I am a 4th-year PhD student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at RPI. I graduated from Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology in 2013 and then moved to Singapore where I earned a M.S. in chemistry from the National University of Singapore in 2015. After spending 4 years in industry working for the China General Nuclear Power Group in Singapore, I chose to continue my studies and came to the U.S. in pursuit of my PhD. RPI offered me an excellent opportunity to communicate, work with, and study under world-renowned researchers: and I took it! I attend seminars with well-known leaders in research and am engage with them personally to share ideas and refine my skills. I really enjoy the RPI campus as it is so beautiful and filled with ambition. It is the perfect place to ponder my research conundrums and walk with colleagues to discuss new ideas. Outside of research, I enjoy sampling the diverse cuisine the capital district offers, going to Grafton and Thacher state parks for hiking, and attending the many fairs and parades that go on in beautiful upstate New York.