He received his BE (2001) and PhD (2006) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University under the supervision of Prof. Minquan Wang and Prof. Xianping Fan. He then carried out postdoctoral research work with Prof. Xiaogang Liu at the National University of Singapore and the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore. His research interests include the design, synthesis, mechanistic investigation, and application of micro/nanostructured luminescent materials.