Group

Colleen Chemerka studied medical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz and received her MS in Neuroscience at the University of Freiburg, where she specialized in Neurotechnology. Currently, Colleen serves as a Graduate Research Associate at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the development of a fully passive intracranial pressure sensor with ultrasound readout.

Prattay Deepta Kairy earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Currently engaged in Ph.D. research within the Solzbacher group at the University of Utah, his focus lies in enhancing the transduction methodology of smart hydrogels for application as a continuous glucose biosensor.

Lukas Selzer studied nanostructure and molecular sciences at the University of Kassel. He is current research focus is on the mechanical and chemical degradation and aging of implantable biomedical devices.

Nick Witham studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He researches and develops high performance sensors and actuators for assistive devices that are intuitive, affordable, and accessible. In his PhD at the University of Utah, he researches methods to improve twisted coiled polymer actuators, so they are mass producible and can mimic muscle biomechanics in commercial applications such as prosthetics.

Yicong Xiao received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Utah in 2017 and 2019. As a PhD student, he is currently working on brain-computer interfaces. His main research focuses on improving the performance of classifiers and analyzing neural activity under different movement states.