Awards and Honors

* Student Paper Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2005.

* Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2004-2005.

* Summer Research Fellowship, United Technologies Corporation, 2004.

* Excellence in Research Recognition Award, University of Minnesota, 2003.

* Student Paper Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2003.

* Excellent Student Award, Federal Government of Anhui Province, China, 1999

* Outstanding Leadership Recognition Award, University of Science & Technology of China, 1998.

* Excellent Student Scholarship, University of Science & Technology of China, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.