He received B.S. and M.S degrees in physics at Sun Yat-sun University, China, and PhD degree in materials science at Dartmouth College, NH. After graduation, he worked as a postdoc at Northwestern University from 2010 to 2012, and has been a Research Assistant Professor since 2012. His research focuses on physical/mechanical metallurgy, transmission electron microscopy, orthopedic materials, and tribology.