Group
Principal Investigator: Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Chapman University
email: estakhri [at] chapman [dot] edu LinkedIn, Google Scholar, Researchgate, Twitter
2020-current Assistant Professor, Chapman University
2016-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania [with Nader Engheta]
2016 Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin [with Andrea Alu]
2011 Master and Bachelor of Science, University of Tehran
Saman Kashanchi
Research Specialist
Ponthea Zahraii
Graduate Researcher
David Giani
Undergraduate Researcher
Michael Cheng
Undergraduate Researcher
Lupe Torres
Undergraduate Researcher
Luke Valerio
Undergraduate Researcher
We are always looking for motivated and curious undergraduate students, MSc and PhD students, and postdoctoral researchers to join the group. Candidates with strong interest and skills in electromagnetics, photonics, and analytical methods are encouraged to directly contact Prof. Estakhri.
Selected Alumni
Azadeh Bader, Postdoctoral Researcher
Next: Assistant Professor of EE at South Dakota School of Mines
Sophie Pelton, Undergraduate Researcher, CE/ Psychology
Dean's List, Provost's List
Next: Graduate student @ Duke University
Saman Kashanchi, Graduate Researcher, CS
Next: Data Scientist at Restaurant Depot in CA
Tyler Woo, Undergraduate Researcher, EE/Economics
Next: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Alex Vallone, Undergraduate Researcher, CS/CE/Math/Game Dev
Provost's List
Next: Microsoft
Trey Alexander, Undergraduate Researcher, CE/Game Dev
Dean's List, Provost's List
Next: Chapman University
Sergio Torres, Undergraduate Researcher, EE
Dean's List, SURF Fellow
Next: Office Manager
Andrew Wells, Undergraduate Researcher, CE/Game Dev
Provost's List
Next: Chapman University, AeroVironment
Gabriela Pinto, Undergraduate Researcher, CS/CE,
2021 NSF REU in LS&T, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Provost's List
Next: Full-time product development engineer intern @ Intel, Graduate Researcher/Instructor @ Chapman, PhD student at USC
High School Visitors:
(Simon Scholar Program, 2024)