Education Ph.D. 1989-1991 Condensed matter physics University of Science and Technology of China M.S. 1986-1989 Solid state physics Huazhong University of Science and Technology B.S. 1978-1982 Physics Zhengzhou University Professional Appointments 1992-1994 Lecturer University of Science and Technology of China 1994-1996 Alexander von Humboldt research fellow Technical university of Darmstadt, Germany 1996-1998 ISTEC & STA research fellow International center for STEC, Japan 1998-1999 Postdoctoral research associate Simon Fraser University, Canada 1999-1999 Professor Cryogenic Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 2000-2014 Professor Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 2014-present Chair professor International Center for Quantum Materials, organization of Physics, Peking University, China