About Me

I am a postdoc fellow with Professor Teri Odom at Northwestern University. Before this, I got my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago with Professor Vikas Berry. During my Ph.D. study, I also spent one year as a full-time graduate researcher at Argonne National Lab. I was recognized with different awards, such as the prestigious Cottrell Postdoc Fellowship, Northwestern IIN Outstanding Researcher, Argonne Graduate Student Fellowship, Provost Research Award, etc.

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Education & Training


Postdoctoral Fellow (Cottrell Fellowship) 2018-Now

Northwestern University

2018.01-Now

Advisor: Teri W. Odom

Graduate Research Fellow

Argonne National Laboratory

2017.02-2017.12

Advisor: Anirudha V. Sumant

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

University of Illinois at Chicago

2014.08-2017.10

Advisor: Vikas Berry

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering

Kansas State University

2012.08-2014.08

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2008.09-2012.06

Awards & Honors

Cottrell Postdoctoral Fellowship (1/13 in the US) [Link] (2020)

Northwestern Chemistry Department Travel Award (2020)

Northwestern IIN Outstanding Researcher Award (2019)

Argonne National Laboratory Graduate Research Fellowship (2017)

UIC High Impact Award in the Department of Chemical Engineering (2017)

UIC Provost's Award for Graduate Research (2016)

UIC Graduate College Student Presenter's Award (2016)

UIC GSC Travel Award (2015)

Borouge Scholarship (2011)

Outstanding Student of BUCT (2009-2011)

People's Scholarship (2009-2011)