Education

(1999) Ph.D.   Department of Modern Physics, Lanzhou University, P.R. China

(1994) B.S.     Department of Modern Physics, Lanzhou University, P.R. China

Work Experience

(Jan. 2013- Present) Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore

(Jan. 2008- Dec. 2012) Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore

(January 1, 2006- Dec.2007)  Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (Joint appointment with Data Storage Institute)

(April 2007,-Dec.2007) Research Scientist (II), Data Storage Institute, A*STAR

(April 1, 2005- March 2007) Senior Research Engineer, G3, Data Storage Institute, A*STAR

(July 1, 2004 –Dec.2007) Programme leader of Enabling Technology toward 1 Tbits/In2, Data Storage Institute, A*STAR

(June 1, 2001- March 31, 2005)  Senior Research Engineer, G2, Data Storage Institute, A*STAR, 

(December 2, 1999-May 30, 2001) Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Research

Information storage: magnetic materials for high density magnetic recording media ( magnetism switching by magnetic field), perpendicular anisotropy based spin torque switching (magnetism switching by current) for MRAM 

Heterostructure ferroelectric/ferromagnetic multiferroics (magnetism switching by electric field).

Nanostructured optical and magnetic materials

Strong electron correlated oxide