THE ROBINSON LAB
Nano-neurotechnology
PEOPLE
Robinson Lab Members
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GROUP PHOTOS
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JOINING THE LAB
We have several open positions for students and postdocs in the area of neuroengineering with particular emphasis on nanofabrication, photonics, magnetics, imaging, and electrophysiology. Students with experience in these areas are particularly encouraged to apply; however, we prioritize talent, enthusiasm, and commitment over any specific training. Many of our most successful lab members had no prior biology training. If you are interested in joining the lab please take a look below:
PROSPECTIVE RICE STUDENTS
Applicants to the ECE PhD program are encouraged to indicate your interest in neuroengineering and the Robinson Lab in your application to the ECE department at Rice. Applicants to other departments at Rice are encouraged to email Prof. Robinson with a copy of their CV. We accept students from departments across campus.
CURRENT RICE STUDENTS
Current undergraduate and graduate students interested in working with the group are encouraged to email Prof. Robinson with a copy of their CV to learn more about the latest opportunities in the lab.
PROSPECTIVE POSTDOCS
Postdocs interested in applying to work in the group should email Prof. Robinson with a statement of interest, CV, and a list of at least three references.
ALUMNI
Are you alumni? We'd love to stay in touch. If you haven't heard from Jacob in a while, please fill out the form here. He promises to only send messages a few times a year so you can stay in touch with the rest of the lab! We miss you!
JIMIN WU, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, Veeraraghavan Lab | Rice University | Houston, TX
ZIJING GUO, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Senior Engineer | Doordash, Inc. | San Francisco, CA
MATTHEW PARKER, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Engineer | Surf Therapeutics | Houston, TX
DONG YAN, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Display Engineer | GoerTek, Inc. | Santa Clara, CA
KELLY KIM, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Associate Director of Visual Communications | Rice University | Houston, TX
JOSH WOODS, PHD STUDENT, 2025
Currently: Senior Engineer | Motif Neurotech, Inc. | Houston, TX
ANNE TUPPEN, MASTERS STUDENT, 2024
Currently: Decision Science Analyst | USAA | San Antonio, TX
VISNU NAIR, POSTDOC, 2024
Currently: Engineer | Intel | Santa Clara, CA
JOSHUA ZHAO, PHD STUDENT, 2023
Currently: Engineer | Apple, Inc. | San Diego, CA
AMANDA SINGER (WICKENS), PHD STUDENT/POSTDOC, 2023
Currently: Lead Engineer | Motif Neurotech | Houston, TX
BO FAN, PHD STUDENT, 2022
Currently: Engineer | Google | San Francisco, CA
DANIEL MURPHY, MASTERS STUDENT, 2015
Currently: Science Teacher | Western Academy | Houston, TX
JOEL DAPELLO, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2014
Currently: PhD Student | Harvard University | DiCarlo Lab
STORM SLIVKOFF, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2013
Currently: Data Scientist | Fei Protocol | Berkeley, CA
SPENCER KENT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2015
Currently: Co-Founder | Kozu | Denver, CO
ERIN ANDERSON, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2017
Currently: PhD Student | University of Pennsylvania | David Meaney Lab
DANIEL VERCOSA, PHD STUDENT, 2017
Currently: Engineer | Intel Corporation | Portland, OR
ARUN MAHADEVAN, PHD STUDENT, 2018
Currently: Quantitative Neuroscientist | Rarebase | Menlo Park, CA
JASMINE ZHOU, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2019
Currently: PhD Student | University of Washington | Azadeh Yazdan Lab
NISHANT VERMA, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2019
Currently: PhD Student | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Kip Ludwig Lab
CONSTANTINEÂ TZOUANAS, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2019
Currently: PhD Student | MIT | Alex Shalek Lab
SRUTHI POLALI, PHD STUDENT, 2019
Currently: Research Scientist | Facebook | San Francisco, CA
A. MARTIN BELL, PHD STUDENT, 2019
Currently: Consultant | ClearView Healthcare | San Francisco, CA
DANIEL GONZALES, PHD STUDENT, 2019
Currently: Assistant Professor | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN
FAN YE, PHD STUDENT, 2019
Currently: Engineer | Micron Technology | Boise, ID
JESSE ADAMS, PHD STUDENT, 2019
Currently: Co-Founder and CEO | Synopic, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA
ALEX RODRIGUEZ, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2019
Currently: Research Scientist | PPD | Middleton, WI
ADITI SHARMA, VISITING RESEARCHER, 2020
Currently: Graduate Student | Northwestern University | Dr. Vadim Backman
NATHAN LIN, POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, 2021
Currently: Engineer | Inphi Corporation | San Francisco, CA
GAURI BHAVE, RESEARCH SCIENTIST, 2021
Currently: Senior Commercialization and Technology Management Associate | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX
KRISHNA BADHIWALA, PHD STUDENT, 2021
Currently: Engineering Manager | iota Biosciences | San Francisco, CA
CHARLES SEBESTA, PHD STUDENT / POSTDOC, 2022
Currently: Engineer | Pattern Bioscience | Austin, TX
JOSEPH ASFOURI, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, 2023
Currently: Graduate Student | UCSF | San Francisco, CA
SAKIB HASSAN, PHD STUDENT, 2023
Currently: Engineer | Micron Technology | Boise, ID
JOSHUA CHEN, PHD STUDENT, 2023
Currently: Schmidt Science Fellow | CalTech | Shapiro Lab