Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2014-present. B.S. Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, 2014. Honors and Awards Outstanding Student Award, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2013.

Luminescent Metal Nanoparticles Synthesis and Biological Application.

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