
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

Callista M. Skaggs
5th Year Graduate Student
B.S. George Mason University
Office: Planetary Hall 404
Email: [email protected]

Zachary T. Messegee
3rd Year Graduate Student
B.S. Christopher Newport University (2018)
Office: Planetary Hall 404
Email: [email protected]

Mahdi Kamadi Najafabadi
1st Year Graduate Student
B.S./M.S. University of Tehran, Iran (2018/2021)
Office: Planetary Hall 404
Email: [email protected]
Undergraduate Students

Haruka Mori
George Mason University (senior)
Spring 2020 – Present

Aya Zaraket
George Mason University (Junior)
Fall 2021 – Present

Rachelle Deleon
George Mason University (Junior)
Spring 2023 – Present

Ashley Patterson
George Mason University (Senior)
Fall 2023 – Present
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)
High School Students Alumni
Wendy Lu (Summer 2022)
High School Summer Intern-ASSIP
Oakton High School (Vienna, VA)
Myles Bao (Summer 2021)
High School Summer Intern-ASSIP
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, VA)
Vasu Kaker (Summer 2020)
High School Summer Intern-Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)
United World College of South-East Asia (Singapore)