People

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor, University of California San Diego 

Department of NanoEngineering 

Materials Science and Engineering Program 

Office: SME 243G  /  Phone: 858-246-3041  

E-mail: j3bae at ucsd.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Donghwan Ji

(February 2023 - )

Postdoc, Macromolecules Materials Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University (March 2022 ~ Feb 2023)

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2022

B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2016

Graduate Students

Minghao Li

Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering (February 2019 - )

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, 2018 

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, 2016 

Email: mil017 at eng.ucsd.edu 

Zhecun Guan

Ph.D. Student in NanoEngineering (September 2020 - )

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences, 2020

Email: z1guan at ucsd.edu 

Xiao Li

Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering (February 2021 - )

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 2016

Email: xil154 at ucsd.edu

Lisa Tang

Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (September 2021 - )

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2021

Email: guy002 at ucsd.edu

Diwei Shi

(April 2022 - )
M.S. Student in Materials Science and Engineering, UC San Diego, 2023 

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 2020

Email: dishi at ucsd.edu

Undergraduate Students

Yumi Rho

(February 2022 - )

B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2024

Willie Lei

(January 2023 - )

B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2025

Yejin Shim

(September 2022  - )

B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Arizona State University, 2028

High school diploma in Computer Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, 2023

Visitors

Seung-Ju Oh

(April 2023  - )

Ph.D. student in Future Convergence Engineering, School of Energy, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education

M.S. Future Convergence Engineering, School of Energy, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, 2022

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, 2020

We are looking for highly motivated postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate researchers. Prospective graduate students should apply to the Department of NanoEngineering (NanoEngineering or Chemical Engineering program) or Materials Science and Engineering program at UCSD. If you are interested, please send a CV and research interests to Prof. Jinhye Bae (j3bae@ucsd.edu). 

Group Alumni

Graduate Students

Jiayu Zhao (9/2019 - 3/2024) - Ph.D. NanoEngineering, UC San Diego, 2024 / Senior Materials Engineer, Medtronic

Emily Lam (2022-23) - B.S/M.S.  Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego, 2023

Elizabeth Howard (2020-22) - B.S/M.S.  NanoEngineering, UC San Diego, 2022

Guolingzi Yang (2019-22) - M.S.  NanoEngineering, UC San Diego, 2021

Michael Kozma (2019-20) - M.S.  NanoEngineering, UC San Diego, 2021

Haenara Shin (2018-19) - M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego, 2021

Booseong Kim (2018-19) - M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, UC San Diego, 2019

Chenglai Wang (2019) - M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, UC San Diego, 2019


Undergraduate Students

Brandon Ho (9/2020 - 6/2024) - B.S. Computer Engineering, 2023 / M.S. Intelligent Systems, Robotics and Control, UC San Diego, 2025

Rebecca Wheeler (10/2021 - 6/2023 ) - B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2023 / Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley

Joseph Liu (2/2019 - 6/2022) - B.S. NanoEngineering & B.S. Mathematics-Computer Science / Software Engineer, Roblox Corporation

Soyoung Shin (2/2019 - 6/2021 ) - B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2021 / Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, Caltech

Keanu Masga (Summer 2021 ) - B.S. Chemistry & B.S. Biology, University of Guam, 2023

Eberardo Camorlinga (Summer 2021 ) - B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Merced, 2023

Ameen Muhammad (summer, 2020) - B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Howard University, 2021 / M.S.  Student in Nanotechnology, University of Pennsylvania

Marina Shatalova (2019) - B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2020  / M.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2021. 

Roumina Koochak (2019) - B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2020  / M.S. Chemical Engineering focusing on Product Development, UC Berkeley, 2021. 


High School Students

Anju Chandra (Summer 2023) - MRSEC RIMSE 2023 

Martin Abraham Anaya  & Hannia Madrigal (Summer 2023) - ENLACE program

Annette Montserrat Cedillo & Claudia Dayannara González Moreno (Summer 2022) - ENLACE program

Grace Chen (6/2019 - 6/2021) - Canyon Crest Academy, 2020 / B.S. Computer Science and Visual Art, Brown University

Rebekah Woo (6/2019 - 6/2021) - Canyon Crest Academy, 2020 / B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Riverside.

Maxwell Arias & Karla Guerrero (Summer 2019) - ENLACE program


Visiting Students

Kai-Jie Chang (6/2023-2/2024) - Ph.D. student in Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Siyuan Zhao (8/2019-12/2019) - B.S. Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2020 / Ph.D. Applied Biology And Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2024

Mingjia Fang (8/2022-10/2022) - B.S. Metal Materials Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 2023/ M.S. Student in Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University

Yejin Shim  (9/2022-5/2023) - High school diploma in Computer Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, 2023 


Visitors

Namyong Kwon  (3/2023-2/2024) - Samsung Electronics 

Sang Hyun Ahn (3/2023-2/2024) - Chung-Ang University

U Hyeok Choi (1/2023-2/2023) - Inha University 

Jinhwan Yoon (9/2022-9/2023) - Pusan National University

Sang-Hoon Lee (3/2022-2/2023) - Samsung Display 

Jeonghun Kwak  (1/2022-2/2023) - Seoul National University

In Woo Cheong (8/2021-7/2022) - Kyungpook National University

Sangseop Kum (2021) - Samsung Display 

Soon Moon Jeong (3/2020-2/2021) - Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)

Dohoon Kim (2020) - Samsung Display