Charles Lynch
Ph.D. Student
clynch19 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Charles joined ATHENA group in 2019 and he is a current 4th year PhD student. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, USA, in 2019. His research interest focuses on the design, simulation, and fabrication of RF and millimeter-wave devices, specifically RFIDs and mmIDs and combining these low-power, wearable, ultra-low-cost devices with radar for Internet of Things systems. In his free time, he enjoys playing and watching soccer, hiking, and snowboarding. LinkedIn, Google Scholar

Kexin Hu
Ph.D. Student
khu63 (at) gatech (dot) edu

I-Ting Chen
Ph.D. Student
ichen64 (at) gatech (dot) edu

I-Ting is a second-year Ph.D. student. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University in 2020. Her research interests focus on energy harvesting/wireless power transfer, reconfigurable intelligence surfaces, and rectifier designs. She enjoys outdoor activities in her free time such as rowing and hiking. LinkedIn

Lauryn Smith
Ph.D. Student
lsmith388 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Lauryn is a second-year PhD student. She received her B.S. (2018) and M.S. (2020) in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. Her research interests include antenna design, origami/reconfigurable antennas, RFID and energy harvesting. LinkedIn

Genaro Soto Valle
Ph.D. Student
genarosva (at) gatech (dot) edu

Genaro is a second-year Ph.D. student who received his B.S. in Nanotechnology from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2020. His research interests focus on the use of nanomaterials in printed electronics for wireless sensing, RFID tags and mmWave applications. Some of his hobbies include hiking, drawing, and philosophy. LinkedIn

Madeline Holda
M.S. Student
mholda3 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Madeline is a Master’s student who started in the lab as an undergraduate in August 2020. She is interested in electromagnetics, communications, and sensing. Her primary project is a compact sensing cube for space applications, which involves miniaturized antenna design. Her previous work includes development of a corner reflector antenna and a coplanar stripline switch.

Will Callis
Ph.D. Student
tcallis7 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Will is a 1st year Ph.D. student who received his B.S. from University of Maryland, College Park in Chemical Engineering. His interests include fabrication of wireless, flexible sensors for chemical and biologic applications. His hobbies include: video games, watching soccer, and listening to music. LinkedIn

Marvin Joshi
Ph.D. Student
mjoshi5 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Marvin is a first year Ph.D. student. He received his B.S (2020) and M.S. (2022) in Electrical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His current research interests include microwave circuit design, radar signal processing and antenna design. His hobbies include hiking, as well as sports such as tennis and basketball. LinkedIn

Nathan Wille
M.S. Student
nwille3 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Nathan is a first year Master’s student who received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His research interests include additive manufacturing, 3D printing, RF circuit design, and antenna design. Outside of school, Nathan enjoys playing tennis, watching sports, and cooking in his free time.

Hani Al Jamal
Ph.D. Student
hjamal8 (at) gatech (dot) edu

Hani is a first-year Ph.D. student. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics from the American University of Beirut (2022). His research interests include the use of additive manufacturing techniques in designing highly integrated and energy-efficient RF systems encompassing RF front-end circuits, antennas, and packaging. During his free time, he enjoys hiking, swimming, and playing the piano. LinkedIn

ATHENA Lab at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2022, Denver, CO

Yepu Cui, Ph.D. (Summer 2022) – Apple

Ajibayo Adeyeye, Ph.D. (Summer 2022) – Apple

Aline Eid, Ph.D. (Fall 2021) – MIT Media Lab

Ali T. Alreshaid, Ph.D. (Fall 2021)

Eui Min Jung, Ph.D. (Fall 2021) – Powercast

Xuanke He, Ph.D. (Summer 2021) – Apple

Ryan Bahr, Ph.D. (Fall 2020) – Nano Dimension

Bijan Tehrani, Ph.D. (Fall 2020) – Analog Devices

Tong-Hong Lin, Ph.D. (Fall 2020) – Apple

Soyeon Jeong, Ph.D. (Spring 2020) – Qorvo

Syed A. Nauroze, Ph.D. (Fall 2019) – Amazon Lab126

Jimmy Hester, Ph.D. (Spring 2019) – Atheraxon

Wenjing Su, Ph.D. (Spring 2018) – Meta

John Kimionis, Ph.D. (Fall 2017) – Nokia Bell Labs

Jo Bito, Ph.D. (Summer 2017) – Atheraxon

Benjamin S. Cook, Ph.D. (Spring 2014) – Meta

Trang Thai, Ph.D. (Fall 2013) – Apple