Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
Master of Science, China Agricultural University, 1989
Bachelor of Science, China Agricultural University, 1986
Awards/Special Recognition
Associate Editor, Crop Science
Teaching Responsibilities
Agron 506 – Crop Genetics
Horticulture 551 – Growth and Development of Perennial Grasses
Research Focus
Use genetics and molecular tools to study mechanisms that control the development of key agronomic traits such as tolerance to abiotic stresses in economically important grasses including perennial ryegrass, creeping bentgrass, switchgrass and the model grass, Brachypodium.