Education

• Ph.D (1998) in Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
• B.E. (1991) and M.S.(1994) in Chemical Engineering, B.S.(1991) in Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, Beijing

Appointments

• Professor (1/2001 - ), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside
• Cooperating Faculty, Department of Mathematics (2/2010 - ), Department of Bioengineering (7/2005 - ), and Materials Science and Engineering Program (7/2009 - ). University of California at Riverside
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (10/1998 - 12/2000)

Short-term Visitings

• University College London, Department of Chemical Engineering (3/2013)
• Max Planck Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart, Germany (9-12/2008)
• Yale University, Department of Chemical Engineering (9/2007)
• University of California at Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering (7-8/2006)

Honors

• Fellow, American Physical Society (APS) (2016)
• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2015) 
• Global Grand Challenges Summit (2013 & 2015) 
• National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (2013)
• U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (2012)
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2008)
• Regents’ Faculty Development Award (2003), Regents’ Faculty Fellowship (2001) 
• Outstanding Performance Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2000)