Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Showing 1-24 of 24 Results
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Nuzhet Inci Kilic
Visiting Researcher Student, GR Visiting Researcher
BioI am a PhD student in the Fiber and Polymer Technology Department at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. I graduated in Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering with a BSc at TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Turkey) and an MSc in Nanotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden). I am currently also a visiting student researcher at Stanford University.
My research interests lie at the intersection of nanomaterials, functional bio-based materials, and sustainable electronics. Specifically, I focus on integrating conducting and functional materials with cellulose-based fibers to develop advanced materials for applications such as energy storage, sensors, actuators, and paper-based electronics. My work explores how tailoring the structure and surface chemistry of cellulose can enhance electronic and ionic conductivity, while also investigating scalable fabrication approaches including industrial papermaking and advanced material processing techniques. During my research, I also work on advanced characterization of these materials to better understand their structure-property relationships and improve their performance in emerging electronic and energy technologies. -
Krishna Raghavan
Ph.D. Student in Chemistry, admitted Autumn 2024
BioKrishna is originally from the Detroit area of Michigan, and completed his undergraduate studies in biological chemistry and chemistry at the University of Chicago. He is currently a second-year PhD student concentrating in biophysical chemistry, in the lab of Prof. Bianxiao Cui.
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Chibuike Uwakwe
MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2028
Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering, admitted Autumn 2025
MSTP Student
Tutor, SoM Office of Student ServicesCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsWearable bioelectronics for continuous health monitoring and therapeutics
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Qin Wang
Visiting Researcher Student, GR Visiting Researcher
BioQin Wang is a Visiting Student Researcher at the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (2025–26). He is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Northeast Normal University. His research focuses on rural teachers’ professional development and rural education policy. In his recent work, he has paid particular attention to the optimization of teacher resource allocation in regions experiencing a decline in school-age populations. By integrating demographic forecasting, institutional design, and technological support, his studies aim to address the challenges of uneven teacher distribution caused by demographic shifts.
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Lara Zwittlinger
Visiting Researcher Student, GR Visiting Researcher
BioLara Zwittlinger is pursuing her PhD in comparative politics and is currently a Visiting PhD Researcher at the Europe Center, Stanford University. She is supervised by Jessica Fortin-Rittberger and Simon Bornschier. Her research focuses on cleavage politics, democratic trajectories, and the ways citizens navigate emerging political conflicts. In particular, she examines how structural factors and situational threats shape political attitudes such as hostile sexism, ethnocentrism, and political polarization, as well as how interactions between political elites and citizens influence democratic development, with a strong focus on quantitative methods.
Zwittlinger completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science at the University of Salzburg within only three and a half years. Her bachelor’s thesis explored the relationship between cultural value orientations, implicit gender stereotypes, and gender segregation in STEM education and labor markets, while her master’s thesis examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on political attitudes and party preferences. In 2025, she received the Young Investigators Award for the best dissertation project at her home university after only one and a half years in the PhD program.
