Group

Paschalis Gkoupidenis

Associate Professor of ECE & Physics

Carbon Electronics Cluster (PI)

email: pgkoupi@ncsu.edu

Paschalis Gkoupidenis earned his PhD in materials science from NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece, in 2014. During his PhD, his research focused on ionic transport mechanisms of organic electrolytes, physics of ionic-based devices, and of non-volatile memories. Following his PhD, in 2015 he joined the group of George Malliaras at the Department of Bioelectronics (EMSE, France) as a postdoctoral researcher. At the Department of Bioelectronics, his research focused on the design and development of organic neuromorphic devices based on electrochemical concepts. In 2017, Paschalis Gkoupidenis joined as a Group Leader, the Department of Molecular Electronics of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. He is currently leading the group Organic Neuromorphic Electronics. Since August 2024, he is an Associate Professor at the North Carolina State University (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Physics).

Amit Chakraborty

PhD student (NC State)

email: achakr26@ncsu.edu

Amit earned his B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry from Maulana Azad College, University of Calcutta, India, in 2022, where he completed an undergraduate dissertation on fluorimetric pH sensors. He received his M.S. (Research) in 2025 from the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India. There, he investigated the fundamental properties of electrochemically doped Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors (OMIECs) through operando characterization techniques. Amit is currently pursuing his Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) in the Gkoupidenis Group at NC State University, focusing on the development of organic neuroelectronic devices for biorealistic applications.

Christian Clark

PhD student (NC State)

email: csclark4@ncsu.edu

Christian received his Bachelor’s degree (2025) in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University with Suma Cum Laude honors. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he joined the Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program, enabling him to complete undergraduate and graduate courses simultaneously. Throughout his undergraduate career, Christian worked as a teaching assistant for Electric Circuits and Microelectronics, both of which are required courses for all EE and CPE majors at NC State. This valuable experience not only solidified his love for working with others, but it also revealed his passion for device physics and analog circuit design. As he was pursing his bachelor’s and master’s, he also began completing coursework centered on neural interface engineering. Whilst pursuing his undergraduate degree, Christian developed proficiency with Cadence software, designing low-noise amplifiers and oscillators . Working under the leadership of Dr. Gkoupidenis, Christian began his PhD in the fall of 2025, and he will be using his circuit design and microelectronics background to progress the field of Organic Neuromorphic Bioelectronics.

Jarlem Lopez Morel

Graduate student (NC State)

email: jmlopezm@ncsu.edu

Jarlem earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, with honors, from Wake Forest University in 2024. During his undergraduate studies, Jarlem joined the Organic Electronics Laboratory, working on the development of Radiation Dosimeters Based on Organic Field Effect Transistors (RAD-OFETs), on which he wrote his honors thesis. Jarlem was also able to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship carried by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working on Organic Electrochemical Transistors (OECTs) at NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory. These undergraduate research experiences laid the foundation for his interest in the applications of organic electronics in biological interfaces. He joined North Carolina State University as a PhD student in the fall of 2024, and later on joined Dr. Gkoupidenis’ group in the summer of 2025 to work on Organic Neuromorphic Electronics. His long term plan is to become a professor and increase the undergraduate and graduate research opportunities back in the Dominican Republic, his home country.

Grant Ozaki

Undergrad student (NC State)

email: gozaki@ncsu.edu

Grant is a student at North Carolina State University (NCSU) pursuing a B.S. in materials science and engineering with a concentration in nanomaterials and a minor in nanoscience and technology. He studied nanoscale science during a summer program through the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in 2022 and later mapped neuronal activity in the brain in 2023 at the North Carolina Governor’s School West Summer Program. In 2024, Grant and other NCSU students presented on the impact of early disease detection on the medication costs for elderly patients in North Carolina at the Grand Challenges Poster Competition. Grant received the 2025 Rising Leader of the Year Award at NCSU from his active involvement in numerous student organizations including Engineers Without Borders and Consult Your Community. Currently, he is leveraging materials science and chemistry to assist in organic neuromorphic experimentation and analysis as part of the Gkoupidenis Group.

Nicolas Jimenez nejimene@ncsu.edu

Undergrad Student (NC State)

email: nejimene@ncsu.edu

Nicolas is a student at North Carolina State University pursuing a B.S in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Computer Architecture and Emerging Systems. During his time at Purdue, he worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the Intro to Digital Design course and also contributed to the System on Chip Extension Technologies group, where he worked on the UART module. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Nicolas developed a passion for understanding current and potential computer architecture models in processing and memory. Currently, Nicolas is assisting Dr. Gkoupidenis in the software analysis of artificial muscles and research into neuromorphic computing.

Aristea Pavlou

PhD student (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, DE)

email: palvoua@mpip-mainz.mpg.de

Aristea Pavlou received a BSc in Chemistry from University of Ioannina (UOI), Greece with an undergraduate thesis in Organic Photochemistry. She received her MSc with specialization in Synthetic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Bioactive compounds in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece where she also worked in different research projects. Her main project was the development of new aqueous nanoparticles of conjugated polymers for bioimaging as fluorescent probes in collaboration with the National Hellenic Foundation of Research (Athens), the division of Biomedical Research of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-IMBB, Ioannina) and the Department of Materials and Science Engineering (UOI). Currently, she is working on her PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.