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About Me
Professional Appointments
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02.2022 – now, Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kathrin Fenner; Collaborators: Dr. Serina Robinson, Dr. Michael Zimmermann)
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07.2019 – 01.2022, Visiting Project Scientist, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA (Advisor: Prof. Yujie Men)
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05.2016 – 12.2021, Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA (Advisor: Prof. Yujie Men)
Education
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Ph.D., 01/2018-10/2021, Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA (Ranking #3 in Environmental Engineering Graduate Program, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKINGS)​
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Specialization: Environmental Microbiology and Ecology, Anthropogenic Contaminants Biotransformation
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Dissertation: When chemistry meets microbiology: Biotransformation of emerging organic contaminants
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Advisor: Prof. Yujie Men
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M.S., 01/2016-12/2017, Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Specialization: Anthropogenic Contaminants Biotransformation, Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
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Advisor: Prof. Yujie Men
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B.Eng., 09/2011-07/2015, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Jilin University, China (Ranking #12 in Undergraduate Programs among Universities in China)
Awards
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ISME19 Travel Grant, International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME), 2024
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ASM Student & Postdoctoral Travel Award ($1000), American Society for Microbiology, 2024
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ISME Travel Awards for Young Scientist Members, ISME18, 2022
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Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council, 2021
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Graduate College Grants, UIUC, 2021
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​CAPEES Founding President Best Paper Awards, CAPEES (2021)
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C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Award, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS (2019)
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Graduate Student Awards in Environmental Chemistry, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS (2019)
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Racheff Student Travel Award, Environmental Engineering & Science Program, UIUC ( Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
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Certificate of Merit, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS (2018)​
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Outstanding Graduation Award for Bachelor Students (a.k.a., Graduating with honor), Jilin University (2015)
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National Scholarship (Top 1 in department) (2014)
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Li Siguang Geosciences Scholarship (highest honor) (2014)
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Third-class Scholarship, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Top 15 in university) (2013)
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Dongrong Scholarship (Top 100 in university) (2013)
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Second-class Scholarship, Jilin University (2013)
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First-class Scholarship, Jilin University (2012)
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Second-class Scholarship funded by Tianfu Energy LTD (Top 10 in college) (2012)
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