He was born in Baoying city, Jiangsu province in 1962.
3/2009-, Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.
5/2008-, Member, Advisory Commission for Chemistry, National Science Foundation of China
5/2008-, Ambassador Scientist, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
3/2007-12/2008, President, Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering.
2007-, Vice President, Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China
7/2004-, President, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai.
2007-, Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, Elsevier.
2005-, Member of Editorial Board, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Elsevier
2003-2008, Scientist-in-Chief, National Basic Research Key Project (973), The Ministry of Science and Technology.
2002-, Member, Chemical Technology Section of National Academic Degree Council.
9/2000-6/2004.  CheungKong Chair Professor, in Dalian University of Technology.
2000. Research Grant for Outstanding Young Scientist, National Natural Science Foundation of China.
4/1996-10/2000. Vice President, ECUST, Shanghai.
1999. Distinguished 10 Persons in Science and Technology of Shanghai.
9/1995-3/1996. Assistant President, ECUST, Shanghai. 8/1994-9/2000. Professor; 8/1992-7/1994. Associate Professor; 8/1988-8/1992. Lecturer, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai.
9/1990-1/1992. Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuerzburg University, West Germany.
8/1989-8/1990. Research Associate, Lamar University, Texas, USA.
6/1988. Ph. D.; 4/1985. Master.; 7/1982. Bachelor, East China Institute of Chemical Technology, Shanghai (Presently, East China University of Science and Technology).