个人简历 1989.09-1994.07 中国科技大学化学物理系本科 1994.07-1998.07 中国科技大学化学物理系博士 1998.09-1999.09 中国科技大学非线性科学中心博士后 1999.09-2001.12 美国加州州立工业大学访问学者 2002.01-Present 中国科技大学化学物理系教授 2004.09-Present 合肥微尺度科学国家实验室教授 工作经历 1998.09-1999.09 中国科技大学非线性科学中心博士后 1999.09-2001.12 美国加州州立工业大学访问学者 2002.01-Present 中国科技大学化学物理系教授 获奖情况 2008年获中科院朱李月华优秀教师奖，2006年获“中国化学会青年化学奖”，2005年入选“教育部新世纪优秀人才”，“复杂化学体系重要非线性问题研究”获2003年度安徽省自然科学一等奖（排名第2），2000年获全国百篇优秀博士论文奖，1998年博士毕业获中国科大“郭沫若奖学金”。

运用和发展统计力学方法，研究介观化学体系中的非平衡、非线性和复杂性问题，近期主要方向包括：（1）介观化学体系非线性动力学（2）介观非平衡热力学和涨落定理（3）表面反应扩散过程的介观理论方法（4）复杂化学体系多尺度动力学方法（5）复杂网络非平衡动力学

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