Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University. A Humboldt Research Fellow and recipient of the National High-Level Overseas Young Talent Program. His research focuses on the emerging, highly interdisciplinary field of surface and interface micro-/nano-mechanics, with primary interests in wetting behaviors at solid–liquid–gas interfaces, the design and characterization of extreme superhydrophobic materials, and the mechanics of soft materials, with an emphasis on practical applications. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and has led multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.