Welcome

Welcome to Seven New PULSE Lab Students: Mahban, Manik, Gareth, Nethra, Junhao, Nidhi, and Neil

Welcome to the following new PULSE Lab members, including five graduate students and two undergraduate students, who have joined us this fall to work on various projects.

Graduate Students

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Mahban Gholijafari
PhD Student, ECE
B.Sc., Electrical and Control Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

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Manik Kakkar
PhD Student, ECE
M.Sc., Physics,  Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
B.Sc. (HS), Physics & Electronics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India 

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Gareth Keene
PhD Student, ECE
B.S., Electrical Engineering – Pennsylvania State University 

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Nethra Venkatayogi
PhD Student, CS
B.S., Biomedical Engineering – University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US

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Junhao Zhang
PhD Student, ECE
M.S., Mechanical Engineering – ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
B.S., Physics & Mechanical Engineering – University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, US

Undergraduate Students

Nidhi Batra
Electrical Engineering (minor in Computer Integrated Surgery)
Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2025
 

Neil Mahto
Computational Neuroscience and English Double Major
Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027

Welcome Neil, Nidhi, Junhao, Nethra, Gareth, Manik, and Mahban!

Welcome to Summer Undergraduate Students Sara, Ahmed, and Adah

Welcome to Sara Ibrahim, Ahmed El-Desoky, and Adah Harding! Sara, Ahmed, and Adah are joining the PULSE Lab this summer as part of the LCSR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics. They are pursuing undergraduate degrees at various universities across the country, with majors and minors in mechanical engineering, biology, computer science, chemistry, and music.

Sara Ibrahim

  • Mechanical Engineering (Computer Science certificate)
  • University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2026
  • NSF-funded REU student

Adah Harding

  • Mechanical Engineering (double minor in Biology and Music)
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County, Class of 2026
  • NSF-funded REU student

Ahmed El-Desoky

  • Computer Science and Biology (minor in Chemistry)
  • Xavier University of Louisiana, Class of 2024
  • NSF-funded REU student

Sara, Ahmed, and Adah will be working with us for 10 weeks throughout the summer on projects in the areas of ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, and deep learning.

Welcome to Md Ashikuzzaman

The PULSE Lab welcomes Md Ashikuzzaman (Ashk). Ashik is a postdoctoral fellow who recently completed his PhD at Concordia University. We are thrilled to have him as a the newest member of our team.

Welcome Ashik!

Welcome to Visiting Graduate Student Guilherme

Welcome to Guilherme S. P. Fernandes! Guilherme is joining the PULSE Lab for one year as a visiting PhD student from the University of São Paulo, advised by Prof. Theo Pavan. His visit is supported by the Brazilian foundation FAPSEP.


Guilherme S. P. Fernandes

Visiting PhD Student from University of São Paulo, Brazil

B.S., Medical Physics, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto – SP, Brazil

Guilherme and Prof. Bell initially met at SPIE Photonics West in 2020 when Prof. Bell visited his research poster.

Welcome to Summer Undergraduate Student Khadijat Kokumo

Welcome to Khadijat Kokumo! Khadijat is joining the PULSE Lab this summer as part of the LCSR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics. She hails from Atlanta, GA and is pursuing an undergraduate degree at Northwestern University.

 
Khadijat Kokumo

  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • Biomedical Engineering major, Class of 2024
  • Computer Science minor
  • NSF-funded REU student

Khadijat will be working with us for 10 weeks throughout the summer on an exciting project in the area of spatial coherence ultrasound beamforming.

Welcome to Arunima Sharma, Junior Arroyo, and Jiaxin Zhang

The PULSE Lab welcomes Arunima Sharma, Junior Arroyo, and Jiaxin Zhang.

Arunima is a postddoctoral fellow who received her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Junior joins us from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima, Peru, where he completed an M.S. degree in Digital Signal and Image Processing and a B.S. degree in Physics. He is a matriculating PhD student in the BME Department.

Jiaxin has an M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. She is matriculating as a PhD student in the ECE Department.
Welcome Arunima, Junior, and Jiaxin!

Welcome to Summer Undergraduate Students Camryn and Ben

Welcome to Camryn Graham and Ben Frey! Camryn and Ben are joining the PULSE Lab this summer as part of the LCSR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics. They are pursuing undergraduate degrees at universities located in the midwest.

