I received BEngr (2000) and MSc (2003) from Heilongjiang University and Jilin University in China, respectively. In 2003, I obtained Gates Cambridge Trust and Overseas Research Studentship and pursued PhD at the University of Cambridge, working with Prof. Wilhelm T. S. Huck at Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Chemistry Department. In 2007, I went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in USA, carrying out post-doctoral work with Prof. Nicholas L. Abbott at Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. In 2010, I joined Chemistry Department at Tsinghua University as Associate Professor. My research interests include soft matter and interfaces.