He was in the Bridging Department at Tangshan Communications University. While getting his MA at Berkeley, he participated in the research for the repair work on the Golden Gate and Bay bridges.
唐山交通大學時期讀的是橋樑科，到美國加州大學柏克萊分校攻碩士時，曾參與金門大橋及海灣大橋的修建研究工作，奠定了他在橋樑工程上的重要基礎。