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Undergraduate Students


	Nate Leung ecess [dot] vp [at] gmail [dot] com I am a Electrical Engineering Undergraduate student in my 3rd/4th year at UBC. Completed my second year in the Project Integrated Program (PIP) option, this department has taught me the value of active group communication, as well as the bountiful pages and trials of technical skills involved in our courses and lab projects. Nevertheless, education should not only be limited within the boundaries of project work, but also through active student club involvements or different aspects of social teams to allow collective social learning experiences that are critical in the industry, while leaving a legacy in chapters of own post-secondary years. Hence, ever since the start of my post-secondary years at UBC I've volunteered in the ECE Student Society as an Ex-Officio, and I am currently the ECE Student Vice President; as a personal enjoyment, I am also chairing as the Vice President for the UBC Shito-Ryu Karate Club. I believe that UBC is an excellent institution in providing both distinguished education and career opportunities for all students academically and socially.
	Ian Campbell president [at] ubcengineers [dot] ca Hi everyone, I'm entering my "third-and-a-half" year of Electrical Engineering this September. I started here in 2009 and went through the second-year Project Integrated Program (PIP) before the curriculum was redesigned. I'm also a co-op student, and I've focused on rehabilitative research at the UBC Brain Behaviour Lab and CARIS mechatronics lab, despite not actually being in the Biomedical option. I've been involved with the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) since first year, so much so that I'm now the president of it! One of my goals for the year is to try and build a more cohesive engineering community, so don't hesitate to email me and tell me what you'd like to see from your student society along with questions about life in ECE. Or if you'd prefer, drop by the student development office (KAIS 1120E), where I'll be holding office hours starting in September. My best bits of advice to new students in ECE are to take initiative, not be afraid of getting your hands dirty, take care of yourself, and have fun with whatever you're doing.

Nate Leung

ecess [dot] vp [at] gmail [dot] com

I am a Electrical Engineering Undergraduate student in my 3rd/4th year at UBC. Completed my second year in the Project Integrated Program (PIP) option, this department has taught me the value of active group communication, as well as the bountiful pages and trials of technical skills involved in our courses and lab projects. Nevertheless, education should not only be limited within the boundaries of project work, but also through active student club involvements or different aspects of social teams to allow collective social learning experiences that are critical in the industry, while leaving a legacy in chapters of own post-secondary years. Hence, ever since the start of my post-secondary years at UBC I've volunteered in the ECE Student Society as an Ex-Officio, and I am currently the ECE Student Vice President; as a personal enjoyment, I am also chairing as the Vice President for the UBC Shito-Ryu Karate Club. I believe that UBC is an excellent institution in providing both distinguished education and career opportunities for all students academically and socially.

Ian Campbell

president [at] ubcengineers [dot] ca

Hi everyone, I'm entering my "third-and-a-half" year of Electrical Engineering this September. I started here in 2009 and went through the second-year Project Integrated Program (PIP) before the curriculum was redesigned. I'm also a co-op student, and I've focused on rehabilitative research at the UBC Brain Behaviour Lab and CARIS mechatronics lab, despite not actually being in the Biomedical option. I've been involved with the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) since first year, so much so that I'm now the president of it! One of my goals for the year is to try and build a more cohesive engineering community, so don't hesitate to email me and tell me what you'd like to see from your student society along with questions about life in ECE. Or if you'd prefer, drop by the student development office (KAIS 1120E), where I'll be holding office hours starting in September. My best bits of advice to new students in ECE are to take initiative, not be afraid of getting your hands dirty, take care of yourself, and have fun with whatever you're doing.

