Dr. Tian received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and the A. M. and Ph. D. degrees in physical chemistry from Harvard University in 2010, Cambridge, MA. His Ph.D. research with Professor Charles Lieber include new nanowire materials synthesis, the fundamental study of high performance nanowire photovoltaics and the application of novel nanowire devices in cells and tissue. He worked with Professors Daniel Kohane and Robert Langer as a postdoctoral scholar in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Dr. Tian is now an associate professor in the physical chemistry division. His current research focuses on the semiconductor-enabled fundamental understanding of subcellular biophysics, and the dynamics studies at the soft-hard interfaces. He has benefited greatly from working with a remarkable group of dedicated scientists, engineers and medical doctors. His goal at the University of Chicago is to convey to his students and postdocs the same passion, drive, insight and work ethic that his mentors instilled in him.