
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)