2026 RAMI Undergraduate Research Fellows
The Rice Advanced Materials Institute welcomed 11 undergraduate students (7 Rice Students & 4 non-Rice students) for 10 weeks this summer to work in labs belonging to RAMI-affiliated faculty members from 6 different departments across the School of Engineering and Computing and the School of Natural Sciences.
Dyana De Leon-Elizondo, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The Lozano Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Karen Lozano
Direct Mentor: Jui Kharade (MSNE)
Eitan Feldman
The Senftle Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Thomas Senftle
Direct Mentor: Chase Sellers (CHBE)
Cheyenne Hayes
The Nienhaus Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lea Nienhaus
Direct Mentor: Dr. Jussi Isokuortti (CHEM)
Bridget Liu
The Martin Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Lane Martin
Direct Mentor: Sreekeerthi Pamula (MSNE, UC Berkeley) & John Lê (APP)
Jesse Lufafa, Andrews University
The Kono Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Junichiro Kono
Direct Mentors: Elijah Kritzell (APP)
Rishi Madhuvairy
The Alabastri Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Alessandro Alabastri
Direct Mentor: Giuseppe Giorgio (APP)
Asha Murti, Northeastern University
The Natelson Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Doug Natelson
Direct Mentor: Gavin Joyce (ECE)
Lauren Shi
The Tringides Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Christina Tringides
Direct Mentor: Ava Zoba (MSNE)
Sunny Tan, University of Florida
The Zhang Lab
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Yirui (Arlene) Zhang
Direct Mentor: Dr. Yiming Sui (CHBE)
