Principle Investigator

Yimo Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
yh76@rice.edu
Dr. Han is an assistant professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering. She received her B.S. in Physics from Tsinghua University and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell. Her research focused on electron microscopy and the characterization of nanomaterials. After graduating from Cornell University, she joined the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University to expand her knowledge on cryo-EM, as well as develop ways to utilize nanomaterials in biological characterization. Dr. Han started her own lab in the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University in July 2020.
Postdoctoral Fellows

Xinyan Li
Postdoctoral researcher
lxy@rice.edu
RAMI Postdoctoral Fellow

Ang Tao
Postdoctoral researcher
at215@rice.edu

Chenhao Yao
Postdoctoral researcher
cy73@rice.edu
RiCeME Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Students

Daewon Kim
Ph.D. student (Materials Science)
dk56@rice.edu

Adan Mireles
Ph.D. student (Applied Physics)
ajm25@rice.edu
GEM Fellow

Kaiwen Yang
Ph.D. student (Chemistry)
ky51@rice.edu

Kevin Juarez
Ph.D. student (Bioscience)
kj30@rice.edu
HAMBP Fellow

Xu Qi
Ph.D. student (Materials Science)
xq16@rice.edu
Master’s Students
Undergraduate Students

Alex Corrin
Mechanical Engineering
ac168@rice.edu

Cristiana De Sousa
Mechanical Engineering
cd70@rice.edu

Richard Bosch
Electrical and Computer Engineering
rb150@rice.edu
Visiting Students
Alumni (PhD and Postdocs)
Dr. Michael Cao
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2020-2022
Now: Data Scientist at Enterprise Products

Chuqiao Shi
Ph.D. (Materials Science), 2020-2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2024-2025
Now: Postdoc researcher at University of Southern California
Bongki Shin
Ph.D. student (Materials Science), 2020-2025
Now: Postdoc researcher at Brown University

Chi Hun Choi
Ph.D. student (Materials Science), 2021-2025
Now: Internship at Qorvo

Sara Abouelniaj
Ph.D. student (Materials Science), 2021-2025
HAMPB Fellow & Lilie Fellow
Now: CEO of Graphene Grids LLC
Alumni (Others)
Maryam Amiri MS student (Chemistry), 2024/5-2025/5. Now: Ph.D. at Rice
Xianhao Lin Visiting student (undergrad, 2024 summer), Nanjing University
Ting Zhang Visiting student (undergrad, 2024 summer), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stephen Marcon Undergraduate student, 2024
Zhuoxuan Li Master’s student (Materials Science)
Zitong Wang Visiting student (high school, 2024 summer)
Zhi (Carrie) Yang Visiting student (PhD), Now: TEM engineer at Micro Technology
Galio Guo Undergraduate student, Now: Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley
Harrison Huang Undergraduate student, 2023
Yubing Chang Master’s student, 2023
Likang Ding Master’s student, 2023
Sena Ahadzie Undergraduate student
Selin L Sayiner Undergraduate student, sls17@rice.edu, Now: Ph.D. at Rice
Tymofii (Tim) Pieshkov MS student, tsp1@rice.edu, Now: Ph.D. at Rice
Zhicheng Yao Master’s student, zy39@rice.edu
Ruojie Wang Master’s student, Now: Global Foundries
Shaocheng Shen Master’s student, Now: Ph.D. at Mississippi State University
Kelin Chen Master’s student

