1982, B.Sc. in chemistry at Yunnan Normal University, China. 1988, M.Sc. in chemical physics at USTC, China. 1998, Ph.D in physics at Tulane University. 2002--2005, Postdoc at Tulane University. 2005--2007, Postdoc at University of Missouri. 2007--2010, Director Fellow at Los Alamos National Lab. 2010--present, Research Scientist, Rice University.