{"id":22,"date":"2020-06-23T14:27:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:02:46","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Ellen-Kang-scaled-e1592954474459-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"179\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Ellen-Kang-scaled-e1592954474459-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Ellen-Kang-scaled-e1592954474459-951x1024.jpg 951w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Ellen-Kang-scaled-e1592954474459-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Ellen-Kang-scaled-e1592954474459.jpg 1144w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 167px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 167\/179;\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">PI: Ellen Hyeran Kang, Ph.D.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor of Physics and Associate Chair of Academics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of Physics | NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Central Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_6M4AmjSrqd_a\" class=\"zfr3Q\">Secondary joint appointment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_LKBXafxGqlGg\" class=\"zfr3Q\">Graduate faculty, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/em>, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, <strong>Yale University<\/strong>, New Haven, CT (Advisor: Prof. Enrique De La Cruz)<\/li>\n<li>M.S.\/Ph.D. in Physics, <strong>Brown University<\/strong>, Providence, RI\u00a0(Advisor: Prof. Jay Tang)<\/li>\n<li>B.S.\/M.S. in Physics, <strong>Seoul National University<\/strong>, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Yung Woo Park)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Current Members:<\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-392 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/02\/2022-02-16-My-Headshot_BD-1-scaled-e1645122285833-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Bryan Demosthene<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. student<\/strong> in Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n<p>M.S. in Nanotechnology (Thesis track), <strong>University of Central Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B.S. in Biomedical Science, <strong>University of Central Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NSF PREM Scholar<\/strong> &amp; Former <strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student in Kang lab (Summer 2018)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-394 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/02\/Taylor-scaled-e1645122314873-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Taylor Douglas<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ph.D. student<\/strong> in Physics<\/p>\n<p>M.S. in Physics, <strong>University of Central Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B.S. in Biophysics, <strong>Rowan University<\/strong>, NJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>NSF PREM Scholar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-693  alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/Ramsha-Headshot-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red collared shirt and dark top, is facing the camera against a plain white background.\" width=\"146\" height=\"160\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/Ramsha-Headshot-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/Ramsha-Headshot.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 146px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 146\/160;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Ramsha Hashmi<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Ph.D. student<\/strong> in Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">M.Tech in Bioinformatics, <strong>Delhi Technological University, <\/strong>India<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">B.Tech in Biotechnology, <strong>Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University, <\/strong>India<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-745  alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Resized_IMG_7537-236x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A person with curly hair stands smiling with arms crossed in front of a research poster display, wearing a black polo shirt and a name tag.\" width=\"129\" height=\"164\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Resized_IMG_7537-236x300.jpeg 236w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Resized_IMG_7537-805x1024.jpeg 805w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Resized_IMG_7537-768x977.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Resized_IMG_7537.jpeg 1081w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 129px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 129\/164;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Shaun Montoya<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>APS Bridge student<\/strong> in Physics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">B.S. in Physics, <strong>Montclair State University<\/strong>, NJ<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-532 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/02\/Alyssa-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Alyssa Boyd<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Student, <\/strong>Biomedical Science major<\/p>\n<p>Honors Undergraduate Thesis Track<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Merit Scholar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640  alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Tristen-G-6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A person smiling in front of a colorful stained glass background, wearing a black McNair Scholars Program polo shirt.\" width=\"140\" height=\"187\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Tristen-G-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/03\/Tristen-G-6.jpg 601w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 140px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 140\/187;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Tristen Gerren<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Student, <\/strong>Biotechnology major<\/p>\n<p><strong>NSF PREM Scholar<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-688  alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/06\/IMG_5513-scaled-e1750875827233-256x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Pedro headshot\" width=\"148\" height=\"174\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/06\/IMG_5513-scaled-e1750875827233-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/06\/IMG_5513-scaled-e1750875827233.jpeg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 148px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 148\/174;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Bezzera<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Student, <\/strong>Physics major (Biophysics)<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-720 size-thumbnail alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/IMG_5076-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair wearing a brown sweater and a heart-shaped necklace is standing in front of a light-colored textured wall, smiling softly at the camera.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Maddison Walker<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Student, <\/strong>Physics major\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NSF PREM Scholar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-695 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/07\/Yasiel-scaled-e1751573080271-300x269.jpeg\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses and a short-sleeve, checked button-up shirt stands smiling against a plain, light-colored wall.