Education & Appointments

Education / Training

Research Associate: Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, USA (2002-2005).
Postdoc.: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, USA (2000-2002).
Ph.D.: Biomaterials, Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), P.R. China (1997-2000).
M.S.: BioMaterials Science & Engineering, IMR, CAS (1994-1997).
B.S.: Materials Sciences & Engineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha City, Hunan Province, P.R. China (1990-1994).
Courses in USA: Advanced biomaterials, Nanofabrication by self-assembly, Biological thermodynamics, Biophysical techniques, Protein engineering, Medical physiology, Biological principles, Biomedical instrumentation, Principles of cell and molecular biology, English as a second language (2000-2005).
Nanotechnology Summer Workshop: Nanotechnology in biology, biotechnology and medicine. LSU, Baton Rouge. 5/31-6/04, 2004. [Topics & Speakers, Nanotechnology Day]

2005-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2005-Present: Approved Graduate Faculty, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2005-Present:Participant, WVNano Initiative, WV
2006-Present: Participant, Drug Discovery and Therapeutics Group, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2006-Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2006-Present: Director, Biomaterials, Bioengineering, and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
2007-Present: Guest Researcher, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV

2006-2007: Co-organized and Co-chaired a symposium, “Biomimetics and nanoscience: advances in protein/peptide-based biomaterials,” the Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting
2006: Invited by Springer to review a proposal of a new journal titled “Journal of Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering”
2006: Abstract reviewer, the Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting
2005-Present: WVNano Combines Faculty Search Committee
Member: Orthopaedic Research Society, Society for Biomaterials, Materials Research Society
Grant Proposal Reviewer: NSF, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, Louisiana Board of Regents, Jeffress Memorial Trust, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Archival Journal Reviewer: Biomaterials, Biomacromolecules, Acta Biomaterialia, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Langmuir, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, International Journal of Biomedical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Advanced Science Letters, Open Biomaterials Journal, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, European Polymer Journal, Energy & Fuels, Materials Science & Engineering - C, Carbohydrate Polymers, Applied Physics Letter, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, Biologics: Targets & Therapy, Advanced Biomaterials, ...