His research is mainly focused on groundwater numerical modeling and uncertainty analysis. He holds a B.S. degree in Geology from the Nanjing University, China. In 2002, he earned his Ph.D. degree in Hydrology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Before joining FSU, he worked as a post-doc in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute. He received the 2012 DOE Early Career Award, and was elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America in 2012. He is serving as an Associate Editor of Water Resources Research.