People

The Bihar Lab is growing a collaborative, interdisciplinary team.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Eloise Bihar

Dr. Eloise Bihar Assistant Professor

Eloise Bihar is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo. She earned her Ph.D. from École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and completed postdoctoral fellowships at KAUST and the University of Colorado–Boulder.

Her research focuses on hydrogel-based biosensors, OECTs, soft bioelectronics, and multifunctional cryogels for wound healing, infection monitoring, and neural interfaces.

Graduate Students

Rebekah Finster

Rebekah Finster Ph.D. Student

Rebekah works on hydrogel engineering, OECT biosensing, and soft bioelectronics. Her research explores ion transport in cryogels and hydrogel-integrated sensing and therapeutic platforms.

Undergraduate Students

Brian Doty Undergraduate Research Assistant

2025 – Present


Aurelia Bartlett Undergraduate Research Assistant

2025 – Present

Alumni

Khrystyna Adam M.S. 2024

Master’s thesis researcher in soft materials.


Amie Sallah Undergraduate Research Assistant

10/2024 – 05/2025

Oreomo Sosanya Undergraduate Research Assistant

10/2024 – 05/2025

Moumiza Hasan Undergraduate Research Assistant

10/2024 – 05/2025