Associate Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering
EDUCATION
09/2008―05/2011, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
09/2006―08/2008, M.Phil., Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
09/2002―07/2006, B.Eng. (with 1st class honor), Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University
EXPERIENCE
05/2020―Present, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
06/2014―04/2020, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
06/2011―06/2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate, working with Prof. Pascal Bellon, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
HONORS & AWARDS
Pearl River Scholar, Department of Education of Guangdong Province, 2017
Distinguished Research Award, SUSTech, 2016
Excellent Tutor, Shuren College, SUSTech, 2016
Overseas High-Caliber Talent Award (Level B), Shenzhen, 2014
Full Research Postgraduate Scholarship, HKUST, 2006~2011
Best Teaching Assistant Coordinator, HKUST, 2006~2007
Outstanding Graduate with 1st Class Honor, Chongqing University, 2006
First Class Scholarship, Chongqing University, 7/7 semesters, 2002~ 2006
Outstanding Student Award, Chongqing University, 4/4 academic year, 2002~2006
Successful Participant, 2005 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), USA
Second Prize, Undergraduate Academic Paper Contest, Chongqing University, 2005
Outstanding student in Innovation of Science and Technology, 2/4 academic years, 2003~2005
Second Prize, China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2004
First Class National Scholarship, Chongqing University, Awarded only to top 1 student, 2003
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Tribology in advanced engineering alloys
Biomaterials for dental and orthopedic implants
Functional surface coatings