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The Yang Lab

Dr. Quansan Yang

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES), Faculty Member
Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MoIES), Faculty Member
University of Washington
B.Eng, Tsien Excellence in Engineering Program, Tsinghua University
Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics with Dr. John A. Rogers, Northwestern University
Postdoc, McGovern Institute for Brain Research with Drs. Edward S. Boyden and Peter T.C. So, MIT
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (North America)
MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 (Global List)
Fierce Electronics 40 Under 40
Quansan Yang, Ph.D.

Postdocs & graduate students

Dongmin Shi, Ph.D.
Start year: 2026
Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. in Individualized interdisciplinary program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
MPhil. in Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Outside the lab: Eating, reading and sleeping, occasionally pretending to exercise.

Xunqi Zhang
Start year: 2025
Ph.D. student (MSE)
M.S. in Pharmacy, Zhejiang University
B.S. in Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang University
Outside the lab: Badminton and table tennis, exercise is energizing. Also, rogue-like card games, such as Slay the Spire.

Daniel Mendoza
Start year: 2026
Ph.D. student (MoIES, rotating)
B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University
Outside the lab: Aquariums and aquascaping, you can find me volunteering at the Seattle Aquarium! Reading, playing games and collecting hats relax me, and I feel energized dancing.

Michel Bernardo
Start year: 2025
Master's student (MSE)
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
Outside the lab: I enjoy cooking, skiing, traveling, camping, puzzles, audiobooks, and exploring new experiences.

Joshua King Kibue
Start year: 2025
Master's student (MSE)

Yujin (Daniel) Liu
Start year: 2025
Master's student (MSE)
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
Outside the lab: Playing video games, going to the gym, and loving all sports.
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Carter Archuleta
Start year: 2026
Master's student (ME)
B.S. in Astronomy, Physics: Biophysics, University of Washington
Minor in Neural Computation and Engineering
Outside the lab: I love skiing, cooking, playing games with friends, and snuggling my cats.

Undergraduates

Erika Lee
Start year: 2025
Undergraduate student
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
Outside the lab: I enjoy reading, creative writing, making art, playing mobile video games, and swimming.

Prisha Dhawan
Start year: 2025
Undergraduate student
Bioengineering, University of Washington

Jennifer Pupo Oro
Start year: 2025
Undergraduate student
Microbiology, University of Washington
Outside the lab: I love playing video games and watching movies with great stories and escaping into them.

Manush Tony Raj James Sundararajan
Start year: 2025
Undergraduate student
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington

Jeremy Wilson
Start year: 2026
Undergraduate student
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
Outside the lab: Running, surfing, mountain biking, snowboarding, and hiking.

Jimmy Huang
Start year: 2026
Undergraduate student
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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Karthikeya Kusuma
Start year: 2026
Undergraduate student
Biochemistry and Public-Global Health, University of Washington
Outside the lab: I enjoy snowboarding, reading, and hiking.
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