Haonan Lin

Haonin Lin is a research assistant professor working with Professor Ji-Xin Cheng at Boston University. His multifaceted research background encompasses coherent Raman scattering, photothermal imaging, computational optical imaging, image processing, and artificial intelligence.

His research is dedicated to pioneering Computational Chemical Imaging (CCI) — an interdisciplinary direction that develops computation-driven label-free chemical imaging technologies to study previously inaccessible biological processes across scales. He has originated numerous computation-driven instruments and algorithms that deliver next-generation stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopes with unprecedented imaging speed, molecular specificity, and spatial resolution. Beyond SRS, He has also worked on novel label-free chemical imaging modalities via stimulated Raman and overtone photothermal absorption, redefining sensitivity and penetration. These technological breakthroughs have enabled collaborative biomedical applications across scales, including synthetic biology, molecular virology, histopathology, cell metabolism, neurodegeneration, and aging.