People
Principal Investigator
Assistant 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
Jiayu Zhao
Ph.D. Student in NanoEngineering (September 2019 - )M.S. Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2019
B.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2017
Email: jiz071 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
Brandon Ho
(September 2020 - )B.S. Computer Engineering/M.S. Intelligent Systems, Robotics and Control, UC San Diego, 2024
Regents Scholar
Yumi Rho
(February 2022 - )B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2024
Willie Lei
(January 2023 - )B.S. Chemical engineering, UC San Diego, 2025
Visitors
Yejin Shim
(September 2022 - )High school diploma in Computer Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, 2023
Kai-Jie Chang
(June 2023 - )Ph.D. student in Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Jiun-Tai Chen Group)
B.S. Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2015
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
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
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
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
Siyuan Zhao (8/2019-12/2019) - B.S. Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2020 / Ph.D. Student in Applied Biology And Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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
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