Dr. Swapnajit Chakravarty obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering, specializing in optoelectronics and nanophotonics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2007. He obtained his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Electronic Materials and Devices) from the University of Cincinnati in 2003. Prior to joining the University of Dayton, Dr. Chakravarty held a Principal Research Scientist position at IMEC-USA.

Dr. Chakravarty has been an active researcher in integrated nanophotonic devices. His research has covered various nanophotonic lasers, light emitters, chem-bio sensors, on-chip spectrometers on silicon photonics, lithium niobate and III-V material platforms and hybrids. Currently, he investigates hybrid integration of advanced materials for applications in computing, communications and chem-bio sensing /spectroscopy. Dr. Chakravarty has nearly 150 publications in refereed journals and conferences. Dr. Chakravarty holds 12 issued and pending patents on various aspects of nanophotonic sensing. Dr. Chakravarty is a Senior Member of IEEE, SPIE and Optica.

Jianhao is a third-year PhD student in Electro-Optics and Photonics. He received his MS in EOP in 2022 from the University of Dayton. Jianhao has a BS from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Electro-Optics in 2020.

Asela is a second-year PhD student in Electro-Optics and Photonics. Asela received his MS in Electrial and Computer Engineering from the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea in 2021 and his BS in Physics from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019.

Sam is a first-year MS student in Electro-Optics and Photonics. He received his BS from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Optical Engineering in 2021. Prior to joining UD, Sam worked at Emcore Corporation as a Optical Manufacturing Engineer.

Danny is a junior undergraduate in Electrical And Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton. Danny joined us from Summer 2022 sponsored by the University of Dayton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program.

Tristan is a senior undergraduate in Electrical And Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton. Tristan was also part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) program in Summer 2023.

Noelle is a senior undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Dayton. Noelle is part of the UD ETHOS R&D program.

Liam is a senior undergraduate in Electrical And Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton. Liam worked with us in Summer 2023 sponsored by the University of Dayton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program.

Juan joined us in Summer 2023 from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) program.

Zane joined us in Summer 2023 from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) program.