Camryn Graham

  • University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
  • Biomedical Engineering major
  • Music minor
  • NSF-funded REU student

Benjamin Frey

  • University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
  • Physics (BS), Computer Science (BS), Business Administration (BA) triple major
  • NSF-funded REU student

Camryn and Ben will be working with us for 10 weeks throughout the summer on projects in the area of ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging.

Welcome to Lingyi Zhao

The PULSE Lab welcomes postdoc Lingyi Zhao. Lingyi received a PhD from the Georgia Tech/Emory/Peking University joint Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering. Prior to that, she received a B.S. degree in Physics with a minor in Acoustics from Nanjing University in Nanjing, China. Welcome Lingyi!

Welcome to Serene Kamal & Joshua Krachman

The PULSE Lab welcomes Serene Kamal and Joshua Krachman.

Serene received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.  She will be matriculating as a PhD student in the ECE Department.

Joshua is B.S./M.S.E. student in the BME Department, completing his final year of the 3+1 Dual Degree Program. He will be completing master’s level research as a member of the PULSE Lab.
Welcome Serene and Josh!

Welcome to Our Summer Research Students

The PULSE Lab welcomes two students who will be working with us this summer:

Reese Dunn

  • Mississippi State University
  • Mechanical Engineering major
  • NSF REU in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics

Zehua (Eric) Li

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • M.S.E. student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

These students will be working with us for 10 weeks or more on various projects in the areas of ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. Projects will be completed remotely in light of our current ban on in-person laboratory research due to COVID-19. Welcome Reese and Zehua!

Welcome to Manish Bhatt

The PULSE Lab welcomes postdoc Manish Bhatt. Manish received a PhD from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and a B.Tech from National Institute of Technology. Welcome Manish!

Welcome to Our Summer Research Students

The PULSE Lab welcomes two undergraduate students and one BME Master’s degree student who will be working with us this summer:

Kendra Washington

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering major with a minor in Computer Science
  • Leadership Alliance Scholar

Jessica Su

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Biomedical Engineering major
  • NSF-funded REU student

Jiaqi (Justina) Huang

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • M.S.E. student, Biomedical Engineering

Each student will be working with us for 10 weeks or more on various projects in the areas of ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. Welcome Kendra, Jessica, and Justina!

Welcome to Mardava Gubbi

The PULSE Lab welcomes Mardava Gubbi. Mardava received a dual degree (B. Tech & M. Tech) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He will be matriculating as a PhD student in the ECE Department. Welcome Mardava!

Welcome to Theron Palmer

The PULSE Lab welcomes Theron Palmer. Theron received his B.S. degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He will be matriculating as a student in the BME Department. Welcome Theron!

Welcome to Summer Undergraduate Students Kelley, Jasmin, Bria, and Joanna

The PULSE Lab welcomes four undergraduate students who will be working with us this summer. They are pursuing undergraduate degrees from a mixture of universities around the country:

Kelley Kempski

  • University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
  • Biomedical Engineering major
  • NSF-funded REU student

Jasmin Palmer

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Mechanical Engineering major with a concentration in Controls, Instrumentation, and Robotics
  • Leadership Alliance student

Bria Goodson

  • Delta State University (Cleveland, MS)
  • Pre-Med/Biology major
  • McNair Scholar

Joanna Guo

  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science double major

Each student will be working with us for 10 weeks or more throughout the summer on various projects in the area of photoacoustic-guided surgery. Welcome Kelley, Jasmin, Bria, and Joanna!!!

Welcome to Alycen Wiacek

The PULSE Lab welcomes Alycen Wiacek. Alycen has a M.S. degree in ECE from Oakland University (Rochester, MI) and she completed her B.S. degree in ECE at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). Welcome Alycen!

Welcome to Eduardo González

The PULSE Lab welcomes our newest graduate student, Eduardo González. Eduardo is a Fulbright Fellow from Peru, and he is a student in the JHU BME Department. Welcome Eduardo!

Welcome to REU Student Margaret Allard

The PULSE Lab welcomes NSF REU student Margaret Allard! She is an undergradute student majoring in Physics at Smith College, and she will be working with us through the 10 week Computational Sensing & Medical Robotics summer program.

Welcome REU Students

Welcome to undergraduate students Blackberrie Eddins and Neeraj Gandhi who will be working with us this summer through the NSF Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics (CSMR) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.