{"id":85,"date":"2017-08-28T09:48:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T13:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:40:47","slug":"current-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/people\/current-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n

\"\"Ji-Xin Cheng<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Theodore Moustakas Distinguished Professor of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Director of Chemical Imaging Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics<\/p>\n

Office:<\/strong> PHO 827<\/span><\/p>\n

Phone:<\/strong> (617) 721-6478 <\/span><\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> jxcheng@bu.edu<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Yvonne Cancino\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Senior Lab Administrator\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 310\r\n<\/span>Phone:<\/strong> (617) 383-3147<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> icancino@bu.edu\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n
\n
Jessica Qiu<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Lab Administrator (ECE)\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A\r\n<\/span>Phone:<\/strong> (347) 596-4665<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> jessiu@bu.edu<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n
\n
Research Assistant Professors<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/h2>\n
Hongjian He\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Research Assistant Professor\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> hjhe@bu.edu<\/pre>\n
\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n
Qing Xia\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Research Assistant Professor\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> qingxia@bu.edu<\/pre>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n
\n
Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h2>\n
Dashan Dong\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> dsdong@bu.edu<\/span><\/pre>\n
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 <\/p>\n
\"\"Jianpeng Ao<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> jpao@bu.edu<\/span><\/pre>\n
<\/span><\/pre>\n
 <\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Yifan Zhu<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> yfzhu95@bu.edu<\/span><\/pre>\n
 <\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Pin-Tian Lyu\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>: PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail<\/strong>: plyu@bu.edu<\/pre>\n
<\/h4>\n
 <\/p>\n
George Abu-Aqil\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>: PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail<\/strong>: gabuaqil@bu.edu\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
Nathaniel Hai<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>: PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail<\/strong>: nhai1@bu.edu\r\n<\/pre>\n
 <\/p>\n
Chinmayee V. Prabhu Dessai\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> cprabhud@bu.edu\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
Shun Takahashi\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Postdoctoral Associate<\/span>\r\nOffice<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span>\r\nEmail:<\/strong> stakaha1@bu.edu\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
Ph.D. Students<\/h2>\n
Guangrui Ding<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2021 – Now<\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> grding@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Xinyan Teng<\/strong>\"\"<\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2021 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> xyteng@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Mingsheng Li<\/span>\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2021 – Now<\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> lms00@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Rylie Bolarinho\"\"<\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2022 – Now<\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> rylie@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Biwen Gao\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2023 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> biwengao@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Bethany\u00a0 Weinberg\"\"<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (Biology)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2023 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> bslw0320@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Dingcheng Sun<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2023 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> dcsun@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Thao Pham\"\"<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2023 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> pnnthao@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Xinrui Gong\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (BME)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2023 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> xrgong@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
\"\"Yuwei Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (Biology)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2025 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> yuweisun@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
\"\"Rong Tang<\/strong><\/p>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 503A<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2025 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> rtang2@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
\"\"Rintaro Shimojo<\/strong><\/p>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2025 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> rshimojo@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
\"\"Qinshu He<\/strong><\/p>\n
Graduate Research Assistant (ECE)<\/span><\/p>\n
Office<\/strong>:<\/strong> PHO 738<\/span><\/p>\n
Year at Cheng Group:\u00a0<\/strong>Sept 2025 – Now<\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> qinshuhe@bu.edu<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
\n
Visiting Researchers<\/span><\/h2>\n
Matteo Mandelli\"\"<\/h4>\n
Visiting Researcher<\/span><\/p>\n
Email:<\/strong> mmandell@bu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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