Tan Group

People

Dr. Xiaoyan Tan

Assistant Professor (2018 – present)

Education:

Post-Doctoral Fellow: Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2016-2018)

Ph.D. : Florida State University (2016)

M.S. : University of Science and Technology of China (2011)

 B.S. : Hefei University of Technology (2008)

Contact:

Office: Planetary Hall 315

Lab: Planetary Hall 404

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 703-993-4096


Graduate Students

Esther Abigail Udoh

Graduate student (Fall 2024 -present)

M.S. Imo State University, Nigeria (2022)

B.S.  University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2016)

Office: Planetary Hall 404

Email: [email protected]

Rahmah Alessa

Graduate student (Fall 2024 -present)

M.S. American University (2022)

B.S.  Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2012)

Office: Planetary Hall 404

Email: [email protected]


Undergraduate Students

Rachelle Deleon

George Mason University

Spring 2023 – Present

Christopher J. Granada

George Mason University

Summer 2024 – Present


Graduate Alumni

Dr. Callista M. Skaggs (Fall 2018-Spring 2024)

Dr. Zachary T. Messegee (Fall 2020-Spring 2025)

Mahdi Kamadi Najafabadi (Spring 2023-Spring 2024)


Undergraduate Alumni

Liz Diessner (Spring 2019) – Currently a Graduate Student at University of California, Davis

Rafati Abulizi (Spring 2019)

Paula Ulloa (Spring 2019-Spring 2020)                              

Jasper Treakle (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)

Haruka Mori (Spring 2020 -Spring 2024)

Aya Zaraket (Fall 2021 – Spring 2025)

Ashley Patterson (Fall 2023)


High School Students Alumni

Vasu Kaker (Summer 2020)

High School Summer Intern-Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)

United World College of South-East Asia (Singapore)

Myles Bao (Summer 2021)

High School Summer Intern-ASSIP

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA)

Wendy Lu (Summer 2022)

High School Summer Intern-ASSIP

Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)

Maria Kruml (Summer 2023)

ASSIP-High School Student

Carter G. Woodson High School (Fairfax, VA)

Maria Kruml (Summer 2023)

ACS Project SEED-High School Student

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA)

Adam P. O’Brien (Summer 2024)

ASSIP-High School Student

Madison High School (Vienna, VA)

Christina Lin (Summer 2024)

ASSIP-High School Student

Robinson Secondary School (Fairfax, VA)