Team

Dr. Paul Lee is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Kennesaw State University. He also holds an adjunct faculty position in the Wallace H. Coulter  Biomedical Engineering (BME) department at Emory University and Georgia Tech,  wherein he finished his postdoctoral training in 2021. He earned his Ph.D. degree in BME from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2015. Before coming to the US,  he worked as a research engineer in Korea Electrotechnology Research Institutes after he received his B.S. degree in ECE in 2004, and his M.S. degree in BME in 2006  from Seoul National University, South Korea.   Dr. Lee's research is focused on the next generation biomedical photonics technologies for clinical diagnostics and health monitoring. When he's free, he enjoys playing basketball, golf and board games. 

Linh Luong is a non-traditional student who joined Kennesaw State University to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering after seven years of working in healthcare. She graduated with honors and earned her degree in Fall 2021. Her passion is to pursue higher education in STEM, to contribute more to society, and especially to make people’s lives safer and easier. Linh is currently a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Her research is focused on studying the age-related differences in skeletal muscle perfusion and metabolism using speckle contrast optical spectroscopy. Linh enjoys being outdoors with her family when she has free time.

Zahra Rostampour Fathi earned her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in physics from University of Tabriz, Iran. She pursued her Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in mechanical engineering at Ozyegin University in Istanbul, Turkey where she focused on understanding and analysing the light-matter interaction and Plasmonic with the application in nano-antennas. Zahra is currently a Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Engineering at KSU. Her research is focused on non-invasive diffuse optics to assess cerebral health in children with sickle cell disease. 

Katie Cho is an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, also minoring in biomedical engineering. She is interested in medical device development as well as clinical biomechanics. In her free time, she loves to find new eats, travel, thrift, and spend time with her friends for game nights.

Lance Barrett is a senior mechanical engineering student at KSU. Lance has worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) under the Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) helping the local poultry farmers of Georgia innovate and push the industry forward. During that time, he was exposed to optical and biomedical devices, leading him to Dr. Lee’s lab with the hopes of learning more and contributing to the field of biometric wearable sensors. Outside of school, Lance enjoys spending quality time with his friends and family from serving at his church or outdoor activities like camping in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

Athar Awan is a senior undergraduate student at KSU, studying mechanical engineering. He enjoys making small systems to gather information about physical interactions using machines and physical materials. Hoping to work in the field of novel research and developments, particularly for human advancement and ease of living condition, Dr. Lee's lab was a great fit for an entry into the field while having a direct impact in helping people using the principles of biomedical engineering.

Michael Ellis is a sophomore undergraduate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KSU. He previously interned as an Electrical Integrator at Marietta Non-Destructive Testing. He is interested in the development and testing of wearable, wireless sensors for cerebral health tracking. Michael plays rugby for KSU club sports and enjoys reading and playing video games in his free time.