Education Background:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering – Dec 2015
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, US
• M.S. in Mathematics – May 2011
  Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Jun 2009
  Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning, PRC
  

Research Interests:

• Grid-Interactive Building Controls
• Modeling and Control of Thermal Energy Systems
• Smart Buildings

Employment History:

• Associate Professor, Jul 2024 – present
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, US
• Associate Professor, Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
  University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, US
• Assistant Professor, Aug 2017 – Jul 2023
  University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, US
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mar 2016 – Feb 2017
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, US
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Jan 2016 – Jul 2017
  Center for High Performance Buildings (CHPB) at Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, US