Education

 

1988 - 1994:  Ph.D, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University

1984 - 1988:  B. Sc., Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University.

 

Academic Positions and Experiences

 

2004 - present: Staff Scientist, Arizona Research Laboratory, Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona.

2006 spring: Adjunct Faculty, Pima County Community College.

1999 - 2003:  Research Associate, Hildebrand’s lab, Arizona Research Laboratory, Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona.

1996 - 1999:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Hansson lab, Department of Ecology, Lund University, Sweden.

1995 - 1996:  Visiting Scientist, Department of Entomology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.

1994 - 1995:  Lecturer, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University, China.

1992 - 1993:  Guest Researcher, Department of Entomology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.

1989 – 1992:  Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Beijing Normal University, China.

 

Honors and Awards

2006: Oversea Youth Fund, Chinese Academy of Sciences (pending).

1995 - 1996: Multinational research fellowship from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery and Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands.

1992 - 1993: International exchange fellowship from the Dutch Academy of Art and Science (KNAW), the Netherlands.

 

Community Services

 

Junior Scientist Kids’ Day, University of Arizona, Nov.11 2006

Tucson Chinese School, Tucson, AZ, 2005 - ;

Junior Scientist Kids’ Day, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Nov. 5, 2005;

Brain Awareness Week, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2005;

Science Outreach at Gwiz Science Center organized by AChemS, Sarasota, FL, 2001-2005;

Science Fair judge for SS. Peter and Paul elementary school, Tucson, AZ, 2003, 2004;

Classroom Helper at Hughs elementary school, Tucson, AZ, 2003;

Science Outreach at Hand in Hand preschool, Tucson, AZ, 2001, 2002;

 

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