Received a doctorate in chemical engineering from Nagoya University, Japan, in March 1997. From April 1997 to August 2003, he worked for NGK Insulators, Ltd. as the chief researcher of the company's central research institute. He returned to China in September 2003 and is currently a professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a professor at the Energy Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a doctoral supervisor. Deputy Director of the Institute of Electrochemical Engineering and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Director of the International Exchange Institute (ITE, a US non-profit legal person). Vice Chairman and Chief Representative of China for the International Advanced Battery Cooperation Project between China, the United States and Japan. Distinguished technology expert in the national battery industry. Member of the first technical committee of Jiangsu Green Power Materials Engineering Technology Research Center. Selected candidates of Shanghai’s “Pujiang Talents” program. Chairman of the Chinese Alumni Association of Nagoya University, Japan.
During his stay in Japan, he directly participated in the research and development of hydrogen membrane reactors for fuel cells in Japan's NEDO "New Sunshine Project"; industry-university-research cooperation research on dye-sensitized solar cells; and NGK-Daimer Chrysler's joint research and development project: research and development of large-scale power lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Currently undertaking research on the National Key Basic Research Program (973 Program): "Basic Research on Key Scientific and Technical Issues in Large-area, Low-cost, Long-Life Solar Cells" (2006CB202600); Hosting the National High-Tech Research and Development Program (863 Program) project: " Research on projects such as "Design and development of new ionic liquid electrolyte systems for high specific energy and safe lithium secondary batteries" (2007AA03Z222). He has published more than 90 SCI and EI papers, and applied for, published or obtained more than 50 patents in Japan, the United States, Europe and China.