Email: jl(at)msu.edu

Jinxing Li Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Neuroscience Program
BioMolecular Science Program
Director of MSU IQ 3D Printing Core Facility
Michigan State University

Education & Industrial Experience
Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University Stanford Engineer Spotlight
Ph.D., NanoEngineering, UC San Diego
Visiting Scholar, Augmented Human Sensing, Nokia Bell Labs
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Fudan University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Selected Honors
2024 DOE ARPA-E IGNIITE New Innovator Award
2024 NSF CAREER Award, Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
2021 35 Challenges in Materials Science being Tackled by PIs under 35(ish), Matter, Cell Press
2021 MSU Global Impact Initiative Scholar
2019 MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35, Global List)
2018 American Chemistry Society DIC Young Investigator Award
2017 Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award
2016 Dan David Prize Scholarship, Dan David Foundation
2016 Sibel Scholar in Bioengineering

Hobbies
Soccer, Surfing, Ski

Vittorio Mottini

Biomedical Engineering PhD Candidate
Joined in Sep. 2021

Education
M.S., Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
B.S., Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Honors
Honorable Mention for the Outstanding Graduate Student Award, MSU, 2023
Academic Achievement Withrow Fellowship Award, MSU, 2022
Scholarship "Thesis in a Foreign Country", Politecnico di Milano, 2019
Scholarship for Outstanding Athletic and Scholar Performances, Politecnico di Milano, 2016, 2017

Hobbies
Youtuber, Running, Reading, Basketball, Playing the Piano, Cooking

Yulu Cai

Materials Science PhD Student
Joined in Sep. 2023

Education
M.S., School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, 2023
B.S., Energy Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, China, 2020

Honors
National Scholarship of Northwest University, 2017

Hobbies
Hiking, Basketball, Board game, Movies

Khoi Nguyen

Biomedical Engineering PhD Student
Joined in Dec. 2023

Education
M.S., Mechanical Engineering. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, 2023
B.S., Mechanical Engineering. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities,  2020

Honors 
Scholarship from Robert & Elaine Larson, 2019
Scholarship from Boeing Co., 2018
Scholarship from A. F. Johnson, 2018
Dean’s List Scholar, 2017

Hobbies
Swimming, Rock Climbing, Music

Hang Yuan

Biomedical Engineering PhD Student
Joined in Dec. 2024

Education
B.Eng., Mechatronics and Robotic Systems. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2024
B.Eng., Mechatronics and Robotic Systems. University of Liverpool, 2024

Honors
The IET Prize, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2024
Best Performance in Final Year Project, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2024

Hobbies
Cooking, Astronomy

Na Dai Ph.D.

D.O. Graduate Student
Joined in Sep. 2022

Industrial Experience
Senior software Engineer, Google AI, 2014-2022

Education
Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, US, 2013

Honors
Case competition winner at Medical Student Symposium, American College of Radiology, 2023
Research Innovation Award, Google AI, 2021
Rossin Doctoral Fellow, Lehigh University, 2011

Hobbies
Computer Games, Music, Tea Drinking and Ceremony, Chinese crosstalk

Liuxi Xing Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar
Joined in Jan. 2023

Education
Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 2022
M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2014
B.Eng., School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, 2010

Honors
Outstanding Graduate Award, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2014

Hobbies
Piano, Flute/Piccolo

Yi Xing Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar
Joined in Jan. 2023

Education
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, 2022
B.S., School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, 2017

Honors
National Scholarship of University of Science & Technology Beijing, 2020

Hobbies
Basketball, Reading

Jiaqi Wang Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar
Joined in Sep. 2022

Education
Ph.D., College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 2021

Honors
Gong-Neng First Class Scholarship of Nankai University, 2020
National Scholarship of Nankai University, 2014

Hobbies
Swimming, Playing the Piano, Movies

Linux Heller

Co-op Intern Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in Jan. 2024

Education
B.S. in Nanotechnology Engineering, University of Waterloo

Hobbies
Basketball, Video Games, Reading

Kyla Zhao

EnSURE Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in Jan. 2024

Education
B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Michigan State University

Hobbies
Reading, Drawing, Running

Soham Inamdar

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in Jan. 2024

Education
B.S. Mechancial Engineering, Michigan State University

Hobbies
Photography, Reading, Graphic Design

Yunnuo (Noah) Zhang

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in May 2023

Education
B.S. in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology

Hobbies
Sleeping

Caleb Ronders

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in Feb. 2023

Education
B.S. Psychology, Michigan State University

Hobbies
Running, Hot Yoga, Festivals, Hiking

Abdallah Daha

Undergraduate Professional Assistant
Joined in Sep. 2022

Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University

Hobbies
MSU Solar Car Team, Studying, Video Games, Reading, Repairing Computers, Sculpting

Charlie Meilinger

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in April. 2022

Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University

Hobbies
Sports, Video games, Movies, Relaxing on the beach

Paulina Bies

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined in Nov. 2021

Education
B.S. in Computer Science, Michigan State University

Hobbies
Reading, Drawing, Painting

Calvin Xiang Chen

High School Student Researcher and Scientific Illustration Designer
Joined in Aug. 2023

Education
Okemos High School