Ph.D., Theoretical Materials Chemistry, University of California, Davis (Advisor: Giulia Galli, current at University of Chicago).
2003-2007
B.S., Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China.
Professional Experience
2022
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2017
Affiliated Professor, Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2013-2016
Materials Postdoc Fellow, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Advisor: William Goddard III).
Awards
2022
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
2022
“Rising Talent” Speaker, American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
2022
NSF CAREER Award
2021
ACS COMP OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
2021
Air Force's Young Investigator Program Award (YIP)
2020
Nature Research Award (Shortlist)
2019
Journal of Materials Chemistry, Emerging Investigator
2018
Hellman Fellow
2013-2016
Materials Postdoctoral Fellow
2011
Travel award to Italy from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
