Dr. Caiyan Tian | Physical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Caiyan Tian is a Research Associate and Ph.D. candidate in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering at the Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS) and Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany, with research interests focused on ambient mass spectrometry, soft ionization, and plasma characterization. She holds a B.Sc. in Life Science from Tianshui Normal University (2014) and an M.Sc. in Biochemical and Molecular Biology from Sichuan University (2017), followed by professional experience in project management at Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (2018–2020). Since 2020, she has been actively engaged in advanced plasma science research, contributing as a key participant in the Horizon 2020 project “Twinning in Atmospheric Plasma Science and Applications . Her scholarly record includes nine peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Spectrochimica Acta Part B and Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, addressing fundamental mechanisms of soft ionization in flexible micro-tube plasmas, optical diagnostics, and ionization of semi-fluorinated compounds under controlled conditions. She is also a co-inventor on a German patent  for gas-phase ionization using plasma discharge, demonstrating her innovation in translating fundamental findings into practical technologies. With 18 citations across 9 documents and an h-index of 3, her growing impact reflects both the novelty and relevance of her research. Looking forward, her expertise in soft ionization mechanisms and plasma-based ionization sources is expected to significantly advance analytical sciences and expand applications in environmental, biomedical, and pharmaceutical analysis.