B.S. 1967. National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China. Agronomy. M.S. 1971. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Plant Breeding. Ph.D. 1974. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Genetics + Plant Physiology. Postdoc 1975-1977. Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Cytopathologist, 1977-1981 DeKalb Hybrid Wheat, Inc., Wichita, Kansas. Research Scientist 1981-1983 International Plant Research Institute, San Carlos, California. Research Geneticist 1983-present, USDA-ARS, FRRL, Logan, Utah ASA Fellow 2003 Fenton Graduate Alumni Award for Distinguished Graduate in Plant Biology, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2003 CSSA Fellow 2005 Genome Outstanding reviewer 2015 JSE Outstanding Paper Award (2014-2015) Guest editor for the special issue “Mapping plant genes that confer resistance to biotic stresses” of IJMS Guest editor for the special issue “Mapping Abiotic Stress-Tolerance Genes in Plants” of IJMS Guest editor for the special issue “Mapping Abiotic Stress Tolerance Genes in Plants - 2021” of IJMS Co-Guest Editor for the special issue “Wheat Genome and Breeding” of International Journal of Molecular Sciences Member of Editorial Board of Plants (Basel) Member of Editorial Board of Frontiers of Genetics section Plant Genomics