Student Spotlight

Aditya Bharadwaj

Aditya received a B.E. in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani in India in May 2013. Before joining Virginia Tech, he worked as a Software Engineer... Read More

Nastaran Alinezhad

Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
  • Program: Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
  • College: Engineering
  • Year Recruited: 2016
  • Advisor(s): Rafael Davalos, Scott Verbridge

About

Nastaran received her masters degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech, where she worked on drug and gene delivery for cancer therapy. At Virginia Tech, she is co-advised by Dr. Davalos and Dr. Verbridge. Nastaran is currently working on determining dielectric properties of tumor subpopulations using a microfluidics platform.

Nastaran enjoys outdoor activities including camping, skiing, and kayaking.