Khan Lab @ Berkeley

Asir Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) department at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also serves as a co-director of the Berkeley Emerging Technology Research (BETR) center. He is a faculty scientist in the Materials Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and his B.Sc. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on advancing energy-efficient electronics through the atomic-scale engineering of heterogeneous materials and nanodevices, aiming to address the fundamental energy and latency limits of traditional materials, devices, and architectures. His interdisciplinary work has been recognized with honors, including the 2022 IEEE-EDS Ph.D. Fellowship, 2022 MRS Gold Graduate Award, and 2023 AVS Russell & Sigurd Varian Award, along with several best paper and presentation awards at the IEEE VLSI Symposium, MRS Fall Meeting, SRC TECHCON, and AVS Symposium. Outside of research, Asir enjoys traveling, coffee chats, and playing tennis.

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Sathvik Iyengar

sathvik.iyengar@berkeley.edu

Sathvik is a postdoctoral research associate at UC Berkeley, EECS. He is a 2026 Schmidt Science Fellow. Sathvik received his Ph.D. (2025) in Materials Science and NanoEngineering from Rice University, working with Prof. Pulickel Ajayan. His doctoral research led to the discovery of glaphene, a hybrid of graphene and silica glass, and to the first experimental demonstration of quantum flexoelectricity in graphene. His postdoctoral research focuses on interface–driven physics for hybrid logic-memory operation and scaled interconnects. He is an inaugural Senior Quad Fellow (White House), a JSPS Fellow, and an NSF Research Traineeship Fellow, and was named a Rice Future Faculty Fellow and Purdue Trailblazers in Engineering Fellow (2025). Sathvik is interested in pursuing an academic career. Outside the lab, he enjoys playing the Carnatic Indian violin, advancing his Japanese proficiency, working out, and playing video games.

Graduate Student Members

Harmon Gault

hfgault@berkeley.edu

Harmon is an incoming PhD student at UC Berkeley EECS, where he is a recipient of the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellowship. Harmon is a US veteran; after a decade of service as a Navy Diver, Harmon returned to education and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (2026). His doctoral research will focus on integrating novel materials into heterostructures for semiconducting devices. Supported by the SUPREME Microelectronics Undergraduate Fellowship, his undergraduate research at Stanford focused on integrating machine learning with device physics modeling as well as fabricating nonvolatile flash memory with ultrathin channel materials. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time in nature, designing surfboards, and losing to his wife at tennis.

Akshat Kumar

akshat_kumar@berkeley.edu

Akshat is a Master's student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Chemical Engineering (ChemE). His research focuses on reliability analysis of emerging memory technologies and probing their atomistic transport. He graduated from IIT Madras with a Bachelor's in ChemE and has previously worked at IISc as a research intern. Outside of research, Akshat enjoys listening to music, playing table tennis, and travelling.

Zayna Lateef

Zayna.Lateef@berkeley.edu

Zayna is an incoming Masters student in our group. She is a recipent of the 2026 Arthur M. Hopkin Award from UC Berkeley EECS. Currently she is completing her undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Her research focuses on spin based memory. She previously worked at NASA and Tesla as an intern and is a Fung Fellow through the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. Outside of research, Zayna enjoys surfing, listening to music, and gardening.

Undergraduate Members

Justin Shih

Justin.Shih@berkeley.edu

Justin is a senior undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Physics. His research focuses on topological materials physics for nanoelectronic applications. He is also interested in thermal management strategies in electronic systems. Justin is currently an intern at UC Berkeley Marvell NanoLab. Outside of research and being in the cleanroom, Justin enjoys learning languages, listening to music, and watching anime.

Miryam Greenstein

miryam.greenstein@berkeley.edu

Miryam is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Chemistry. She is a receipient of 2026 Summer Research Scholarship from the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry. Her research interests are in semiconductor materials and nanofabrication for next-generation electronics. Miryam is also currently a member of the Berkeley Data Management Team. Outside of research, Miryam enjoys rock climbing, hiking and music.

Bruno Leopoldo

brunoleopoldo@berkeley.edu

Bruno is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Physics. Bruno is a SURF Fellow at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on experimental condensed matter physics, specifically in the areas of semiconductors. He is also part of the composites group on the UC Berkeley Solar Car Vehicle team (CalSol). Outside of research, Bruno enjoys hiking, soccer, and volunteering through the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Food Pantry.