\" width=\"153\" height=\"137\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 153px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 153\/137;\" \/>Yasiel Rivera<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>MS Student, <\/strong>Nanotechnology program<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Moitri Santra<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>High School Student, Oviedo High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Former Lab Members:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Visiting Scholar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Dr. Sang Wook Lee<\/span> (2022-2023) <em>Professor<\/em>, <em>Ewha Womans University, Department of Physics\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Postdoctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dr. Myeongsang Lee<\/span> (2018-2019) <em>Current: Postdoctoral scholar at NIH<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dr. Hector Rivera-Jacquez<\/span> (2015-2016) <em>Current: MD program at Trinity Medical Sciences University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Brianna Ariza<\/span> (2022-2023) MS student (thesis) in Nanotechnology, <em>Current: University of South Florida Molecular Biosciences PhD program<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Pavlo Kravchuk<\/span> (2020-2022) MS student (thesis) in Nanotechnology, <em>Current: Florida State University Medical School <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Jinho Park<\/span> (2017-2021) PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering, <em>Current: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Florida\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Nicholas Castaneda<\/span> (2016-2021) PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, <em>Current: Data Scientist at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Claire Toland<span style=\"color: #000000\"> (2020-2021) MS (thesis) in Nanotechnology, <em>Current: Research Scientist at Dry Eye and Cornea Treatment Center, Tampa, FL<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Connor Harmon<span style=\"color: #000000\"> (2021) MS (non-thesis) in Nanotechnology, <em>Current: <span class=\"markzqdvnikim\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nova<\/span> Southeastern University Medical School<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">James Heidings<\/span> (2017-2020) MS (thesis) in Biotechnology, a former undergraduate researcher, <em>Current: PhD student at University of Florida\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Zachary Untracht<\/span> (2017-2019) MS (thesis) in Nanotechnology, a former undergraduate researcher<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Sarah Bartley<\/span>, APS Bridge Program Fellow (2019)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Angie Diaz<\/span> (2016-2018) MS (thesis) in Nanotechnology, <em>Current:<\/em>Professional &amp; Technical Scientist at AECOM (a Kennedy Space Center branch)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Ryan Marracino<\/span> (2017-2018) PhD student in Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Michael Atilola<\/span>, PSM in Nanotechnology (2016-2017)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Aaron Marbin<\/span>, PSM in Nanotechnology (2016-2017) <em>Current: MD program, Nova Southeastern Univ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Montherson Saint-Juste<\/span>, PSM in Nanotechnology (2016)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Taylor Wood<\/span>, PSM in Nanotechnology (2016)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Undergraduate Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Sydney Paulin<\/span> (2021-2025) <em>Current: Dr Pepper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Lucy Bosses<\/span> (2024-2025) <em>Current: USF Masters of Science in Medical Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Ephraim Weiss<\/span> (2025) <strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student from Washington University in St. Louis<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Ahad Ansari<\/span> (2022-2025) <strong><em>Honors Undergraduate Thesis Scholar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Giosue Pagan<\/span> (2024) <strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student from Penn State University<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Abdulrazak Kalae<\/span> (2022-2023) <em><strong>Honors Undergraduate Thesis Scholar<\/strong>, Current: <span class=\"markzqdvnikim\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nova<\/span> Southeastern University Medical School<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Melissa Deinys (<strong>UCF L.E.A.R.N.<\/strong> mentee; <span style=\"color: #000000\">2023)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Kayla Pagan (<strong>UCF L.E.A.R.N.<\/strong> mentee; <span style=\"color: #000000\">2023)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Hunter Sjobom (<strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student <span style=\"color: #000000\">from Catawba College; 2022<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Aliya Hyman<\/span> (<strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student from the Univ. of Buffalo; 2021)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Tevin Um<\/span> (2019-2020) <em><strong>Honors Undergraduate Thesis Scholar<\/strong>, Current: MD program, Nova Southeastern Univ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Ryan Mobley<\/span> (2018-2020)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Nouha Acouri<\/span> (2019)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Mahammad Gardashli<\/span> (2018-2019)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Edgar Cruz<\/span> (2016-2017) <em>Current: Science Teacher at Oak Ridge High School<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Amirah Mathin<\/span> (2016-2017) <em>Current: MS student in Johns Hopkins Univ.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Felix Yeung<\/span> (2016)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">Theresa Merlino<\/span> (<span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>NSF REU<\/strong> student<\/span> from Penn State Univ., 2017) <em>Current: Associate Scientist, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>High School Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Max Choung (Lake Highland Preparatory School)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Avi Selskey <span style=\"color: #000000\">(Trinity Preparatory School), <em>Current: Undergrad at University of Florida<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Diya Behal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Ahad Ansari<\/span> (Lake Highland Preparatory School), <strong>ASPIRE program<\/strong> mentee (2019-2021)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Ariana Zhai<\/span> (Seminole High School) (2017-2019), <em>University of Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PI: Ellen Hyeran Kang, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physics and Associate Chair of Academics Department of Physics | NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC) University of Central <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/kang-group\/team\/\" title=\"Team\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized 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