He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hefei University of Technology in 2005 and 2008 respectively, and Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University in May of 2012. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee from June 2012 to August 2013. His research areas are additive manufacturing, sustainable design and manufacturing, life cycle assessment of manufacturing processes, sustainability of nanotechnology.