Biography
Employment
University of Southern California, USA Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Sept. 2017 – Sept. 2021
Bio-Inspired Motion Lab led by Prof. Eva Kanso
Education
University of Cambridge, Trinity College, UK Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics Jul. 2017
Advisor: Prof. Eric Lauga
Award: Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, UK Fluids Network, 2018
University of California, San Diego, USA M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Jun. 2013
Peking University, China B.S. in Mechanics / Applied Mathematics Jul. 2011
Honors and Awards
- Teaching Excellence Award, Peking University, 2025
- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor Award, Peking University, 2025
- Wang Minzhong Education and Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Peking University, 2024
- P&G Teaching Award, Peking University, 2023
- Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, UK Fluids Network, 2018
- Smith-Knight and Rayleigh-Knight Essay Prize, University of Cambridge, 2015
- Cambridge International Scholarship, University of Cambridge, 2013
- The Powell Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 2011
- Boeing Scholarship, Boeing China, 2010
- Founder Scholarship, Founder Group, 2008
- Bronze medal, 22nd Chinese Mathematical Olympiad, 2007
- First Prize, 27th National Mathematics Contest for high school students (delegate of Gansu province), 2006
- First Prize, 20th National Chemistry Contest for high school students, 2006
- Second Prize, 23rd National Physics Contest for high school students, 2006
Miscellaneous
- 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certification, CorePower Yoga (Aug. 2018)