PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023-now     Assistant Professor     City University of Hong Kong

2017-2022    Postdoctoral Fellow    University of Toronto (Supervisor: Prof. Edward H. Sargent)                  

2016-2017    Associate Professor    Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

EDUCATION

2015              Ph.D. in Chemistry, Xiamen University  (Supervisors: Prof. Zhaoxiong Xie; Prof. Younan Xia)                         

2013-2015     Visiting graduate student, Georgia Institute of Technology  (Supervisor: Prof. Younan Xia)                                                                       

2009              B. S. in Chemistry, Liaoning University 

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

World’s Top 2% Scientists, by Stanford University (2023, 2024, 2025)

SEE Excellent Young Researcher Award, by School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityUHK (2025)

Emerging Investigator, by Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2024)

Future Chemical Engineering Scholar, by the Global Academy of Chinese Chemical Engineers (2023)

IAAM Scientist Medal, by the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) (2023)

Early Career Scheme Award, Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong (2023)