technology for nanoscale deciphering of biological building blocks of brain. Her PhD dissertation was honored as one of the top 3 dissertations throughout USA and Canada in the field of Mathematics, Physical sciences and all departments of Engineering. She is the recipient of numerous other awards and recognitions, including the Lancaster Award, Technology Review’s one of the Top 10 Innovators Under 35 from India, NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award. Continue Reading....
Administrative Assistant
Mark Grinstein-Camacho
email - mjgc@mit.edu
Mark Grinstein-Camacho, a native of Boston, after a few years of attempting to help Japanese students learn English, began his professional life as an interpreter in the automotive industry in Ohio, where he used the need to understand the things he was interpreting to justify his otherwise-inexcusable curiosity about everything. He now hunts for useful information and handles the financial processes of the Sarkar lab in order to help bring the world out of the dark ages. In his spare time, he enjoys fantasy and science fiction, xkcd, and theoretical physics.
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Students
Baju Chiyezhath Joy
MS student, Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Baju is a Master’s student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. He completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. Before joining MIT, he worked as a Research Intern in the Laboratory of Plasmon-Assisted Nanomanufacturing at Purdue University. His current research combines the fields of Nanofabrication, Electromagnetics and Neuroscience to explore novel technologies for Brain-Machine Interfacing.
MS student, Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Baju is a Master’s student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. He completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. Before joining MIT, he worked as a Research Intern in the Laboratory of Plasmon-Assisted Nanomanufacturing at Purdue University. His current research combines the fields of Nanofabrication, Electromagnetics and Neuroscience to explore novel technologies for Brain-Machine Interfacing.
Shubham Yadav
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shubham is a Master’s student in the Media Labs. Before joining MIT, he was working as a SoC Design Engineer in Intel, India. He completed his B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual Degree) in Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He worked on Organic Solar Cells for his research work at IITK. His current research is focussed on building fundamentally different electronic devices with the aim to achieve high energy-efficiency and ultra-scalability in nanoelectronics.
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shubham is a Master’s student in the Media Labs. Before joining MIT, he was working as a SoC Design Engineer in Intel, India. He completed his B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual Degree) in Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He worked on Organic Solar Cells for his research work at IITK. His current research is focussed on building fundamentally different electronic devices with the aim to achieve high energy-efficiency and ultra-scalability in nanoelectronics.
Yubin Cai
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yubin is a Master's student in the Media Labs. Before joining NCB, Yubin was working on novel magnetic resonance imaging system at the Cedars-Sinai Biomedical Imaging Research Institute. He earned his Master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from UCLA in 2019, where his research work focused on antennas for water detection on Mars. He also earned his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from UCLA in 2017. His current research work focuses on nanoelectronics dedicated for health monitoring and drug delivery.
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yubin is a Master's student in the Media Labs. Before joining NCB, Yubin was working on novel magnetic resonance imaging system at the Cedars-Sinai Biomedical Imaging Research Institute. He earned his Master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from UCLA in 2019, where his research work focused on antennas for water detection on Mars. He also earned his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from UCLA in 2017. His current research work focuses on nanoelectronics dedicated for health monitoring and drug delivery.
Shivam Kajale
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shivam is a Master’s student at the Media Labs. He received his Bachelors and Masters (Dual Degree) in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2020, where he worked on modelling the interactions between surface acoustic waves and ferromagnets. Previously, he has worked as a Research Intern at Purdue University, and as Software Developer Intern at Superbolter Technologies, Bangalore. His present research focuses on realising the goal of highly energy-efficient “beyond CMOS” devices, based on magnetics, spintronics and magnetoelectrics.
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shivam is a Master’s student at the Media Labs. He received his Bachelors and Masters (Dual Degree) in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2020, where he worked on modelling the interactions between surface acoustic waves and ferromagnets. Previously, he has worked as a Research Intern at Purdue University, and as Software Developer Intern at Superbolter Technologies, Bangalore. His present research focuses on realising the goal of highly energy-efficient “beyond CMOS” devices, based on magnetics, spintronics and magnetoelectrics.
Aniruddha
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aniruddha is a Master’s student in the Media Labs at the MIT. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He worked as a Research Intern in the DCS Lab at Hanyang University, South Korea during pre-final year of his under graduate study. He is interested in Electrodynamics, Nanoelectronics and Communication Engineering.
