Education

• Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, 2002, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
• M.E. in Civil Engineering, 1997, Tsinghua University (Beijing)
• B.E. in Chemical Engineering, 1994, Tsinghua University (Beijing)

Areas of Research and Professional Interest

• Crystallization, Self-assembly, and Material Design
• Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

Professional Experiences

• Associate Professor (tenure home), Mechanical & Materials Engineering, UNL, 2011.8 - present
• Associate Professor (with tenure), Engineering Mechanics, UNL, 2010.8-2011.8
• Assistant Professor, Engineering Mechanics, UNL, 2005.8-2010.8
• Assistant Professor (Courtesy), Chemistry, UNL, 2009.1-2010.8
• Research Scientist, Intermolecular Inc., Santa Clara, CA, 2005 (May-Aug.)
• Postdoc, Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 2003-2005
• Postdoc, Solid State Electronics Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002-2003
• Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000-2002
• Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998-2000

Inventions/Patents

1. Direct Pattern Miniaturization Based on Elastomer Shrinkage, US patent filed, Nov. 2007 (UC-Davis)
2. Imprinting polymer film on patterned substrate, US 7,618,510 B2 (U. Michigan)
3. Methods of creating patterns on substrates and articles of manufacture resulting therefrom, US 6,860,956 (U. Michigan)

Honors and Awards

• 2012, Invited Professor (one month), INSA de Rouen, France
• 2010, Early promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, UNL
• 2009-2010, Marquis Who’s Who in America 2009, Multi-Disciplinary Research Award, COE, UNL
• 2008, Harold Edgerton Innovation Award (first recipient), COE, UNL
• 2001, 2000, Graduate Travel Fellowship (summer), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 1998, Department Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 1996, GuangHua Graduate Fellowship (HongKong), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• 1989-1994, Excellent Undergraduate, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China