1993-1997 B.S., Hubei University, Hubei, China
1997-2000 M.S., Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Supervisor: Mei-Xiang Wang)
2000-2003 Ph.D., Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Supervisor: Mei-Xiang Wang)
2003-2009 Postdoc, University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge and University of Leeds. 2009-present Professor, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Hubei, China