

Postdoctoral Researcher: Jan. 2012 - present
Materials Research Laboratory
Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Research Advisor: Prof. Guillermo C. Bazan (group website)
Research Topic: Flexible Thermoelectrics: Materials Synthesis and Device Fabrication

Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry): Sep. 2007 - Dec. 2011
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado, Boulder (CU-Boulder)
Mentor: Prof. Tarek Sammakia (group website)
Thesis: Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Diazonamide A (web link)

B. S. (Chemistry): Sep. 2003 - May 2007)
Department of Chemistry
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
Thesis Mentor: Prof. Guan-Wu Wang (group website)
Thesis: Functionalizations of Fullerene[60] with Amino Acids and Derivatives