Lab Members
Prof. Rashid Zia (w/ His Nephew Aria)
Rashid Zia is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Brown Univeristy and the Director of the Brown Microelectronics Central Facility. In 2001, Rashid graduated from Brown University with a combined A.B. in English and American Literature and Sc.B. in Engineering. He then went on to receive both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he was the first graduate student in the laboratory of Professor Mark L. Brongersma. His thesis focused on the physics of surface plasmon-polariton waveguides, and a review of his doctoral research on guided polariton optics is featured as the cover story in a recent issue of Materials Today (July/August 2006). Following his graduate studies, Rashid spent six months in the Laboratoire de Physique at the Universite de Bourgogne (Dijon, France) before returning to start the Laboratory for Subwavelength Optics at Brown Universtity. [Abridged Curriculum Vitae]
Sinan Karaveli, Ph.D. Candidate
Sinan Karaveli is a second year graduate student in the Electrical Sciences and Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program at Brown University. Sinan received his Bachelor of Science degree in 2006 from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. During his undergradaute studies, Sinan was a research intern at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Laussane (EPFL).
Ding Ding, DiMase Fellow
Ding Ding is currently a junior Engineering Physics student at Brown University. Ding joined the lab during his junior year, and he was recently awarded the DiMase Fellowship to support his research on the unique optical properties of cephalopods. Ding is also supported by a prestigious A*STAR Scholarship from the Republic of Singapore which provides complete support for his undergraduate and graduate studies. Lab Alumni
Joshua Spechler '08, UTRA Fellow & Honors Thesis Student
Joshua Spechler recently received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Brown University. Josh joined the lab during his junior year, and he was awarded an UTRA Fellowship to support his research during the summer of 2007. His research focused on optical characterization of electronic transitions in rare-earth ions. Specifically, Josh designed and fabricated an optical heterodyne interferometer to study fast population changes in Europium doped glasses and their potential applications for high speed all-optical switching. Later this summer, Josh will start a full-time research position at the NASA/CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.
Adam Backer '08, Royce Fellow & Honors Thesis Student
Adam Backer recently received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Brown University. Adam joined the lab during his junior year, and he was awarded a prestigious Royce Fellowship to support his research on optical metamaterials. Adam's most recent work included the development of new computational methods to model light emission in complex optical environments. Prior to beginning his Ph.D. studies at the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford University, Adam will spend the next year pursuing a M.Phil. degree as a Craig-Cambridge Fellow at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.