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THE ROBINSON LAB

Nano-neurotechnology

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PEOPLE

Robinson Lab Members

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JACOB T. ROBINSON

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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FATIMA ALRASHDAN

Postdoctoral Associate
Neuroengineering

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ELLIE CHEN

Graduate Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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ABDEALI DHULIYAWALLA

Graduate Student

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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GUILLAUME DURET

Research Scientist

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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GABRIELA FRANCO

Graduate Student
Bioengineering

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MATTHEW GIBSON

Graduate Student
Bioengineering

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CAROLINE GRIFFIN

Research Administrator

Neuroengineering

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JEANNETTE INGABIRE

Graduate Student
Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology

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DHIRAJ JAIN

Graduate Student
Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology

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KELLY KIM

Graduate Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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WONJUNE KIM

Graduate Student

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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WILLIAM NACCI

Graduate Student

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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JOSH WOODS

Graduate Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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SAMANTHA COFFLER

Graduate Student
Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology

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JIMIN WU

Graduate Student
Bioengineering

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MATTHEW PARKER

Graduate Student

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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DONG YAN

Graduate Student
Applied Physics

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ZIJING GUO

Graduate Student

Electrical and Computer Engineering

GROUP PHOTOS

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2019 holiday party
2018 White elephant party
2018 White elephant party
Sruthi's post-defense party
Laser tag crew
Laser tag crew
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White Elephant Party 2016
2014 Beer Ball Champs!
Robinson Lab 2019
White Elephant 2013
Neuro Cup 2013 Champs!
Commemorative Shiner Bocks

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! 

ANNE TUPPEN, PHD STUDENT, 2024

Currently: Industry

VISNU NAIR, POSTDOC, 2024

Currently: Intel

JOSHUA ZHAO, PHD STUDENT, 2023

Currently: Engineer |  

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

CONSTANTINE 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

ALONDRA ESCOBAR ULIBARRIA, PHD STUDENT, 2023

Currently: Graduate Student | Rice University | Laverly Lab

JOSHUA CHEN, PHD STUDENT, 2023

Currently: Schmidt Science Fellow | CalTech | Shapiro Lab

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