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Dr. Mable Fok

Principle Investigator

Mable Fok
Mable Fok
Principle Investigator / Professor
Mable’s recent research interest is on neuromorphic photonics, dynamic microwave photonics, and stretchable fiber optic sensors
meet the team

We Make A Great Team

Berek Ha
Berek Ha
Master's Student
Berek is an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Major at the University of Georgia. His current research includes understanding nanoparticles...
Blake Withee
Blake Withee
EE Undergraduate Student
Blake is a Computer Systems Engineering Major and Computer Science Minor at the University of Georgia. Her current research interests include soft...
Cole Sterck
Cole Sterck
Master's Student
Cole is an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Major here at the University of Georgia. He is currently researching soft robotics within Dr...
Irin Bristy
Irin Bristy
PhD Candidate
Irin is currently working as a graduate student at our lab and her research area is Microwave and Photonics.
Md Asaduzzaman Jabin
Md Asaduzzaman Jabin
PhD Candidate
Asad is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at ECE, UGA. His strengths lie in programming, robotics, and machine learning. He was a former senior...
Steven Binder
Steven Binder
PhD Candidate
Steven is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Georgia. His research interests include using fiber...
Tommy Anton
Tommy Anton
Master's Student
Tommy is an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Major at the University of Georgia. He is currently researching soft robotics with an emphasis...
Alumni

Meet Our Graduate Alumni

Jia Ge
Jia Ge
PhD
Jia Ge is currently working as an Optical Engineer at Infinera
Li Xu
Li Xu
MS
After graduation, Lily works as an ODVT Engineer at Cisco
Mei Yang
Mei Yang
PhD
Mei’s current research interest is on stretchable fiber optic sensors for soft robotics
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou
MS
After graduation, Qi worked as am Optical RF Engineer at Luna Innovation Corporate. He is currently a PhD candidate at GA Institute of...
Qidi Liu
Qidi Liu
PhD
Qidi Liu’s current research interest is on microwave photonics. He is the recipient of the College of Engineering Excellence in Graduate...
Ryan Toole
Ryan Toole
MS
After graduation, Ryan works as a Mathematical Programmer / Optical Designer at Cane Currency
Alumni

Meet Our Undergrad Alumni

Achevi M Kuri
Achevi M Kuri
EE Undergrad Researcher
Achevi Kuri, a UGA undergraduate, awarded the Dixson Scholarship to conduct research in the WAVE Lab
Alex Mathews
Alex Mathews
EE Undergrad Researcher
After graduation, Alex joined the Navy Seals.
Allen Spain
Allen Spain
EE Undergrad Researcher
Allen Spain is the hardware lead of Small Satellite lab
Amanda Nicole Stark
Amanda Nicole Stark
CS Undergrad Researcher
Nicole was a senior when she joined the WAVE Lab, working on the final year of her degree in Computer Systems Engineering
Aneek Enrique James
Aneek Enrique James
EE Undergrad Researcher
Aneek is currently a PhD candidate at Columbia University
Anthony Puhalovich
Anthony Puhalovich
CS Undergrad Researcher
Anthony is currently working on the neuromorphic photonics project
Ben Gily
Ben Gily
EE Undergrad Researcher
Ben Gily is a Electrical and Electronics Engineering Major and Mathematics Minor here at UGA.
Daniel Garon
Daniel Garon
EE Undergrad Researcher
Daniel is currently pursuing his PhD at GA Tech
Davis Minor
Davis Minor
EE Undergrad Researcher
He is currently researching stretchable fiber optic sensors for soft robotics and investigating how to sense and quantify root growth in...
Gabriela C. del Valle Pérez
Gabriela C. del Valle Pérez
NSF REU Student
Gabriela C. del Valle Pérez is currently a fourth year student of Chemical engineering program at University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Grace Jeanpierre
Grace Jeanpierre
NSF REU Student
Grace was a visiting REU student conducting research in the WAVE lab in Summer 2017
Guy Scott
Guy Scott
Physics Undergrad
Guy’s research in WAVE lab was focused on video interference cancellation systems
Hamza Naqawe
Hamza Naqawe
EE Undergrad Researcher
Hamza is working on a stretchable soft robotic fiber optic sensors project and involves in the neuromorphic photonic project
Jay Patel
Jay Patel
CS Undergrad Researcher
Jay is currently working for AT&T in Chief Data Office department
Lais Amorim
Lais Amorim
Exchange Undergrad Researcher
Currently, Lais is working with hospital electrical systems projects for a local company
Leah Feuerman
Leah Feuerman
NSF REU Student
Recently, Leah received her Bachelor degree at Columbia University
Liam Cooper
Liam Cooper
CS Undergrad Researcher
Liam’s current research interest is fiber optic sensors in soft robotics
Luis Perea
Luis Perea
CS Undergrad Researcher
Luis is currently working as a software developer at Suntrust
Mario Garcia
Mario Garcia
CS Undergrad Researcher
Mario is interested in further advance his knowledge regarding electronics and fiber optics as these aspects of technology continue to push the...
Matthew Miller
Matthew Miller
NSF REU Student
Matt worked as a consultant in the cannabis industry and is now working for a company that makes collagen using e. Coli
Megan Lively
Megan Lively
BME Undergrad Researcher
Megan is currently working on the neuromorphic photonics project
Phiet The Do
Phiet The Do
CS Undergrad Researcher
Currently, Phiet is working as a software developer at General Motors
Steven Salazar
Steven Salazar
NSF REU Student
Steve is currently an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech
Vaishnavi Thesma
Vaishnavi Thesma
EE Undergrad Researcher
Vaishnavi is currently a computer systems engineer in UGA
Victor Qiu
Victor Qiu
EE Undergrad Researcher
Victor is a sophomore at the University of Georgia, majoring in Computer Systems Engineering. He’s currently researching in fiber optics...
William Nguyen
William Nguyen
Biology Undergrad Researcher
Will is currently in Wichita, Kansas, pursuing an aerospace engineering degree with a minor in math
Alumni

Meet Our K12 Alumni

Haidee Chen
Haidee Chen
K12, Young Dawg
Haidee is currently admitted to Columbia University as an undergraduate student
Jessica Graham
Jessica Graham
K12, Young Dawg
Jessica was a junior from Monroe Area High School in the Young Dawgs program when she joined the WAVE lab
Olivia Kim
Olivia Kim
High School Student
Olivia Kim joined the WAVE Lab in the Summer of 2022 as a highschool student. She is looking to pursue biomedical engineering in college and is...
Safi Uddin
Safi Uddin
High School Student
Safi Uddin joined the wave lab in the spring of 2021 as a high school student. He is currently enrolled in Athens Academy and likes to play...
Alumni

Meet Our Visiting Scholar Alumni

Hanlin Feng
Hanlin Feng
PhD, Visiting Scholar
Hanlin is currently a postdoc in University Laval
Jonathan Lin
Jonathan Lin
Visiting Student
Jonathan is studying biomedical engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is now an exchange student at the WAVE Lab.
Mei Yang (Visiting)
Mei Yang (Visiting)
PhD, Visiting Scholar
Mei is currently pursuing her PhD at UGA WAVE lab
Olivia Kim
Olivia Kim
High School Student
Olivia Kim joined the WAVE Lab in the Summer of 2022 as a highschool student. She is looking to pursue biomedical engineering in college and is...
Qingguo Zhang
Qingguo Zhang
Professor, Visiting Scholar
Qingguo’s current research interest is on wireless sensor network, evolution algorithms and graph drawing algorithms

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