Faculty Directory

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 2014
• M.S. in Civil Engineering (Materials), Dalian University of Technology, 2011
• B.S. in Civil Engineering Materials, Shandong Jianzhu University, 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2025
• Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2018-2024
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Southern California, 2016-2018
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, 2014-2016 

HONORS and AWARDS

• NSF CAREER Award, 2025
• Early Career Researcher Award, UMass Lowell-College of Engineering, 2025
• World’s Top 2% Scientists in Building & Construction, Stanford University & Mendeley, 2021-2025
• Teaching Excellence Awards, UMass-CEE, 2021 & 2023
• Most Publications Faculty Member Award, UMass Lowell, 2018