Honors & Awards

Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Travel Award (May 2026)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

• Awarded competitive travel funding by the Graduate Student Senate to present accepted research at the 2026 IISE Annual Conference.

Best Paper Finalist (1/4) (Oct 2025) [news]

QSR Best Refereed Paper Competition, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA

NSF Student Travel Award (May 2025)

IISE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA

• Selected by the National Science Foundation for a highly competitive award to present research findings at the 2025 IISE Annual Conference.

UTK-ISE Outstanding Graduate Fellowship (Aug 2024)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

• Awarded a competitive institutional fellowship to support doctoral studies in advancing research and applications.

Graduate Excellence Scholarship (Nov 2022)

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

• Awarded a merit-based scholarship for maintaining top-tier academic performance during graduate coursework.

Outstanding Graduate (Jan 2021)

Shandong University, China

• Honored with the Outstanding Graduate title for exceptional academic success and overall university achievements.

Academic Excellence Scholarship (Top 1%) (Dec 2020)

Shandong University, China

• Awarded a merit-based scholarship for exceptional academic performance and dedication during undergraduate coursework.

National Third Prize (Nov 2019)

4th "Guangwei Cup'" China Composites Society University Students Science and Technology Innovation Competition, China

• Led a student team to develop a photothermal seawater desalination system using nanoporous graphene, earning a National Prize for innovation in composite materials. and engineering design.