RESEARCH TEAM

Dr. Albert Kim

Director of Acousto-Bioelectronics Lab
Department of Medical Engineering
University of South Florida

Dr. Albert Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). He earned his B.S. (2008), M.S. (2010), and Ph.D. (2015) from Purdue University. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University from 2017 to 2022. He was also an R&D engineer at Intel Corp. before joining a faculty position. His research has been founded on Acousto-Bioelectronics, a branch of electrical engineering that studies the use of sound waves in the biomedical microelectromechanical system (BioMEMS) and nanotechnology. This includes a variety of devices and microsystems to address important clinical problems, including cancer, cardiovascular monitoring, and dental. Our group collaborates closely with physicians in order to transfer the technology to the clinic. His research on a novel electromechanical interrogation scheme and a wearable gait analyzer has been featured in news media, such as Fox News, Science Magazine, Chicago Tribute, Engadget, Popular Science, etc. Dr. Kim has co-authored over 50 publications in prestigious journals, international conferences, and patents. 

Current Postdoctoral Researchers

Sophia Selvarajan, Ph.D.

Sophia joined the group as a Postdoc in summer 2023. She was a Postdoctoral Researcher earlier at Sungkyunkwan University as well as at Sookmyung Women’s University. She earned her Doctoral degree in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science (Nanobiotechnology) from Jeju National University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Medical Engineering Department of the University of South Florida. Her research interests include Piezoelectric acousto-nanodevices, transient piezoelectric transducers, smart bio-sensing systems, implantable devices, theranostic approach for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Current Graduate Students

Md Naimur Rahman Niloy

Naimur Rahman Niloy joined the group in the Spring of 2023. He earned his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests include implantable microdevices, piezoelectric microsystems, device fabrication and characterization, Bio-MEMS, & RRAM. 

Trisha Das Mou

Trisha Das Mou joined as a Ph.D. student in the Medical Engineering Department in Summer 2023. She earned her Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Bangladesh, with prestigious academic scholarships. Her research interests include nanotechnology, piezoelectric microsystems, wireless implantable biomedical sensors, embedded microelectronics, and implantable biomedical devices.

Rana Saha

Rana Saha joined the group in the Summer of 2023. He earned his Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research interests include implantable microdevices, piezoelectric microsystems, nanotechnology, ultrasonic devices, wireless sensors, & Bio-MEMS.

Sehyeon Kim (Visiting Scholar, Dongguk University)

Sehyeon joined as a visiting scholar in the Fall of 2023. She received her Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from Dongguk University, South Korea, in 2022. She studied nanomaterial-based biosensors, microfluidics, and control of biomaterials by electrokinetic force during her M.S. in biomedical engineering from Dongguk University under the guidance of Professor Jinsik Kim.

Current Undergraduate Students

Alex Lapointe (USF)
Fall 2022 - Current

Alex is a junior in the BME program at USF. He likes to collaborate with other engineers on group projects or research and compete in math contests. His hobbies are skateboarding, weightlifting, and hiking in the mountains. He is also a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society and the Skate Club at USF.

Marcelah I. Chen M. (USF)
Fall 2022 - Current

Marcelah is a sophomore in the BME program at USF. Her career goals include designing and working with neuromusculoskeletal prosthetics. She enjoys studying, painting, and crocheting during her free time. Marcelah is also the Vice President of the Biomedical Engineering Association at their USF chapter. 

Vanditha Akula (USF)
Fall 2023 - Current

Vanditha joined the lab in the Fall of 2023. She is a junior in the BME program at USF. She is mainly interested in tissue engineering and gene therapy for oncology. Her hobbies include reading books, discovering new music and making new experiences.

Collaborators

Prof. Geelsu Hwang, University of Pennsylvania

Prof. Jungkwun Kim, University of North Texas

Prof. Seung Hyun Song, SookMyung Women's University

Prof. Haijun Liu, Temple University

Prof. Joseph Picone, Temple University

Prof. Krisina Kant, Temple University

Lab Graduates / Alumni

Name       Degree     Institution   Year

Sayemul Islam                 Ph.D. in ECE Temple University   Fall 2017 - Spring 2022 (Post-doc at USF 1/2023 - 12/2023)

Nicklaus Mahasena M.Sc. in Biotechnology University of South Florida Spring 2023

Rebecca Campbell               M.Sc. in ECE Temple University   Fall 2022 

Anirvan Majumdar               M.Sc. in ECE Temple University   Fall 2018 

Sarah Castillo   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2023

Fernanda Bianchi Sanches   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Summer 2023

Gabriel Montoro Ortigoso   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Summer 2023

Nhan Nguyen   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Summer 2023

Srinidhi Manthena   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Summer 2023

Nhat (Thomas) Phan   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Spring 2023 - Spring 2023

Aana Ahsan   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

Patricia Z. Diaz   B.Sc. in BME University of South Florida Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

Alanis Indira Santiago   B.Sc. in BME Temple Univerisity Fall 2021 - Spring 2022

Michael Domic     B.Sc. in BME Temple Univerisity Spring 2021 - Spring 2022

Abdulaziz N A E Almeseri   B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Spring 2021 - Fall 2021

Blake Bray     B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Spring 2022 - Summer 2022

Diane Erica B. Buton   B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2019

Jonathan Deslouches   B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Ji Ku             B.Sc. in Physics Muhlenberg University   Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Anna Nguyen     B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

William Purcell     B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Samuel Rhee     B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Kevin Simonson     B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Elijah Zimmerman   B.Sc. in ECE Temple Univerisity Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

Join the team

We seek highly motivated researchers who enjoy working in a team while concomitantly desiring to pursue their own ideas in a supportive environment. Desired expertise includes, but is not limited to, mathematical modeling, circuit design, embedded system, micro and nano-fabrication, and biophysics.