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: xtan6@gmu.edu

Phone: 703-993-4096


Graduate Students

Callista M. Skaggs

5th Year Graduate Student

B.S. George Mason University

Office: Planetary Hall 404

Email: cskaggs2@gmu.edu

Zachary T. Messegee

3rd Year Graduate Student

B.S. Christopher Newport University (2018)

Office: Planetary Hall 404

Email: zmessege@gmu.edu

Mahdi Kamadi Najafabadi

1st Year Graduate Student

B.S./M.S.   University of Tehran, Iran (2018/2021)

Office: Planetary Hall 404

Email: mkamalin@gmu.edu


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)