Meet the Team
Principal Investigator
Gongchen Sun
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Email: gongchen.sun@utsa.edu; Google Scholar
Postdoc, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2017 - 2022
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2017
B.S., Peking University, Electrical Engineering (Microelectronics), 2012
Graduate Students
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Guillermo Ramirez
Biomedical Engineering, PhD program
Graduated with BME B.S. in 2022 at UTSA.
Email: Guillermo.ramirez@utsa.edu
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Davin Lemmon
Biomedical Engineering, MS program
Graduated with B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2016 from Baylor University. I enjoy playing sports, tennis in particular, and tinkering with computers and my home lab server on my off time.
Email: Davin.Lemmon@my.utsa.edu
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Gabriel Garibaldi
Chemical Engineering, PhD program
Graduated with BME B.S. in 2023 at UTSA. I am Venezuelan-American.
Email: Gabriel.Garibaldi@utsa.edu
Undergraduate Students
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Elis Lim
Biomedical Engineering
Graduating May 2025. In my free time, I like exploring the outdoors, playing pickleball, and video games.
Email: elis.lim@my.utsa.edu
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Marco Reyna
Biomedical Engineering
Graduation May 2026. I am a person curious about life, who is looking for his way in this world.
Email: marco.reyna@my.utsa.edu
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Diego Cabello
Chemical Engineering
Graduating May 2025. I am an avid San Antonio Spurs fan. In my free time I like playing basketball and playing video games.
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David Mata
Chemical Engineering
Graduating May 2025. I’m a jack of all trades that’s passionate about energy and manufacturing. You can find me playing my guitar or walking my dogs in my free time.
Email: David.mata2@my.utsa.edu
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Areli Romero Rendon
Biomedical Engineering
Graduating May 2027. In my free time, I enjoy going to the gym with my friends, reading, and drawing.
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Jose Luna
Chemical Engineering
Graduating May 2026.
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Miguel Garibaldi
Biomedical Engineering.
Graduating May 2026.
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Maegan Lombrana
Biomedical Engineering
Graduating May 2026.
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Alyssa Martinez
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Andrea Valero
Chemical Engineering
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Katie Passmann
Chemical Engineering
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Nyah Lovick
Chemical Engineering
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Anna Shia
Chemical Engineering
Ricardo Perez Cubias, BME MS
Caleb Lopez, BME UG
Kate Garcia, BME UG; Current position: Quality Engineer at DuraStat
Kimberly Guzman, BME UG; Current position: PhD at U Pittsburgh
Isabella Trevino, BME UG; Current position: Pfizer
Denise Pahang, BME UG; Current position: PhD student at University of Virginia
Ana Aviles Vargas, BME UG; Current position: PhD student at Penn State
Kailee Mendiola, BME UG; Current position: PhD student at Notre Dame
Marseille Savala, CME UG; Current position: MBA at UTSA
Matthew Burch, BME UG
Alan Rios, BME UG
