Xiaomin Ni is a senior engineer at the State Key Laboratory in Fire Science (SKLFS), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from USTC in 2006. Before that, she obtained her BE in Chemistry from Anhui Normal University in 2001. She first worked as a post doctorate at SKLFS from 2007 to 2010; she joined the staff of SKLFS in 2011. Her research interests lie in the science and technology of fire suppression, with an emphasis on the design and preparation of effective and efficient agents for fire suppression. She also has strong interests in studying the behaviors and mechanisms of the agents in fire suppression using laser diagnostic tools.