Education Background
2013, Ph.D in Geography (Geographic Information Science), University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
2013, M.A in Applied Statistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
2009, B.S. in Geographic Information System, Peking University, Beijing, China
Awards and Honors
USNC Travel Award, Cartography and Geographic Information Society, 2023
Top 20 Finalist, Global Young Scientist in GIScience, The 3rd Global Young Scientist Forum, 2023
Best Paper for Map Use/Information Graphics, Applied Geography Conference, 2022
College of Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University, 2021
Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University, 2020
Richard Wayne Simmons Geography Advocate Award, Department of Geography, Texas State University, 2019
Service-Learning Fellow Spotlight, Texas State University, 2017
Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2013-2014
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, Department of Transportation, United States, 2012-2013
Excellence in Research, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
Student Scholarship, the 7th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2012), 2012
Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012-2013
Dangermond Travel Award, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010, 2011
Excellent Award for Graduation, Peking University, 2009
Undergraduate Academic Star, Peking University, 2009
Person of the Year, School of Earth and Space Science, Peking University, 2008-2009
National Scholarship, P.R.China, 2007-2008
Dean's Award For Study Excellence, Peking University, 2006-2007,2007-2008
Excellent Paper Award for Youth, The 4th China Association for Geographic Information System Congress, 2007
Yang Fuqing & Wang Yangyuan Academician Scholarship, Peking University, 2006-2007
Excellent Award For Undergraduate Research Fund, Beijing Key Lab of Spatial Information Integration and Its Applications, 2007