Hirschfelder Chair in Theoretical Chemistry
Director, Theoretical Chemistry Institute
Department of Chemistry
Member, Biophysics Graduate Program
Affiliate, Data Science Institute (DSI)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
EDUCATION
| 2006 | Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, Columbia University (Thesis advisor: B. J.Berne) |
| 2001 | B.S. in Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2021- Present | Hirschfelder Chair in Theoretical Chemistry, Director, Theoretical Chemistry Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2019-2021 | Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2017-2019 | Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Science, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2017- 2021 | Associate Professor & Professor (Joint appointment), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2015-2017 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2011-2017 | Assistant & Associate Professor (Joint appointment), Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2010- 2014 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 2008-2009 | Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University |
| 2006-2008 | Simbios Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University (Advisor: M. Levitt, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2013 , and V. S. Pande ) |
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Vilas Associate Award, 2026
- Biophysical Society Theory & Computation Award for Mid-Career Scientists, 2023
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022
- Hirschfelder Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Chemistry, UW-Madison, 2021-present
- Pople Medal, Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical & Computational Chemists, 2021
- 16th China Youth Science and Technology Award, 2020
- Founding member, Young Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong, 2018
- Padma Harilela Endowed Professorship of Science, HKUST, 2017-2019
- The OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry, American Chemical Society, COMP Division, 2014
- School Research Award, School of Science, HKUST, 2013
- Early Career Award, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2013
- Simbios Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, 2006-2008
- CCG Excellence Award, American Chemical Society, COMP Division, 2006
- Faculty Fellowship, Columbia University, 2001-2003, 2004-2006
- Blanche R. and David Kasindorf Fellowship in Physical Chemistry, Columbia University, 2003-2004
- He Duohui Fellowship, USTC, 1998
- Zhang Zhongzhi Fellowship, USTC, 1997