2018年8月，美国普渡大学，机械工程，博士学位
2013年6月，华中科技大学，热能与动力工程，学士学位

2023年6月至今，南方科技大学，助理教授
2018年12月至2023年5月，美国劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室，博士后研究员

微纳电子器件散热
电池智能热管理
微纳尺度热传感
电子封装与异质集成

Travel Grants，Purdue University，2018
Graduate School Summer Research Grants，Purdue University，2018

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