Position and overview
- Executive Director and Chief Scientist
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Former professor, chair professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), retiring from USTC in January 2026.
Education
- More than 30 years of plasma physics and related technology R&D experience.
- Received a bachelor’s diploma in physics from Anhui Institute of Education in July 1984
- A master’s diploma in plasma physics from USTC in July 1987
- A doctorate from USTC in May 1991.
Research appointments
- Lecturer at USTC from May 1991 to September 1993
- Associate professor from October 1993 to September 1996
- Humboldt research scholar at Kiel University, Germany, from March 1995 to July 1996
- visiting researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, from September 1996 to June 1997
- postdoctoral researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, from July 1997 to February 2000
- researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 2000 to 2018
- professor at USTC from July 2018 to September 2022
- Chair professor from September 2022 to January 2026.
Recognition
Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in September 2010.