Dr. Faheem

PI

Faheem Ershad, PhD

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Houston

Highlights

Principal investigator (PI) of the Bioelectronic Synergy Lab, specializing in wearable/implantable bioelectronics for physiological sensing and treatment, focusing on cardiac/neural health, tissue engineering, and machine learning.
Authored 28 publications in Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, and Science Advances among several other journals.
Significant contributions in wearable bioelectronics through the development of on-skin printed electronics to avoid motion artifacts (2020 Top 50 Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles, Nature Communications).
Recipient of several awards including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, with recognition at ASME IMECE, IEEE MEMS, and NASA Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop.

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL

Postdoc, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Aug. 2024 – Dec. 2024)

Advisor: Dr. Cunjiang Yu

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA

PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Jan. 2022 – Aug. 2024)

University of Houston (Aug. 2018 – Dec. 2021)

Advisor: Dr. Cunjiang Yu

University of Houston

Houston, TX

BS, Biomedical Engineering (Aug. 2014 – May 2018)

Minor in Nanoengineering, Summa Cum Laude

Honors and Awards

2026 UH President’s Circle Award
2019–2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
2023 Gold Prize at 9^th International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
2023 Harry G. Miller Fellowship in Engineering
2023 Future Faculty Symposium NSF Travel Grant at SES
2022 Best Poster in Wearables, Implantables and Health and Biosensors at Materials Day PSU
2022 2nd Place in Oral Presentations at Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) Today
2022 Outstanding Student Paper Finalist at IEEE MEMS
2021 C. W. Chu Scholarship from Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH
2020 Best Presenter Award in NSF Poster Competition at ASME IMECE
2020 NSF Poster Competition Travel Grant at ASME IMECE
2020 1st Place in Poster Competition at NASA Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop
2019 2nd Place in Poster Competition at UH Graduate Research Showcase
2019 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Finalist at UH Graduate Research Showcase
2018 PURS (Provost Undergraduate Research Scholarship) Scholar
2015–2016 NSF Funded H-LSAMP (Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Scholar
2014–2018 Cullen College of Engineering Dean’s List (4 consecutive years)
2014–2018 Academic Excellence Scholarship (4 consecutive years)

Professional Organizations

2022–Current BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) Member
2019–Current IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Member