He obtained his B.S. degree in Physics in Wuhan University, Wuhan, China in 1994. He obtained his first PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 1999. He obtained his second PhD degree in Computer Engineering in University of Cincinnati, OH, USA in 2005. He joined University of Bridgeport as faculty since Fall 2005. Prof. Xiong's research areas include Microelectromechanical System (MEMS), nanotechnology, as well as VLSI design and testing. He is also interested in robotic system design and prototyping, microrobots, and nanorobots. He has two patents, and published one book chapter and numerous conference/journal papers. He is the recipient of 2009 Northeast ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) Outstanding Teacher Award.