{"id":68,"date":"2025-09-08T23:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/bier\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:44:52","slug":"group-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/bier\/group-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Group Members<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bier Research Group<\/h2>\n

Department of Chemistry<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Current Group Members <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Nicole<\/div>

Nicole Auvil<\/h4>

Ph.D. Candidate, 2021-present
M.S. Carnegie Mellon University, 2025
B.S. Chemistry, Ohio State University, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Visiting Scientists<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Dr.<\/div>

Dr. David Sipe<\/h4>

Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
\nInstructor, CCAC
\nInstructor, WCC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Past Group Members<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Liam<\/div>

Liam Dugan<\/h4>

M.S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2025
\nB.S. Physics, Allegheny College, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Dr.<\/div>

Dr. Li-Xue Jiang<\/h4>

Postdoc, Purdue University, 2021-present
\nPostdoc, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019-21
\nPh.D. Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Kristen<\/div>

Kristen Greene<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2021
\nCarnegie Mellon University
\nUndergraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Madison<\/div>

Madison Greer<\/h4>

B.S. Chemical Engineering 2021
\nCarnegie Mellon University
\nUndergraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Bella<\/div>

Bella Ballin<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2020
\nCarnegie Mellon University
\nUndergraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Shanley<\/div>

Shanley Lenart<\/h4>

B.S. Chemical Engineering 2020
\nCarnegie Mellon University
\nUndergraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Thomas<\/div>

Thomas Lubinsky<\/h4>

B.S. Physics\/Mathematics 2020
\nAllegheny College
\nUndergraduate Summer Researcher<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Dr.<\/div>

Dr. Logan D. Plath<\/h4>

Ph.D. Chemistry 2018, Carnegie Mellon University
\nB.S. Chemistry 2013, Adrian College
\nGraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Dr.<\/div>

Dr. Mohammad A. Halim<\/h4>

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 2017, CNRS\/Universit\u00e9 de Lyon
\nPostdoctral Researcher<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Vasudevan<\/div>

Vasudevan Nambeesan<\/h4>

M.S. Energy Science Technology and Policy 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
\nB.T.E. Mechanical Engineering 2014, Amrita University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Tianyi<\/div>

Tianyi (Schottky) Song<\/h4>

B.S. Chemical Engineering 2018, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Danica<\/div>

Danica Duenas<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2017, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Kenneth<\/div>

Kenneth Hong<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2020, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Alex<\/div>

Alex Kent<\/h4>

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Adam<\/div>

Adam Somers<\/h4>

B.S. Chemical Engineering\/Engineering & Public Policy 2017, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Steven<\/div>

Steven Tjader<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
\nB.S. Computer Science 2013, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Jonathan<\/div>

Jonathan Feldman<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2015, Carnegie Mellon University
\nMinor Computer Science<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Stephanie<\/div>

Stephanie Y. Nicola\u00ff<\/h4>

M.S. Escom University, France<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Emeritus<\/div>

Emeritus Professor Urs Schlunegger<\/h4>

University of Bern, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Alison<\/div>

Alison A. Liu<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Fan<\/div>

Fan Wang<\/h4>

M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2014, Carnegie Mellon University
\nB.E. Measure. & Control. Tech., Tsunghua University 2012<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Jennifer<\/div>

Jennifer Bentley<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Professor<\/div>

Professor Abdil Ozdemir<\/h4>

Ph.D. Sakarya University, Turkey<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Deborah<\/div>

Deborah Brashear<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2006, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Stephanie<\/div>

Stephanie Goldfein<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2012, Carnegie Mellon University
\nMIMS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"John<\/div>

John C. Kubasiak<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2007, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at Northwestern Medical School<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Sandy<\/div>

Sandy Roman<\/h4>

B.S. Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
\nM.S. Physics, William and Mary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Hilary<\/div>

Hilary S. McCarren<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow a graduate student at University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Sola<\/div>

Sola A. Choi<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at Univ. Maryland, Pharmacy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Michele<\/div>

Michele M. Anthony<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2008, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Linda<\/div>

Linda Prengaman<\/h4>

B.S., M.S. Chemistry, 2008 Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at Protia LLC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Gem<\/div>

Gem Yang<\/h4>

Research Associate, Johns Hopkins
\nM.S. University of Regina, Canada
\nVirtual Mass Spectroscopy Lab, ion trap scan functions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Helen<\/div>

Helen Piper<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Ada<\/div>

Ada Yan<\/h4>

M.S. Information System Management
\nVirtual Mass Spectroscopy Lab<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"George<\/div>

George Leonard<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2011, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Professor<\/div>

Professor Emeritus Brian Ramsey<\/h4>

Rollins College<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Eric<\/div>

Eric Lanni<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2007, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Manimalha<\/div>

Manimalha Balasubramani<\/h4>

UPMC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Prof.<\/div>

Prof. Jie Jiang<\/h4>

Ph.D. 2008, Jilin University, China
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Anand<\/div>

Anand Rao<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Catherine<\/div>

Catherine Vinci<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry, 2009, Carnegie Mellon University
\nTutor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Anick<\/div>

Anick Wiser<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Eric<\/div>

Eric Stoloff<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2010, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow a Graduate Student at Penn State University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Kris<\/div>

Kris Lavery<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Alex<\/div>

Alex Aksenov<\/h4>

Ph.D. 2006, University of Florida
\nPostdoc, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at University of California-Davis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Kathy<\/div>

Kathy Balazy<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Kevin<\/div>

Kevin Anderson<\/h4>

B.S. Chemistry 2008, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at Drexel Law School<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Wilson<\/div>

Wilson Wu<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Emily<\/div>

Emily Utgoff VanHassel<\/h4>

B.S.\/M.S. Chemistry 2005, Carnegie Mellon University
\nNow at Genetech<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Laura<\/div>

Laura Conlin<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Elizabeth<\/div>

Elizabeth Kanabe<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Lab Mascot <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Tr\u00f6eger\"<\/div>

Tr\u00f6eger<\/h4>

CMA Mascot, 1999\u20132007
\nKBr prevention of K9 epilepsy, frisbee-catching<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Mark E. Bier<\/h3>\n

Research Professor and Director, Center for Molecular Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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mbier@andrew.cmu.edu<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t412-268-3540 (office)
\n\t\t\t\t412-268-1061 (fax)
\n\t\t\t\tOffice: MI 555<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Department of Chemistry<\/a>
Carnegie Mellon University<\/a>
Mellon Institute
4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Our research is supported by the Berkmann Fund<\/strong>, CMU URO SURG & SURF programs<\/a> and<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Ford<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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