California Institute of Technology, USA · 2013 – 2018
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of Nottingham, UK · 2009 - 2012
Ph.D. in Optical Engineering
Beijing Institute of Technology, China · 2003 – 2009
Master of Engineering in Optical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Facebook, Inc. CA · Feb 2020 – Present
Optical Scientist
Kernel, LLC. CA · Mar 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1yr 9mos
Research Scientist
California Institute of Technology, CA · Apr 2013 – Mar 2018 · 5yrs
Postdoctoral Researcher
City of Hope, CA · Part-time · Oct 2015 – Sept 2017 · 2yrs
External Collaborator
Nikon Metrology UK Ltd. · Part-time · Oct 2011 – Aug 2012 · 11mos
Product Manual and Tutorial Editor
Cypress Semiconductor, Beijing · Intern · Mar. 2007 – Nov. 2007· 9mos
R&D Intern
Optics: imaging systems; diffractive optics; holography; radiometry and photometry; spectroscopy; adaptive optics; optical coherence depth imaging; time-of-flight (TOF) imaging; optical microscopy; optical wavefront sensing and display; geometrical optics.
System performance analysis: noise source analysis and modeling; photon budget calculation; system stability analysis; system sensitivity, dynamic range, and resolution quantification; color and spectral characterization.
Signal and data analysis: image filtering; power spectrum analysis; wavelet coherence analysis; principal component analysis; linear discriminant analysis; regression analysis.
Electronics: PCB design; FPGA; microcontrollers.
Programming languages: Matlab; Python; C/C++; LabVIEW.
Acoustics: ultrasound imaging; ultrasound simulation; ultrasound tissue interaction.
Best Poster Presentation Award at the Engineering Conference International (ECI), Vail, CO, USA (2015)
Graduate School Travel Prize, the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (2012)
PhD Poster Prize Award, the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (2010 )
Outstanding Graduate Student, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing China (2008)
Creative Electronics Scholarship, Cypress Semiconductor, Beijing China (2007)
Graduate Student Fellowship, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (2007)
Second Prize Award for the Intelligent Car Competition, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (2006)
First Prize Award for the Beijing College-student Electronics Design Contest, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Beijing, China (2006)
Judge: Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA (2015, 2016)
Conference section chair: Section 4: Imaging through Scattering. Engineering Conference International, Advances in Optics for Biotechnology, Medicine, and Surgery XIV, Vail, CO, USA (2015)
Journal reviewer: Applied Optics; Applied Physics Express; Applied Sciences; Europhysics Letters; IEEE Photonics; JOVE; Measurement Science and Technology; Nature Communications; Optica; Optics Communications; Optics Express; Optics Letters; PLOS ONE; Polymer; Physics in Biolology and Biomedicine; Sensors; Scientific Reports.