
Dingchang Lin, Ph.D. (He/his)
Principal Investigator
Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for NanoBiotechnology (INBT)
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute (NDI)
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland Hall 101-F
Postdoc, Harvard University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2018-2022)
Ph.D., Stanford University, MSE (2018)
B.S., Tsinghua University, MSE (2013)
Jiaxi Lu

MSE PhD Student (2023-)
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Shandong University
“I like coffee, soccer, bouldering and my cat”
Carl Ty Mellor

ChemBE PhD Student (2024-)
B.S. The University of Utah
“I enjoy reading scifi and fantasy, gaming, working on cars, and hanging out with my chihuahua Ace”
Chu Ouyang

Lab Technician
“I like cats and HoYoverse”
Chang Woo Song

Postdoc Fellow
Ph.D. KAIST, Korea
“I like cooking and traveling to new countries”
Yongzhi Sun

MSE PhD Student (2023-)
M.S. BME Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Southeast University, China
“I like playing soccer, badminton, and cooking”
Mert Vural

Postdoc Fellow (2024-)
Ph.D. University of Maryland
“I enjoy cooking, playing basketball and skiing”
Yimei Wang

MSE PhD Student (2023-)
B.S. Southern University of Science and Technology, China
“I love photography and watercolor in my spare time.”
Yuqing Yan

MSE PhD Student (2022-)
B.S. Univ. of Manchester
“I enjoy sleeping”
Hongru Yang

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Shangdong University, China
“I like to travel and watch movies”
Zuohan Zhao

MSE PhD Student (2024-)
B.S. Southeast University, China
“I enjoy classical music, and I play trombone for fun”
Ariel Chen

MSE Master Student
“I like to try new food, listen to music, and watch documentaries“
Haoyang Guo

BME M.S. student
“I enjoy sketching and traveling”
Michael Jiang

MSE M.S. student
“I love food and travel”
Kat Schuller

MSE undergraduate Student
“I enjoy reading and exploring museums”
Yifu Yang

MSE M.S. student
“I love playing basketball and watching NBA games”
Judy Zhou

BME undergraduate Student
“I enjoy playing golf and eating noodles”







Group Alumni
Tiara Safaei (Undergraduate Research Asistant, Current: Princeton University PhD program)
Rishi Sheth (Undergraduate Research Assistant, JHU)
Yingkai Jiao (Undergraduate exchange student, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Current: Purdue University, PhD program)
Aileen Qi (High School Intern, Current: Columbia University Neuroscience Undergrad)
Caysie Jumpp (High School Intern, Garrison Forest School)
Kai San Chan (Master Research Assistant, Tsinghua University)
Shiori Harima (Undergrad Research Assistant, JHU)
Nathaniel Sheps (Undergrad Research Assistant, JHU)