CV

Education

• Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education), The University of Sydney, Australia, 04/2015
• Doctor of Engineering (awarded with summa cum laude), Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, 11/2008
• Master of Engineering (with honour), Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 05/2005
• Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 06/2002

Work experience

• Associate Professor, The University of Sydney. 2021 –
• Associate Head of School (External Engagement), The University of Sydney. 2023 –
• Research Integrity Advisor, 2018 –

Post Roles

• Deputy Director, The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), 2022 – 2023
• Director of IT (Civil), 2020 – 2022
• SOAR Fellow, The University of Sydney. 2017 – 2018
• Senior Lecturer, The University of Sydney. 2017 – 2020
• Lecturer, The University of Sydney. 07/2013 – 12/2016
• ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Sydney. 2013 – 2015
• Research Fellow, The University of Sydney. 05/2010 - 12/2012
• Research Fellow, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). 06/2008 - 04/2010
• PhD Candidate, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH. 06/2005 - 06/2008

Visiting Positions (funded stays)

• Inivited Visiting Researcher, Tsinghua Univeristy, China. 07/2025 – 10/2025
• Visiting Researcher, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, UK. 12/2019 – 02/2020
• AISRF Fellow, IIT Madras, India. 02/2019 - 04/2019
• Invited Researcher, Lab Navier, ENPC, France. 05/2017 – 07/2017