ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2020- Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA2016-2020 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
2010-2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University – New York, NY Advisors: Louis Brus and Colin Nuckolls
EDUCATION
2002-2007 Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA Advisor: A. Paul Alivisatos
1996-2001 B.S. Chemistry and Computer Science, USTC – Hefei, China Advisor: Qingxiang Guo
HONORS
2019 Early-Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry, ACS
2017 Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award, University of Pittsburgh
2013 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award, AFOSR
2010 The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, the New York Academy of Sciences
2009 The R&D 100 Award, the R&D Magazine