Education:

• Ph.D. (Physics), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 1997
• M.Sc. (Physics), Shanghai University/Institute of Physics (CAS), 1988
• B.Sc. (Physics), Chengdu University of Science & Technology, 1985

Research and Professional Experience:

• 2008–present:  Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
• 2000–present: Research Associate/Staff Research Scientist, ORNL
• 1997–2000: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University
• 1992–1997: Research and Teaching Assistant, ETH-Zurich
• 1991–1992: Visiting Scientist, U. of Sussex/U. of Cambridge
• 1988–1991: Staff Research Assistant, Institute of Physics (CAS)

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors:

• Graduate Advisor: H.R. Ott, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
• Postdoctoral Scholar Sponsors: D.G. Mandrus, ORNL
• Y. Liu, The Pennsylvania State University

Other Relevant Factors:

• I received “Rising Star of Technology” Award from Women of Color Magazine and IBM Corporation in 2006, “British Royal Society Fellowship” in 1991, and “Excellent Young Scientist” Award from Institute of Physics (CAS) in 1991.

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