Tong Ye, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR OF NFIL
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOENGINEERING, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, MUSC
FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE BEACH UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
Dr. Tong Ye earned his Ph.D. in Optics from Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He previously worked in the field of ultrafast spectroscopy and
performed time-resolved spectroscopic studies on various biological chromophores during his tenures
with several research institutions, including Institute of Chemistry, CAS (chlorophylls), The Hebrew
University in Jerusalem (bacteriorhodopsins) and Duke University (skin and eye related pigments, with
Dr. John D. Simon ). Then he started his imaging adventure with Dr. Warren S. Warren's lab once at
University of Pennsylvania (Radiology) and Princeton University (Chemistry) and later at Duke University.
He served as the technical director of Neuroimaging Core in the Alabama Neuroscience Blueprint Core Center
(NIH funded) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2013, he started the Nano(-imaging) and
Functional Imaging Laboratory with the Clemson-MUSC bioengineering program at Charleston, SC. His research
interests include development of high-resolution imaging tools for biological and clinical studies and pursing
deeper understanding of homeostasis of extra-cellular matrix.
Wan Shen Hee (Billy)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D., MATERIAL SCIENCE, NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN
M.S., PHYSICS, UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA
B.S., PHYSICS, UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA
Meenakshi Mukherji
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.ENG., ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (MAJOR), BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (MINOR), CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Atin Bakhshi
GRADUATE STUDENT
M.S., ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN, IRAN
B.S., ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, IRAN
Nick Stiebler
LAB ASSISTANT
B.S., BIOENGINEERING, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Renlong Zhang
VISITING STUDENT
PH.D. STUDENT FROM SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY, CHINA
Alumni
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Hongming Fan, Ph.D. 2023. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Zhao Zhang, Ph.D. 2023. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Irvine
Yang Li, Ph.D. 2020. Currently: Associate Research Scientist in Cell Biology, Yale University
Xun Chen, Ph.D., 2019. Currently: Assitant Professor, Beihang University
Runze Li, Ph.D., 2019. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, CAS
Yanlong Yang, Ph.D., 2017. Currently: Senior Engineer, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, CAS
Juanjuan Zheng, Ph.D., 2016. Currently: Associate Professor, Xidian University
Neal Saini, M.D., 2019. Currently: Psychiatrist, Sweetgrass Psychiatry
Michael Le, M.S., 2022. Currently: Process Engineer, Pfizer
Adam Sloger, M.Eng., 2019. Currently: Engineer, Sealed Air Corporation
Steven Gannon, M.Eng., 2019. Currently: MD student, MUSC
Chelsea Rose, M.Eng., 2020, Currently: Engineering Supervisor, Project Management, Arthrex, Fl
Charles Jones, Ph.D. student, 2019-2020. Currently: US NAVY
Di Wu, M.S., 2016.
Yizhi Jia, Master Student, 2014-2015
VISITING SCHOLARS
Yi Wei, Ph.D., 2023, Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zheng Zhang, B.S., 2018, Graduate Student, University of Arizona
Yanlong Yang, Ph.D., 2013-2014, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, CAS
Wei Yan, Ph.D., 2015-2017. Assistant Professor, School of Optoelectrical Engineering, Shenzhen University
Luwei Wang, Ph.D., 2016-2017. Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Optoelectrical Engineering, Shenzhen University
UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS
Meridith Warren, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH'2024
Rebecca Rocha, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH'2024
Jenifer Hsu, Computer Science, Clemson University, 2022-2024, honor student
Nick Stiebler, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH'2023
Calvin Chernyatinskiy, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH'2022
Dalton Arseneau, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH'2021
Bre’Zhay Chambers, Biology, Claflin University, BEACH'2021
Jay Baek, Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2020
Trent Gillenwater, Bioengineering, Clemson University, BEACH’2019
Beckham Watkins, Biology, College of Charleston, 2017-2019
Nicole Wyman, Bioengineering, Clemson, 2018-2019
Antonio Ayala, Bioengineering, Clemson, SURP'2016
HIGHSCHOOL INTERNS
Conner Chen, Foothill High at Pleasanton, CA, 2022,
Caleb Cayouette, Academic Magnet High, 2022, enrolled in Clemson University.
Sushil Kannan, Dorcheter High, 2021-2022,
Iniyan Samuel, Academic Magnet High, 2021-2024, enrolled in University of South Carolina
Abigail Youmans, Academic Magnet High, 2021,
Maria Lutas, Academic Magnet High, 2019, enrolled in Clemson University.
Razeen Basunia, Academic Magnet High, 2018, enrolled in Georgia Institute of Technology
Caroline Keefer, Academic Magnet High, 2017, enrolled in University of South Carolina
Beckham Watkins, Academic Magnet High, 2016, enrolled in College of Charleston
Chris Chaplin, Academic Magnet High, 2015, enrolled in University of South Carolina
Naigela Moreland, Palmetto Scholars Academy, 2014, enrolled in Trident Technical College
Cameron Maes, SC Governor's School for Science & Mathematics, 2014, enrolled in the University of Washington
