Studies in industrial biotechnology, including microbial production of chemicals, materials and biofuels; 1985, BSc in Applied Chemistry, South China University of Technology; 1989, PhD in Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; 1994, Postdoctorate, University of Nottingham, UK, and University of Alberta, Canada. Since 1994, Faculty Member, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.