John A. McLean

“Throughout my childhood I was curious about the nature of things, but more in areas like economics and political science.When I was in my 20s,a persuasive series of teachers and mentors lit my passion for chemistry.”McLean began his research career in plasma spectrochemistry and later moved into biological mass spectrometry where he and his group colleagues perform research in instrumentation construction for application areas in biology and medicine. “There are few more exciting things in life than working with enthusiastic student colleagues and aggressively asking questions that can change how we think about the world around us.”