Graduate Students


	Samantha Grist sgrist [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca I am currently a second year PhD student in the Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MiNa) group in ECE. I completed my undergraduate program in engineering physics at Simon Fraser University in May 2010 and began my graduate program at UBC in September 2010, transferring to the PhD program in August 2011. My research interests include microfluidics, biomedical microdevices, optics, and photonics, and I am co-supervised by Dr. Karen Cheung and Dr. Lukas Chrostowski. My thesis project focuses on controlling and optically sensing oxygen levels in micro-scale environments in which cells grow; the eventual goal of this work is to improve drug testing environments to more accurately reproduce conditions in the body. I also work on a couple of exciting research side projects in microfabrication and silicon photonics. When I'm not working I enjoy hiking, running, dance, photography, and gardening, and love taking part in ECE and UBC events.
	Mona Joorabchi merfani [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca I am a PhD student with ECE Department and a member of SALT (Software AnaLysis and Testing) lab working under the supervision of Dr. Mesbah. My research has been in automation testing of mobile applications. I have got handful experience of developing mobile applications and I am very interested in this topic. If you are looking for an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree in engineering, I definitely encourage you to get in touch with ECE students and professors here.
	Simon Beyer sbeyer [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca I am currently a PhD candidate in the Microsystems and Nanotechnology group in the ECE department. I am a UBC veteran as I have done both my BASc and MASc degrees here and will happily continue on for another few years. I strive to maintain some breadth in my research activities and have been fortunate enough to be involved in some very multidisciplinary projects; from designing a method of measuring localized leaf growth, to inkjet printing photovoltaic cells and controllably oriented carbon nanotube films, to making biodegradable, radioactive patches for localized cancer treatment. For my PhD research I, along with an excellent team of grad students and professors, am making a printing platform that will deposit living cells in a 3D matrix. If the cells are accurately positioned in 3D space they will grow into biological tissue with applications ranging from personalized medicine to drug discovery, where animal testing can be greatly minimized. On my spare time I enjoy cooking, playing piano and virtually anything that gets me outside. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Simply going for a stroll can be inspiring.
	Adam Noel adamn [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca I am a PhD student in ECE's Data Communications group and also completed my MASc here in 2011. My research has been in cognitive radio and is currently in molecular communications. I have served for 2 years as President of the ECE Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA) and have been heavily involved in serving students via social events, professional networking events, orientations, and representation within the Department. I am currently ECE's Student Recruitment Ambassador, so I engage prospective students about engineering and being an ECE student.
	Caitlin Schneider caitlin [dot] m [dot] schneider [at] gmail [dot] com I am currently beginning my second year as a Masters Student in the ECE Department at UBC, where I work with Drs Tim Salcudean and Robert Rohling. I completed my undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins and my current work focuses on the integration of pre-operative data and intra-operative data into the surgical flow. As a result of my clinical focus, I spend a significant amount of time at Vancouver General Hospital, working directly with surgeons in the operating room. I am on the executive board of the Varsity Outdoor Club and spend most of my free time exploring the Canadian backcountry and kayaking.
	Angshul Majumdar angshul [at] hotmail [dot] com I am a PhD student in this department. My PhD research focuses on faster acquisition of Magnetic Resonance Images by leveraging state-of-the-art signal processing techniques. During my Master's at UBC, I worked on the problem of face recognition. I like UBC, and I believe it has the best University campus is the world! I love water sports and dancing. Vancouver in general and UBC in particular has more than enough scope for both of them.
	Toufiqul Islam toufiq56 [at] gmail [dot] com I am a second year ECE PhD student working on cooperative wireless communications. My supervisors are Drs. Robert Schober and Vijay Bhargava. I am an IEEE (communications society) graduate student member. I am also serving as Mentor on behalf of ECEGSA to guide new grad students. You can find me in Kaiser 4090. I am engaged in some community involvement, like I served as vice-president of Bangladesh Students Association (BSA) at UBC. I enjoy playing outdoor games like soccer and cricket whenever I have time. After coming to Vancouver, I have also developed some taste in amateur photography. I have won some notable awards during my study at UBC which are Vanier scholarship, Donald N. Byers memorial prize, Killam doctoral fellowship, and Four Year Fellowship.
	Grace Yu graceyu116 [at] gmail [dot] com I am a MASc student working on analog mixed signal design. My research focuses on the design of phase-locked loops (PLLs). I am working with Dr. Andre Ivanov and Dr. Shahriar Mirabbasi in the System-On-Chip (SOC) lab. I also completed my undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering here at UBC. I am a member of IEEE and WIE (Women in Engineering). I enjoy drawing, painting, and playing tennis when I have free time. You will be able to find me in Kaiser 4025 or MCLD 332, or just shoot me an email.
	Jonas Flueckiger jonasf [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca After graduating from L'Ecole Polytéchnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, with a Master degree in Microengineering I transferred to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of UBC to start my PhD. I am currently working on chemical sensors and biomedical devices and on the side as a teaching assistant. The BC Innovation Council has awarded me with a three year scholarship for my work on nanofiber based chemical sensors.
	Parisa Behnamfar parisa [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca Hello! I am a third year Electrical Engineering PhD candidate. I am working with Dr. Shahriar Mirabbasi in the System-On-Chip (SOC) lab. My research field is mainly analog IC design for biomedical applications. I completed my undergraduate and masters degrees in Electrical Engineering at Isfahan University of Technology, Iran and worked in the R&D department of IRISA (International Systems Engineering and Automation Company), Isfahan, Iran for one year. At the UBC, I am an executive member of the IEEE student branch, involving in the Women In Engineering (WIE) and Workshops and Seminars sub-sections activities. In addition, I am currently the Vice President of Social Services of the ECE Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA). You can find me in the SOC lab (MCLD332) or at the ECEGSA Thursday afternoons' socials in the graduate students lounge (MCLD422)!