2018 Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), The Penn State University, USA
2012 B.E. (Measurement, Control Technology and Instruments), Tsinghua University, CHINA
05/2022 – present Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
09/2018 – 04/2022 Postdoctoral fellow, advised by Prof. Neil Dasgupta and Prof. Anish Tuteja, University of Michigan
Project lead on anti-marine-fouling coating research supported by DARPA
01/2013 – 08/2018 Ph.D. dissertation, advised by Prof. Tak Sing Wong, Penn State University
Dissertation title: “Design and fabrication of bio-inspired multifunctional slippery coatings with novel functionalities”
02/2012 – 06/2012 Senior Thesis, advised by Prof. Haitao Zhang and Dr. Haicui Ren, Tsinghua University
Thesis title: “Simulation study on self-organized phase-locking of the waveguide array”
10/2010 – 05/2012 Research Intern, advised Prof. Xinjun Liu, Tsinghua University
Project lead on optimum design of rider-bicycle mechanisms
Journal reviewer: Science, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials Interfaces, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Physics of Fluids, Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Materials Advances, IMECE conference
Webinar organizer: EASF (Engineering and Applied Science Forum)
2022 36kr Global Chinese Elite Power 100
2022 Forbs CHINA - 100 Outstanding Overseas Returnees
2021 National Science Fund CHINA for Excellent Young Scholars
2019 3rd place, Rice Business Plan Competition 2019 (out of > 300 teams)
2018 Cleantech University Prize National Competition: Top 3 Team (Dept. of Defense)
2018 Wherry Graduate Fellowship, Penn State University
2018 1st place, Allegheny Cleantech Competition ($50,000)
2018 Inventor Incentive Award, Penn State University
2017 1st place, Materials Research Society (MRS) iMatSci Innovator ($2,000)
2017 Inventor Incentive Award, Penn State University
2016 NASA iTech Top 10 Innovation (SLIPS-LAB)
2015 3rd place, PPG Industries Annual Pitch Competition
2013 PPG Industries Foundation Ph.D. Fellow
2011 1st Prize, 2011 Student Research Training (SRT) Project (out of >1000 projects)
2010 1st Prize, 11th Machine Innovative Competition, Tsinghua University (out of > 50 teams)