About Us:

Analytical Instrumentation Center (AIC) of IDSSE is a shared instrumental platform comprising various core instruments for elemental and isotope analysis, microscopic and micro-area target characterization, organic compound identification and detection, and physical and chemical property testing. Our mission is to support and foster research by providing state-of-the-art instrumentation, ancillary equipment, and expertise in its use and application. It is also opened to the society and services local research and various economic activities. Toward these goals, AIC staffs provide service components where appropriate, education and training of the user community, and collaborative research assistance. We conduct research on the development of new analytical methods for sample analysis and novel technologies to explore advanced functions of instruments. We also design and manufacture instruments with new testing capacities.

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Dr.  Pingjing Li

Senior Research Scientist in analytical chemistry

Director of Analytical Instrumentation Center

Tel: +86 8820-1308

Email: lipj@idsse.ac.cn

Research background and experience

Dr. Li completed PhD at Wuhan University, majoring in analytical chemistry; from 2012 to 2018, she conducted research as a research fellow at the National University of Singapore, Department of Chemistry and NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI). In 2018, Dr. Li joined the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Li is in charge of the AIC testing capacity construction, analytical methods and technology development, and instrumentation design and manufacture.

Personal research interests

(1)   Method development related to contaminant detection (e.g. heavy metals, organic pollutants, and microplastics)

(2)   Design and manufacture of instrumentation to meet the challenges and needs of various types of sample analysis and testing.

(3)   Deep-sea mercury methylation processes and interactions with other contaminants.

(4)   Survey and evaluation of contaminant levels in marine cetaceans.

Dr.  Lei Zhang

Engineerin charge of the NanoSIMS laboratory

Email：zhanglei@idsse.ac.cn

Education：State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD

Research interests：isotope geochemistry, in-situ analysis, NanoSIMS

Representative publication:Zhang, L., Ren, Z. Y*., Zhang, L., Wu, Y. D., Qian, S. P., Xia, X. P., & Xu, Y. G. (2021). Nature of the mantle plume under the Emeishan large igneous province: Constraints from olivine‐hosted melt inclusions of the Lijiang picrites.J. Geophys. Res.-Sol. Ea., 126(5), e2020JB021022.

Dr.  Yaqian Zou

Engineer in charge of GC-QTOF

Email: zouyq@idsse.ac.cn

Research background and experience:

Dr. Zou Yaqian received her Ph.D. from the Fujian Institute of Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2023, majored in condensed matter physics, and her B.Sc. from Hunan Normal University in 2018, majored in chemistry.

Research interests:

(1)  Non-target screening of new contaminants

(2)  Food and pesticide residue testing

(3)  Toxicology analysis

Dr.  Qijing Chen

Engineer in charge of micro-CT

Email: chenqj@idsse.ac.cn

Research background and experience:

Dr. Chen Qijing graduated with a Doctoral degree from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2024, she joined the Institute Deep-Sea Science and Engineering at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Research interests:

She is responsible for the X-ray Microscopy/Computed Tomography (XRM/ X-ray CT) and electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA) instruments, including the development of methods related to the application, testing, and instrument operation.

 Dongmei  Wang

Engineer in charge of TEM and FIB-SEM

Email: wangdm@idsse.ac.cn

Education and work experience:

Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Nankai University in 2013.

Graduated with a Master’s degree in analytical chemistry from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2015.

She worked as an application engineer in ThermoFisher Scientific for five years.

Joined the institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Science in 2022.

Research interests:

Electron microscopy, Focused Ion Beam (FIB) technology; Raman spectroscopy; Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS); nanoscale sample preparation technology; scientific image processing

 Jing Su  

Engineer, Manager of IRMS、Panorama

Email: suj@idsse.ac.cn

Analysis and Test center engineer. Research background and experience: Graduated from Zhengzhou University with a Master degree in engineering. In 2023, she joined the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is mainly responsible for isotope mass spectrometry technology, has long been engaged in the development and testing of stable isotope methods, and can provide technical support for the maintenance of isotope mass spectrometry and its related peripherals.

 Haiyan Sun

Email: shy@idsse.ac.cn

Sun Haiyan specializes in Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopic (CLSM) imaging and in using XRD for qualitative and quantitative analysis of minerals and materials.

 Qinglin  Zhang

Engineer in charge of LA-MC-ICP-MS 

Email: zhangql@idsse.ac.cn

Education:

Zhang Qinglin received his Master's degree in Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Research interests:

He specializes in Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICPMS) analysis and techniques.

 Zhiyong  Chen

LC-MS Engineer

Email: chenzy@idsse.ac.cn

Education: Master’s degree from the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm GenomeBiology, Southwest University

Research interests:

He specializes in proteomics, spatial proteomics, single cell proteomics, and post-translational modifications (PTMs).

Shuai Tang  

Engineer in charge of ICP-OES and IC-ICPMS

Email：tangs@idsse.ac.cn

Education：Master’s degree from the State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University

Research interests:

He specializes in element detection and speciation, and in sample pretreatment techniques.

Shuang Liu 

Engineer in charge of XPS and BET

Email：lius@idsse.ac.cn

Research interests:

(1)   Specialized in the operation, maintenance and application of material testing with X-ray optoelectronic spectrometry, nanometer particle size analysis, Zeta potential analysis, pore size and specific surface area analyzer.

(2)   Determination of five major nutrient salts in water quality, sediments and other samples using continuous flow analysis.

Yifan Yu

Engineer in charge of IRMS and Panorama mass spectrometer

Email: yuyf@idsse.ac.cn

Research interests:

She specializes in detection methods for stable and cluster isotopes analysis.

Xiaomei Chen

Deputy Director of facility shared platform at Yazhou Bay

Email：chenxiaomei@idsse.ac.cn

Chen Xiaomei is responsible for lab management, media outreach, and external affairs of AIC.

Jie Chen

Laboratory Assistant

Email：chen-jie@idsse.ac.cn

Education： Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Nanjing University; Master’s in physical chemistry from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chen Jie is in charge of financial relevant affairs, project management and CMA management.

Yan Deng  

Safety Manager

Email: dengy@idsse.ac.cn

She is responsible for the safety management of chemicals and special laboratory equipment in IDSSE. She is also in charge of matters related to the assessment of the effectiveness of open sharing of instruments.