Kelly Yang

kelly_yang@berkeley.edu

Kelly is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Materials Science & Engineering and EECS. Her research interests include the characterization of electronic materials and computationally guided materials design for device applications. Previously, she conducted research at CU Boulder on multimodal sensors for electronic skin, and worked at Kelvin Thermal Technologies on thermal ground plane systems for dry cooling in power plant. Outside of research, she enjoys skiing and trying new foods.

Rishi Sinha

rishishina@berkeley.edu

Rishi is a sophomore undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in EECS with a minor in Physics. His research focuses on AI-accelerated agentic workflows for nanoelectronics. Rishi holds two US patents in AI assisted technologies and leverages a background in software automation and machine learning to accelerate device characterization. Previously, he held software engineering internships in digital trust and cybersecurity. Outside of the lab, Rishi enjoys lifting and playing electric guitar.

Lyra Alers

lyra_alers@berkeley.edu

Lyra is a sophomore undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Chemistry and minor in Physics. Her research interests lie in synthesizing new materials with environmental advantages, specifically in spintronics and fabricating low energy memory devices. She is also a member of ChemE Car, Berkeley’s chemical battery based car team, on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell division. Previously, she has worked at LBNL as a research assistant. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her camera, playing her ukulele, and volunteering.

Eva Yao

eva_yao@berkeley.edu

Eva is a sophomore undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Bioengineering. Her research interests lie in memory technology for AI-hardware and bioelectronic/bioengineering applications. She is currently a Project Manager of the Strategy subteam in CalSol, UC Berkeley's Solar Vehicle Team. Outside of research, Eva enjoys going to escape rooms.

Eren Yilmaz

eren.yilmaz@berkeley.edu

Eren is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. His research interests lie in the synthesis of nanostructures and the development of thermal interface materials. He has experience in various materials characterization techniques including XRD and Raman spectroscopy from his previous research roles. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing and watching soccer.

Anisa Chang

anisachang@berkeley.edu

Anisa is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Energy Engineering, with research interests in topological materials and materials deposition for semiconductor applications. She is also a member of CalSol, Berkeley’s solar vehicle team, where she focuses on the electrical aspects of the battery pack. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton, reading, and hanging out with friends.

Thong Minh Nguyen

thongmn@berkeley.edu

Thong is a junior undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in EECS. His research interests focus on energy-efficient memory technologies for AI hardware. He is currently a member of the Accumulator Electrical Engineering Team at Formula Electric at Berkeley, where he works on battery-related electrical systems. Previously, he worked at Magnima LLC as a software developer intern. Outside of research, Thong enjoys playing golf.

Srishti Pradhan

srishtip@berkeley.edu

Srishti is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests include interface-level electrothermal simulation for semiconductors and batteries. She has previously conducted research analyzing electrostatics for nanoassembly at UC Irvine, and develops heat distribution models as part of CalSol’s battery team. Outside of research, Srishti enjoys drawing, painting, and dancing.

Sahil Dhir

sahildhir@berkeley.edu

Sahil is a first-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Electrical Engineering, with interests in reducing energy consumption in high-density compute environments with a research focus in ferroelectric based memories. He is a member of Formula Electric at Berkeley, where he works on the design of high-voltage circuitry for the accumulator. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, eating, and spending time with friends.

Isaac Kong

isaac_kong@berkeley.edu

Isaac is a sophomore undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in EECS. His research interests center on high-density, low-power ferroelectric memory. Previously, he worked as an electrical engineering intern, focused on circuit design and modeling for reliability under load conditions. In his free time, Isaac enjoys playing spikeball, golf, and trying new foods.

Hillary Tian

hills_pt@berkeley.edu

Hillary is a freshman undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Physics and EECS. Her research focuses on physics-informed ML and AI-accelerated agentic workflows for nanoelectronics, with interests in quantum materials. She is also working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on cross-experiment foundation models for high-energy particle physics. Outside of research, she enjoys practicing martial arts, cello, nature, and working at Doe Library.

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