MS student, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aniruddha is a Master’s student in the Media Labs at the MIT. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He worked as a Research Intern in the DCS Lab at Hanyang University, South Korea during pre-final year of his under graduate study. He is interested in Electrodynamics, Nanoelectronics and Communication Engineering.
Akililu Aron
BS student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I’m a rising sophomore studying electrical engineering and computer science. I’m interested in the applications of electrical engineering in terms of interacting with our environment, including electromagnetics physics and signals processing, as well as the electronic devices that allow us to do so and their programming.
BS student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I’m a rising sophomore studying electrical engineering and computer science. I’m interested in the applications of electrical engineering in terms of interacting with our environment, including electromagnetics physics and signals processing, as well as the electronic devices that allow us to do so and their programming.
Claudia
BS student, Electrical Engineering and Computer science and Neuroscience Double Major ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I’m a rising sophomore double majoring in electrical engineering and computer science and Neuroscience. By combining EECS and Neuroscience I hope to work in the area of Neuroengineering. My main goal is to help understand the human brain better and use this information to help people with neurodegenerative diseases
BS student, Electrical Engineering and Computer science and Neuroscience Double Major ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I’m a rising sophomore double majoring in electrical engineering and computer science and Neuroscience. By combining EECS and Neuroscience I hope to work in the area of Neuroengineering. My main goal is to help understand the human brain better and use this information to help people with neurodegenerative diseases
Magnolia
BS student, Biological Engineering and Music,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Magnolia is a rising senior studying Biological Engineering and Music. She has a background in neuroscience and cancer immunotherapy research and is excited now to be a part of such interdisciplinary research in the realm of bioelectronic interfaces. Ultimately, post-MIT, Magnolia hopes to wield research as a way not only to impact the scientific world but to also promote public health.
BS student, Biological Engineering and Music,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Magnolia is a rising senior studying Biological Engineering and Music. She has a background in neuroscience and cancer immunotherapy research and is excited now to be a part of such interdisciplinary research in the realm of bioelectronic interfaces. Ultimately, post-MIT, Magnolia hopes to wield research as a way not only to impact the scientific world but to also promote public health.
Sophie Guo
BS student, Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sophie Guo is currently a third-year undergraduate student at MIT, pursuing a major in Biological Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. In the past, she has worked on various projects that have focused on the intersection of nanotechnology towards ultra-sensitive biological detection applications, therefore leading her to her interests in Dr. Sarkar’s work. At MIT, she is also a NEET scholar, participating in the Living Machines track, an interdisciplinary program which focuses on applying engineering principles and concepts to the problems of life and medical sciences through various biotechnology innovations.
BS student, Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sophie Guo is currently a third-year undergraduate student at MIT, pursuing a major in Biological Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. In the past, she has worked on various projects that have focused on the intersection of nanotechnology towards ultra-sensitive biological detection applications, therefore leading her to her interests in Dr. Sarkar’s work. At MIT, she is also a NEET scholar, participating in the Living Machines track, an interdisciplinary program which focuses on applying engineering principles and concepts to the problems of life and medical sciences through various biotechnology innovations.
Tiffany
BS student, Physics and Maths,
Wellesley College
Tiffany is currently a sophomore student from Wellesley College, double-majoring in physics and math. She is particularly interested in areas of condensed matter and wants to explore deeper in the field of quantum mechanics and its potential in computation.
BS student, Physics and Maths,
Wellesley College
Tiffany is currently a sophomore student from Wellesley College, double-majoring in physics and math. She is particularly interested in areas of condensed matter and wants to explore deeper in the field of quantum mechanics and its potential in computation.
Seung Hyeon Shim
BS student, Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seung Hyeon is a class of 2023 at MIT majoring in Biological Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. Previously, she worked at McGovern Institute, investigating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and now, she works with Dr. Deblina Sarkar in the Media Lab focusing on Python-based neuron stimulation and nano-implantable devices. Drawn to the world of innovative biotechnology and the spirit of medical altruism, Seung Hyeon aspires to become a trauma surgeon and make lasting impacts by reaching out to thousands of people in the developing countries.
BS student, Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seung Hyeon is a class of 2023 at MIT majoring in Biological Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. Previously, she worked at McGovern Institute, investigating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and now, she works with Dr. Deblina Sarkar in the Media Lab focusing on Python-based neuron stimulation and nano-implantable devices. Drawn to the world of innovative biotechnology and the spirit of medical altruism, Seung Hyeon aspires to become a trauma surgeon and make lasting impacts by reaching out to thousands of people in the developing countries.