Principal Investigator
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Karthik Srinivasan
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Karthik Srinivasan joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boise State University in August 2023. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral associate in the Versatile Electronics Systems Laboratory at Cornell University, where he developed amorphous ferrimagnetic alloys and spin-on-magnetics for applications in widely tunable microwave/millimeter-wave devices such as phase shifters and circulators. He earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he was awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for his thesis on photonic isolators and magnonics using rare-earth iron garnets. His Ph.D. research paved the way for both monolithic and heterogeneous integration of garnets, a type of magneto-optical material, on silicon waveguides-based photonic devices, and explored new garnet chemistries for applications in magnetic memories, microwave filters, and atomic clocks. He received his B.S. in electronics and communication engineering from Anna University in Chennai, India.
Outside the lab, Dr. Srinivasan serves as the Chair of the IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group for Boise Section, is a member of the steering committee for the Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe Magnetics Conference and is a member of the board of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Vacuum Society. He is keen on advancing access to STEM education for underrepresented minorities and strives to support an academic ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation.
MEC 202FKarthik Srinivasan joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boise State University in August 2023. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral associate in the Versatile Electronics Systems Laboratory at Cornell University, where he developed amorphous ferrimagnetic alloys and spin-on-magnetics for applications in widely tunable microwave/millimeter-wave devices such as phase shifters and circulators. He earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he was awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for his thesis on photonic isolators and magnonics using rare-earth iron garnets. His Ph.D. research paved the way for both monolithic and heterogeneous integration of garnets, a type of magneto-optical material, on silicon waveguides-based photonic devices, and explored new garnet chemistries for applications in magnetic memories, microwave filters, and atomic clocks. He received his B.S. in electronics and communication engineering from Anna University in Chennai, India.
Outside the lab, Dr. Srinivasan serves as the Chair of the IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group for Boise Section, is a member of the steering committee for the Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe Magnetics Conference and is a member of the board of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Vacuum Society. He is keen on advancing access to STEM education for underrepresented minorities and strives to support an academic ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Graduate Students
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Akash Tomar
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Akash obtained his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi, India. He has previously worked in the lab of Nano Science and Technology at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, where his research focused on gas sensors using carbon nanostructures. His current interests include sputter deposition of novel chalcogenides and photonic computing devices. He also enjoys gaming and music.
MEC 202Akash obtained his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi, India. He has previously worked in the lab of Nano Science and Technology at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, where his research focused on gas sensors using carbon nanostructures. His current interests include sputter deposition of novel chalcogenides and photonic computing devices. He also enjoys gaming and music.
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Miguel Mancias
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Miguel Mancias earned his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a certificate in Security in Cyber-Physical Systems from Boise State University. As an undergrad, he took part in research and teaching assistantships, as well as semiconductor industry roles through internships at Micron and OMNIVISION. Outside engineering, Miguel is passionate about sports, mainly football (or soccer), basketball, and synchronized swimming. He also enjoys trying out new food, road trips, and eating/drinking a couple of coconuts on a warm beach (preferably in Honduras).
MEC 202Miguel Mancias earned his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a certificate in Security in Cyber-Physical Systems from Boise State University. As an undergrad, he took part in research and teaching assistantships, as well as semiconductor industry roles through internships at Micron and OMNIVISION. Outside engineering, Miguel is passionate about sports, mainly football (or soccer), basketball, and synchronized swimming. He also enjoys trying out new food, road trips, and eating/drinking a couple of coconuts on a warm beach (preferably in Honduras).
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Md. Asif Hossain
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Asif Bhuiyan has received his BSc from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). His research interest includes nanophotonics and hence, he has applied numerical approaches to solve photonics-related research problems: refractive index sensing, optical modulation and metalensing. Besides, he likes traveling, cooking and enjoys trying new foods.
MEC 202Asif Bhuiyan has received his BSc from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). His research interest includes nanophotonics and hence, he has applied numerical approaches to solve photonics-related research problems: refractive index sensing, optical modulation and metalensing. Besides, he likes traveling, cooking and enjoys trying new foods.
Undergraduate Students
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Camden Webster
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Camden Webster is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering and is interested in renewable energy, embedded systems, and mechanical design. Camden is a native of Boise, ID. Besides Engineering, Camden likes to go on hikes, floating the river, playing any sport, and loves a good game of cornhole.
Camden Webster is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering and is interested in renewable energy, embedded systems, and mechanical design. Camden is a native of Boise, ID. Besides Engineering, Camden likes to go on hikes, floating the river, playing any sport, and loves a good game of cornhole.
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Rafael Whynman
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Rafael Whynman is a junior majoring in EE and is interested in integrated photonics and their uses in quantum computing. He is also interested in both the creation of robots and the study of the electrical components that make them up. Rafael is a New Jersey native who moved to Meridian, Idaho in the fifth grade. Besides engineering, Rafael likes playing guitar, exercising, and playing video games with his friends.
Rafael Whynman is a junior majoring in EE and is interested in integrated photonics and their uses in quantum computing. He is also interested in both the creation of robots and the study of the electrical components that make them up. Rafael is a New Jersey native who moved to Meridian, Idaho in the fifth grade. Besides engineering, Rafael likes playing guitar, exercising, and playing video games with his friends.