| 1994.6 | B.S., Department of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing , P. R. China |
| 1999.5 | Ph. D., Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , NY |
| 1998.9-12 | Visiting Scientist, ZKM, BASF AG, Germany |
| 1999.5-2001.4 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook , NY |
| 2001.5-2003.9 | Assistant Physicist, Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| 2003.10-2004.12 | Associate Physicist, Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| 2005.1-2009.5 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University |
| 2009.5- | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University |
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2006. |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 2008. |
| Eleanor and Joseph F. Libsch Early Career Research Award, 2008. |