Razan Shams
MS/PhD ECE student at KAUST developing Device Physics and MEMS. Experienced in nanofabrication and semiconductor processing. Passionate about applying material science and experimental physics to interdisciplinary challenges in engineering and technology.
Biography
Razan Shams is an MS student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, joining the Integrated Intelligent Systems (I2S) Lab in 2025. Her research focuses on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and biomedical devices, particularly magnetic membranes for electromagnetic pumping applications.
She previously worked as a research intern at KAUST, where she contributed to projects in the Nanofabrication Core Lab focused on semiconductor device fabrication and 2D material-based photodetectors. She presented her research on scalable MoS₂ photodetectors at the IEEE EDS Future of Semiconductors Forum 2025 among PhD students and researchers.
Razan holds a BS in Physics (Nanophysics) with first-class honours from the University of Jeddah, where her research received the Gold Award at the Student Scientific Forum.
Research Interests
- Semiconductor Device Fabrication
- 2D Materials for Optoelectronics
- Micropumps and Biomedical MEMS
- Magnetic Materials and Electromagnetic Actuation
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Physics, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2024
- Arabic
- Native or bilingual proficiency
- English
- Full professional proficiency