1999, PhD, Geochemistry, Florida State University and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
1993-1994, PhD student, Geochemistry, University of Rochester
1986-1989, (M.S.); 1982-1986 (B.S.), Mineralogy/Petrology, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, China
2008, Departmental Recognition for Excellent Teaching, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA
1998, National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship,
National Science Foundation
1997, Outstanding Student Paper Award (Honorable Mention), American Geophysical Union