Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory
Group members
Alwaleed Aldhafeeri, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E. (Kuwaiti PhD Fellowship).
M.Sc. UCLA, Electromagnetics 2018.
B.Sc. University of Tennessee (Dean's list honors) 2016. Breadth: Computer Science.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: aaldhafe@ucla.edu
Ningning Wang, Ph.D. candidate
M.Sc. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Info. & Comm. Engineering (2023).
B.Sc. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Electrical Engineering (2020).
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: nikita2000@ucla.edu
Dr. Hyunpil Boo, Postdoctoral Research Scientist.
Ph.D. UCLA Materials Science & Engineering, Metasurfaces and augmented displays 2023.
M.Eng. Korea University, Advanced Materials Sci. & Eng. 2012.
B.Sc. Korea University, Materials Sci. & Eng. 2010.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: leo782@g.ucla.edu
Rita Gimelshein, M.Sc. candidate E.C.E
B.Sc. UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineering (minor: math), Dean's Honors List, 2023.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: rgimelshein@ucla.edu
Andrew Hao-Che Lin, Ph.D. candidate
E.C.E. (NSF Quantum Fellowship & DoD SMART Fellowship).
B.Sc. National Chiao Tung University, Dept. of Photonics, 2024.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: andrewhcl@ucla.edu
Dong-IL Lee, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E. (UCLA Fellowship).
M.Sc. Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, 2022.
B.Eng. Sungkyunkwan University, 2020.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: dilee@ucla.edu
Cody S. Fan, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E. (NSF Graduate and NSF Quantum Fellowships).
B.Sc.
UCLA Physics and B.Sc. UCLA Electrical Engineering, 2022.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: trifire@ucla.edu
Kemal Enes Akyuz, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E.
B.Sc. Bilkent University, Electrical Engineering 2024.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: kemalakyuz@ucla.edu
Dr. Jin Ho Kang, Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Ph.D. UCLA Electrical & Computer Engineering, Precision laser spectroscopy 2024.
B.Sc. UCLA, Optical Engineering 2016.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: zse0147@ucla.edu
Yi Zheng, M.Sc. University of California, Los Angeles, Quantum Science & Technology 2025.
B.Sc. Cambridge University, Physics 2024.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: yzheng02@ucla.edu
Tristan Melton, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E. (DoD SMART Fellowship).
B.Sc. UCLA, Electrical Engineering and breadth in Computer Science, 2020.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: tristanmelton@engineering.ucla.edu
Dr. Kai-Chi Chang, Postdoctoral Research Scientist (UCLA Chancellor award finalist)
Ph.D. UCLA Electrical & Computer Engineering, Quantum Optics 2022 (Distinguished Dissertation finalist; J. Yang Fellowship 2020; Fellowship 2016).
M.Sc. National Chiao Tung University Electrophysics 2016.
B.Sc. Physics 2014.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV; Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: uclakcchang@ucla.edu
Wenzheng Liu, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E.
M.Sc. California Institute of Technology, Applied Physics 2018.
B.Sc. University of Sci. and Tech. China, Physics 2014.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: wzliu@ucla.edu
Talha Yerebakan, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E.
B.Sc. Middle East Technical University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2019.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: talha15@ucla.edu
Runzhao Guo, M.Sc. University of California, Los Angeles, Quantum Science & Technology 2025.
B.Sc. Xidian University, Electronics Information Engineering 2024.
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: rzguo@ucla.edu
Sophi C. Song, Ph.D. candidate
E.C.E. (NSF Quantum Fellowship).
B.Sc. UCLA
Physics (2024).
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: sophsong@ucla.edu
Pranav Singamsetty, Ph.D. candidate
E.C.E. (NSF Quantum Fellowship).
B.Sc. UCLA Physics and UCLA Electrical & Computer Engineering (2024).
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: pranavsingam@ucla.edu
Christina Huang, B.Sc. candidate UCLA E.C.E. 2028.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: chuang2187@ucla.edu
Matthew Guibord, Ph.D. candidate
E.C.E. (NSF Quantum Fellowship)
B.Sc. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical Engineering (Minor: Computer Science)
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: matthew@guibord.net
Chee
Wei Wong,
Tannas Professor of Engineering,
Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory,
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Sc.D. MIT 2003, M.Sc. MIT 2001
B.Sc. and B.A. UC Berkeley 1999.
Room 56-147D Eng. IV; Phone: 310.825.6115
Email: cheewei.wong@ucla.edu
Yujie Chen, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E.
B.Sc., Electrical & Info. Engineering, University of Electronic Sci. & Tech. China
B.Eng. (First class honors), Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Glasgow
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: yujiechen0724@ucla.edu
Renjie Kang, Ph.D. candidate E.C.E. (UCLA Fellowship)
M.Sc. University of California, Los Angeles, Quantum Science & Technology 2024.
B.Sc. Linfield University, Physics 2019 (Minor: Mathematics).
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: renjiekang@ucla.edu
Yue Shi, B.Sc. candidate UCLA E.C.E. 2026.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: cyanusshi@ucla.edu
Willson Luo, B.Sc. candidate UCLA E.C.E. 2028.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: willsonluo@ucla.edu
Justin Tang, B.Sc. candidate UCLA E.C.E. Dec 2025.
Room 210 Eng. VI
Phone: 310.794.9106
Email: justin92618@ucla.edu
Wei-Che Hsu, M.S. candidate E.C.E. (Fulbright Scholarship).
B.Sc. National Taiwan University, Electronics Engineering (2024)
B.Sc. National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Electrical & Computer Engineering (2020)
Room 54-147 Eng. IV
Phone: 310.206.8452
Email: weichehsu@ucla.edu