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)