Research Interests:

1. Conservation laws: Well-posedness theory and solution behavior, singularity analysis.

2. Boltzmann equation: Well-posedness theory and solution behavior, fluid dynamic limits, boundary layer theory, regularity analysis.

3. Boundary layer theories: Well-posedness theory and high Reynolds number limits.

Memberships of Academies and Learned Societies:

▪ Foreign member, Academia Europaea, 2022.

▪ Member, Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, 2021.

▪ Member, The World Academy of Sciences, 2021.

▪ American Mathematical Society Fellow, 2021.

▪ Foreign member, the European Academy of Sciences, 2018.

Memberships of Editorial Boards:

Co-Editor-in-Chief

▪ Kinetic and Related Model, 2008-present

▪ Communications in Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2022-present

▪ Analysis and Applications, 2013-2017

Associate-Editor-in-Chief

▪ Acta Mathematica Sinica, 2024-present

Editorial Board

▪ London Mathematical Society: Bulletin and Journal, 2020-present

▪ SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 2021-present

▪ Chinese Annals of Mathematics, Series B, 2022-present

▪ Annuals of Applied Mathematics, 2015-present

▪ Communications on Analysis and Computation 2023-present

▪ Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2017-2021

Education and Academic Positions:

Education

▪ PhD in Mathematics, University of California, Davis, USA, June 1993

▪ MSc in Zhongshan University, July 1990

▪ BSc in Zhongshan University, July 1987

Academic Positions

▪ Chair Professor, Wuhan University, 09/2024 - present                                                

▪ Kuok Group Professor in Mathematical Science, 02/2024 - 01/2029

▪ Chair Professor of Mathematical Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11/2022 - 09/2024

▪ Chair Professor, City University of Hong Kong, 09/2007 - 11/2022

▪ Professor, City University of Hong Kong, 07/2002 - 08/2007

▪ Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong, 07/1999 - 06/2002

▪ Assistant Professor/Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong, 09/1994 - 06/1999

▪ Postdoctoral Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA 09/1993 - 08/1994

Prizes, Awards and Honors:

▪ Member of the Academic Leadership Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China's Tianyuan Fund for Mathematics, 05/2022-04/2025.

▪ The Hong Kong Research Grants Council-Senior Research Fellow, 2020.

▪ Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science and Technology), China (First Prize), 2019 and 2022.

▪ The President's Award, City University of Hong Kong, 2015 and 2016.

▪ State Natural Science Award (2nd class), P.R. China, 2012.

▪ Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, 2011.

▪ Grand Award of Research Excellence Awards, City University of Hong Kong, 2009.

▪ Changjiang Chair Professorship, the Ministry of Education of China, 2005.

▪ Joint Research Fund for Hong Kong and Macau Young Scholars, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2004.