Education

• 2003, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

• 1998, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China

• 1995, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Professional history

• 2019-present, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky

• 2015-2019, Associate Research Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University

• 2006-2015, Research Engineer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

• 2003-2006, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Bioengineering, the University of California, San Diego

Honors/Awards

• 2015, Gandy Diaz Teaching Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology

• 2014, Gandy Diaz Teaching Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology

• 1996, Outstanding Student Award, Peking University

• 1995, Outstanding Graduate Award, the University of Science and Technology of China

• 1993, Outstanding Student Award, the University of Science and Technology of China

Affiliations

• 2012-present, Biomedical Engineering Society, Member

• 2016-present, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member

• 2019-present, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Member