Our Team

Principle Investigator

Dr. Shan Zhou

Assistant Professor

Nanoscience & Biomedical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Education

B.S., University of Science and Technology of China

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Expertise

Nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, 2D materials, plasmonic metamaterials, regioselective surface chemistry control, and advanced in situ characterization techniques including electron microscopy and electrochemical 3D atomic force microscopy. 

Contact info: shan[dot]zhou[at]sdsmt[dot]edu, EEP 228

Graduate Students

Natnael Sinebo

(BME MS)

Education: B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2019 - present

Hobbies: reading the bible, watching soccer and track events, hiking, and traveling

Research areas: study and understand the properties of nanomaterials and their application in diagnosis, drug delivery systems, implants, biosensing, and bioimaging devices

Future career interest: become a successful cardiovascular engineer

Contact info: natnael[dot]sinebo[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu



Saif Mahmud Bijoy

(incoming Nano PhD)

Education: B.Sc., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017-2021

Hobbies: reading science fiction books, playing cricket, hiking, travelling, cycling, and volunteering

Research areas: novel nanostructured materials, 2D materials, nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, nanoscale surface chemistry for computing and energy applications

Future career interest: become a research faculty in academia

Contact info: smbijoy98[dot]pu[dot]eee[at]gmail[dot]com



Yujuan Chen

(incoming Nano PhD)

Education: B.S., Central South University, 2019 - present 

Hobbies: reading, traveling 

Research areas: Nanoparticle synthesis and assembly 

Future career interest: become a successful engineer 

Contact info: xkchen02[at]outlook[dot]com 



Undergraduate Student(s)

Kory Engelstad

Education: B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2021 - present

Hobbies: playing violin, hiking and hunting, playing magic the gathering

Research areas: study and understand properties of nanomaterials and their application in tissue engineering and the medical field

Future career interest: become a successful tissue engineer

Contact info: kory[dot]engelstad[at]mines[dot]sdsmt[dot]edu



We are actively looking for undergraduate and graduate students to join our team. We also have one postdoc opening at the moment. Contact Dr. Zhou at shan[dot]zhou[at]sdsmt[dot]edu for more details.