Alumni

VISITING SCHOLARS

Paras Jain (June 2023 — December 2023)

Paras is a PhD student working with Dr. Mohit Kumar Jolly at Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering at the Indian Insitute of Science. He applies his electrical engineering background to appreciate cellular systems as complex dynamical control systems that are robust to perturbations, while also being plastic with respect to environmental changes. Working with Dr. George during the Summer and Fall of 2023, Paras studied optimal decision making using dynamic programming to explore how cell populations adapt to fluctuating environments to optimize their fitness (growth).  He is also interested in developmental economics, which includes how optimal social policy designs and implementation may be designed to fight social inequity and climate change. His time in Dr. George’s group provided him training in stochastic dynamic programming, which is relevant for this distinct application as well.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Shaunak Dabir, Biomedical Engineering ’24

Shaunak’s research interest includes vascular reconstruction and modeling of pulmonary blood flow in the hypoplastic setting. His future career goals include working in industry as a clinical field representative.

Jackson Robertson, Biomedical Engineering ’24

Jackson’s current research involves computational fluid dynamics on patient-derived neonatal and fetal pulmonary vasculature. His current career goals are to work in the medical device industry in a research and development role. Outside of research, he enjoys coding, reading, and spending time with his friends and fiancée.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Maya Koppikar (Summer 2022)

Maya worked in Dr. George’s group during as a rising high school senior to identify RNA-Seq signatures that define EMT (Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition) patterns. Maya is currently an undergraduate Electrical and Computer engineering Honors student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her areas of interest include integrated circuits and embedded systems. In her leisure, she is a competitive marathoner and enjoys discovering the best taquerias in Austin.