Current Members
Principal Investigator
Ji-Xin Cheng
Theodore Moustakas Distinguished Professor of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Director of Chemical Imaging Initiative
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics
Office: PHO 827
Phone: (617) 721-6478
Email: jxcheng@bu.edu
Yvonne Cancino
Senior Lab Administrator Office: PHO 310 Phone: (617) 383-3147 Email: icancino@bu.edu
Jessica Qiu
Lab Administrator (ECE) Office: PHO 503A Phone: (347) 596-4665 Email: jessiu@bu.edu
Research Assistant Professors
Hongjian He
Research Assistant Professor
Office: PHO738
Email: hjhe@bu.edu
Qing Xia
Research Assistant Professor
Office: PHO738
Email: qingxia@bu.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dashan Dong
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: dsdong@bu.edu
Jianpeng Ao
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: jpao@bu.edu
Yifan Zhu
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 503A Email: yfzhu95@bu.edu
Pin-Tian Lyu
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: plyu@bu.edu
George Abu-Aqil
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: gabuaqil@bu.edu
Nathaniel Hai
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: nhai1@bu.edu
Chinmayee V. Prabhu Dessai
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: cprabhud@bu.edu
Shun Takahashi
Postdoctoral Associate Office: PHO 738 Email: stakaha1@bu.edu
Ph.D. Students
Guangrui Ding
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2021 – Now
Office: PHO 503A
Email: grding@bu.edu
Xinyan Teng
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2021 – Now
Email: xyteng@bu.edu
Mingsheng Li
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2021 – Now
Office: PHO 503A
Email: lms00@bu.edu
Rylie Bolarinho
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2022 – Now
Office: PHO 738
Email: rylie@bu.edu
Biwen Gao
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)
Office: PHO 503A
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2023 – Now
Email: biwengao@bu.edu
Bethany Weinberg
Graduate Research Assistant (Biology)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2023 – Now
Email: bslw0320@bu.edu
Dingcheng Sun
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)
Office: PHO 503A
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2023 – Now
Email: dcsun@bu.edu
Thao Pham
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2023 – Now
Email: pnnthao@bu.edu
Xinrui Gong
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)
Office: PHO 503A
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2023 – Now
Email: xrgong@bu.edu
Yuwei Sun
Graduate Research Assistant (Biology)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2025 – Now
Email: yuweisun@bu.edu
Rong Tang
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)
Office: PHO 503A
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2025 – Now
Email: rtang2@bu.edu
Rintaro Shimojo
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2025 – Now
Email: rshimojo@bu.edu
Qinshu He
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)
Office: PHO 738
Year at Cheng Group: Sept 2025 – Now
Email: qinshuhe@bu.edu
Visiting Researchers
Matteo Mandelli
Visiting Researcher
Email: mmandell@bu.edu