Rezwan Mohammad Sayeed

PhD Candidate
Biography

Lab Position: PhD Student, Summer 2023-Present

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Rezwan joined the Toor Lab in 2023 as graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iowa. His current research focuses on the design, manufacturing, and characterization of optoelectronic and photonic devices for a wide range of applications. Rezwan obtained a M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where his research activities were multidisciplinary, spanning over optics and photonic devices, materials science and biosensing.

Honors and Awards:

  • President, SPIE Student Chapter @VCU, August 2020 – July 2021
  • Vice President, OSA Student Chapter @VCU, August 2020 – July 2021
  • Secretary, SPIE Student Chapter @VCU, August 2019 – July 2020
  • Treasurer, OSA Student Chapter @VCU, August 2019 – July 2020
  • Dean’s List Scholarship in his Junior and Senior year of undergraduate study
  • Winner of International Student Scholarship 2021 at VCU
  • Winner of International Students Photo Essay Competition 2022 at VCU

Undergraduate Education: BSc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2014