Ph.D. May, 2007 Chemistry. New York University, New York, NY
M.S. May, 2004 Chemistry. New York University, New York, NY
M.S. July, 2002 Analytical Chemistry. Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
B.S. July, 1999 Applied Chemistry. Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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