Dr. Xin Yan earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University with Prof. Graham Cooks and performed postdoctoral research with Prof. Richard Zare at Stanford University. She joined Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2018 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. Her research group focuses on reactive microdroplet mass spectrometry and applies it to address the deficiencies in lipidomics and expedite transition metal catalysis discovery. Her research program has been recognized by the NSF CAREER award, NIH MIRA, Sloan Research Fellowship, ACS Arthur F. Findeis Award, IUPAC Emerging Innovator Award, and American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Research Award. She also received the Montague Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar Award and the Association of Former Students College-Level Distinguished Teaching Award.

Dr. Feng received her PhD in Chemistry from Tsinghua University. Her research focuses on developing mass spectrometry-based methods for biomolecular analysis. She is currently developing techniques for precise quantification of on-tissue lipids through mass spectrometry imaging. Additionally, She is very interested in designing new isobaric mass tags for quantitative proteomics studies. Outside the lab, She enjoys watching movies and playing games with friends. 

Dr. Reddy was awarded his MS in Organic chemistry by Osmania University, and his PhD in chemical sciences by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India. His research centers on the synthesis of complex natural products, the development of new synthetic methodologies, and process development of API’s. Dr. Reddy's current research interests focus on designing and synthesizing different tag-labels for in-depth lipid structure identification and accurate relative quantification. His hobbies include playing cricket and watching movies. 

Erin received a B.S. in Chemistry from York College of Pennsylvania with minors in French and mathematics. Currently, her research focuses on leveraging aziridination for the characterization and quantification of lipids and augmenting their ionization efficiency. In her work with the NSF Center for Single-Entity Nanochemistry and Nanocrystal Design, she has interfaced high-throughput electrochemistry with mass spectrometry for reaction screening. In her free time, Erin enjoys rock climbing, board games, and digital painting. 

Annesha received her B.S. in Chemistry from Drury University. Her research focuses on mass spectrometric method development for lipid structural characterization. She is currently working on the development of novel reaction screening platforms to study transition metal catalysis under both direct and alternate current electrolysis conditions. During her free time, she enjoys dancing and choreographing classical Indian dance forms and painting to destress. 

Hongyuan received his B.S. in applied chemistry from Northeastern University. His research interests lie in developing mass spectrometric methods and informatics platforms for lipid structure characterization and quantification, as well as integrating these technologies with biological challenges. Hongyuan likes playing DOTA2 and other video games during his free time. 

Huiying received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China. Her research focuses on mass spectrometry-based strategies development for lipid metabolic pathways investigation in disease and treatment. Currently, she is working on the development of bioconjugation strategies for single-cell lipid analysis. She‘s a cat person, a real foodie, and enjoys going to concerts. 

Michael received his B.S and M.S in chemistry from National Tsing Hua University. He is interested in lipid identification, peptidomics, and protein-ligand studies using Mass Spectrometry, he is currently focused on developing a novel tag for lipid isomer characterization. His hobbies include working out, driving, and watching movies. His favorite molecule is Galactose.

Leon received both a B.S. and an M.S. in Chemistry from National Taiwan University, where his research focused on mass spectrometry and advanced imaging techniques like MALDI, DESI, and nanoDESI. During his M.S., he worked on improving MALDI-MSI spatial resolution through tissue expansion and development of MSI sample preparation methods. Currently, he is interested in mass spectrometry, polymer chemistry, and organic chemistry. Outside the lab, he enjoys biking, swimming, photography, and connecting with his worldwide friends through some fun video games. 

Hope received a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University with a minor in mathematics.  Her previous research focused on methodological development of vacuum Matrix Assisted Ionization MS (vMAI), including use of filter paper as substrate for sample introduction.  Her current research interests include mass spectrometry, and proteomics. Hope enjoys reading comics, playing video games, and baking in her free time. 

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