Group Members
Bier Research Group
Department of Chemistry
Current Group Members
Nicole Auvil
Ph.D. Candidate, 2021-present
M.S. Carnegie Mellon University, 2025
B.S. Chemistry, Ohio State University, 2021
Visiting Scientists
Dr. David Sipe
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Instructor, CCAC
Instructor, WCC
Past Group Members
Liam Dugan
M.S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2025
B.S. Physics, Allegheny College, 2019
Dr. Li-Xue Jiang
Postdoc, Purdue University, 2021-present
Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019-21
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018
Kristen Greene
B.S. Chemistry 2021
Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Student
Madison Greer
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2021
Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Student
Bella Ballin
B.S. Chemistry 2020
Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Student
Shanley Lenart
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2020
Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Student
Thomas Lubinsky
B.S. Physics/Mathematics 2020
Allegheny College
Undergraduate Summer Researcher
Dr. Logan D. Plath
Ph.D. Chemistry 2018, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Chemistry 2013, Adrian College
Graduate Student
Dr. Mohammad A. Halim
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 2017, CNRS/Université de Lyon
Postdoctral Researcher
Vasudevan Nambeesan
M.S. Energy Science Technology and Policy 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
B.T.E. Mechanical Engineering 2014, Amrita University
Tianyi (Schottky) Song
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2018, Carnegie Mellon University
Danica Duenas
B.S. Chemistry 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
Kenneth Hong
B.S. Chemistry 2020, Carnegie Mellon University
Alex Kent
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
Adam Somers
B.S. Chemical Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
Steven Tjader
B.S. Chemistry 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Computer Science 2013, Carnegie Mellon University
Jonathan Feldman
B.S. Chemistry 2015, Carnegie Mellon University
Minor Computer Science
Stephanie Y. Nicolaÿ
M.S. Escom University, France
Emeritus Professor Urs Schlunegger
University of Bern, Switzerland
Alison A. Liu
B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University
Fan Wang
M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2014, Carnegie Mellon University
B.E. Measure. & Control. Tech., Tsunghua University 2012
Jennifer Bentley
B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University
Professor Abdil Ozdemir
Ph.D. Sakarya University, Turkey
Deborah Brashear
B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University
Stephanie Goldfein
B.S. Chemistry 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
MIMS
John C. Kubasiak
B.S. Chemistry 2007, Carnegie Mellon University
Now at Northwestern Medical School
Sandy Roman
B.S. Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. Physics, William and Mary
Hilary S. McCarren
B.S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Now a graduate student at University of Pennsylvania
Sola A. Choi
B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University
Now at Univ. Maryland, Pharmacy
Michele M. Anthony
B.S. Chemistry 2008, Carnegie Mellon University
Linda Prengaman
B.S., M.S. Chemistry, 2008 Carnegie Mellon University
Now at Protia LLC
Gem Yang
Research Associate, Johns Hopkins
M.S. University of Regina, Canada
Virtual Mass Spectroscopy Lab, ion trap scan functions
Helen Piper
B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University
Ada Yan
M.S. Information System Management
Virtual Mass Spectroscopy Lab
George Leonard
B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University
Professor Emeritus Brian Ramsey
Rollins College
Eric Lanni
B.S. Chemistry 2007, University of Pittsburgh
Manimalha Balasubramani
UPMC
Prof. Jie Jiang
Ph.D. 2008, Jilin University, China
Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Anand Rao
Catherine Vinci
B.S. Chemistry, 2009, Carnegie Mellon University
Tutor
Anick Wiser
Eric Stoloff
B.S. Chemistry 2010, Carnegie Mellon University
Now a Graduate Student at Penn State University
Kris Lavery
Alex Aksenov
Ph.D. 2006, University of Florida
Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon University
Now at University of California-Davis
Kathy Balazy
Kevin Anderson
B.S. Chemistry 2008, Carnegie Mellon University
Now at Drexel Law School
Wilson Wu
Emily Utgoff VanHassel
B.S./M.S. Chemistry 2005, Carnegie Mellon University
Now at Genetech
Laura Conlin
Elizabeth Kanabe
Lab Mascot
Tröeger
CMA Mascot, 1999–2007
KBr prevention of K9 epilepsy, frisbee-catching
Mark E. Bier
Research Professor and Director, Center for Molecular Analysis
mbier@andrew.cmu.edu
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Department of Chemistry
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Mellon Institute
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Our research is supported by the Berkmann Fund, CMU URO SURG & SURF programs and
