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About meI am currently an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. If you are interested in joining my group as an undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, or visiting student/scholar, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]
I did my postdoctoral work with Professor Karl Deisseroth lab at Stanford University and worked on targeted neural interfacing method using a non-genetic approach. I did my undergraduate studies in Materials Science from University of Oxford in the UK and completed my PhD with Professor Zhenan Bao at Stanford University. My PhD project was on carbon nanotube and polymer based flexible/wearable electronics. |
Education
2010-2014 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Research supervisor: Prof Zhenan Bao
Thesis Committee: Prof Zhenan Bao, Prof Philip Wong, Prof Yi Cui
Project: carbon nanotube and polymer based flexible and wearable electronics
2006-2010 Undergraduate BEng/MEng in Material Science, University of Oxford
Undergraduate Tutor: Prof Richard Todd
Final year research supervisor: Dr Jamie Warner, Prof Andrew Briggs
Project: fabrication of carbon nanotube electronic device compatible with electron microscopy analysis
2004-2006 A-levels at Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon, UK
Courses studied: Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Economics
2001-2004 Beijing No.80 Middle School, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Awards and Prizes
2018 NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (2018~2022)
2016 NIH F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016~2018)
2014 Gold Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (MRS)
2014 Graduate Research Award, American Vacuum Society (AVS)
2014 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) POLY Division
2014 Chinese Government Award For Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
2012 Link Foundation Energy Fellowship (3 winners awarded nationally in US each year, 2012~2014)
2012 Best Research Poster Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP) Research Symposium
2012 Selected for “Overseas Talents in Chinese Academy of Science" activity week
2009 Corus Prize for best overall performance in Part I (first 3 years) practicals
2009 Bullock Career Award from St Catherine's College, University of Oxford
2009 Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, reported by BBC China, Chinascholars (in Chinese)
2007 Elected to ATV St Catherine's College scholarship based on academic excellence (2007~2009)
2016 NIH F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016~2018)
2014 Gold Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (MRS)
2014 Graduate Research Award, American Vacuum Society (AVS)
2014 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) POLY Division
2014 Chinese Government Award For Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
2012 Link Foundation Energy Fellowship (3 winners awarded nationally in US each year, 2012~2014)
2012 Best Research Poster Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP) Research Symposium
2012 Selected for “Overseas Talents in Chinese Academy of Science" activity week
2009 Corus Prize for best overall performance in Part I (first 3 years) practicals
2009 Bullock Career Award from St Catherine's College, University of Oxford
2009 Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, reported by BBC China, Chinascholars (in Chinese)
2007 Elected to ATV St Catherine's College scholarship based on academic excellence (2007~2009)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Independent journal reviewer for Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Electronic Materials, Nano Letter, ACS Nano, Nano Research, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Carbon, Nanommedicine, Analytical Chemistry etc.
Proposal reviewer for Link Foundation energy fellowship
Proposal reviewer for Link Foundation energy fellowship
