1996.04-1997.07: 德国Augsburg大学物理系，Humboldt 研究员
1997.10-1999.08: 日本原子力研究所先端基础研究中心（高崎），STA 研究员
1999.08-2001.03: 美国 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 材料系，博士后
2001.03 -- 现在: AG真人唯一平台材料系（现ag真人平台官方）副教授、教授、博士生导师
研究领域纳米材料及环境污染物痕量检测、极端（核、空间）条件下的材料行为
【专著章节】：
章节：《Modern Topics in Chemical Physics》, pp. 125-149, edited by Thomas F. George, Xin Sun and Guoping Zhang, published by Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India，2002.
章节：《Science and Technology of Nanostructured Materials》, pp. 121-130, edited by B.K. Rao, Nova Science Publishers, Huntington, NY, USA, 2002.
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