Yao Lab @PKU "Symposium", Molecualr Techniques, Biological Exposure Assessment in Beijing, Iron Nanoparticles, March 22, 2008

Journal article is listed as Top 10 by Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, November 2007

Joined PKU via "100 Scholar Program", August 6, 2007

Invited to give a seminar at University of Hawaii on April 23

Invited to give a seminar at Stony Brook University on April 18

Joined Prof. Jordan Peccia's BioTech Lab at Yale, Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Program, June 19, 2006

Honorable Mention for Dean's Research Excellence, New Brunswick Graduate School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, May 2006

Successfully defended PhD thesis, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, April 11, 2006

Gave an invited talk in the School of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, March 13-14, 2006

Gave two platform talks in the sessions of "Symposium: Aerosols and Homeland Security" and "Bioaerosols" at Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol Research, October 17-21, Austin, Texas.

Department of Homeland Security approved greencard petition in view of outstanding research achievements and exceptional ability, July 12, 2005

Elected as the President of Rutgers Chinese Student & Scholar Association (RCSSA), May 2nd, 2005

Awarded national full member of Sigma Xi, The scientific Research Society , March 31, 2005

Contacted by news media from American Chemical Society for possible press release regaridng the article published in Environmental Science & Technology, March 29, 2005