• Farm worker (1976 - 1978), Wuhu, Anhui, China
  Easy life and hard living.
  
  
• B.S. (EE) (1978 - 1983)
  University of Science and Technology of China
  Light feeling and heavy work.
  
  
• MS(EE), MS(CpE), MS(APMA), Ph.D.(EE) (1983 - 1989)
  University of Southern California
  Diverse coursework and focused research.
  
  
• Technical Reviewer (1984 - )
  Journals, conferences, NSF, Army, Air Force, publishers, etc.
  Critical comments and effective learning.
  
  
• Visiting Assistant Professor (1989 - 1991)
  Washington State University
  Quiet wheatfield and busy classrooms.
  
  
• Assistant Research Engineer (1991 - 1992)
  University of California at Santa Barbara
  Crowded beaches and free bikeroutes.
  
  
• Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor (1992 - )
  University of Virginia
  Blue sky and green grasses.
  
  
• Advisor (1992 - )
  Adaptive Systems and Control Group
  Growing passion and persistent effort.
  
  
• Consultant (1995 - 1998)
  Techno-Sciences, Inc.
  Demanding job and flexible tasks.
  
  
• Guest Editor (1996) for the special issue
  Adaptive Systems with Nonsmooth Nonlinearities
  International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
  Entrusted duty and confident decision.
  
  
• Author (1996) for the book
  Adaptive Control of Systems with Actuator and Sensor Nonlinearities
  John Wiley and Sons
  Exciting project and enjoyable experience.
  
  
• Associate Editor (1997 - 1999)
  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  Attractive post and time-consuming work.
  
  
• Editor (2001) for the book
  Adaptive Control of Nonsmooth Dynamic Systems
  Springer-Verlag, London
  Technical topics and postscript files.
  
  
• Organizer and Chair (2001)
  2001 International Symposium on Adaptive and Intelligent Control and Systems
  Friendly party and professional show.
  
  
• Associate Editor (2002 - )
  Automatica
  Devoted volunteering and responsible reading.
  
  
• Author (2002) for the book
  Control of Sandwich Nonlinear Systems
  Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg
  Interesting topics and coherent results.
  
  
• Author (2003) for the book
  Adaptive Control Design and Analysis
  John Wiley and Sons
  Continuing learning and endless improving.
  
  
• Author (2004) for the book
  Adaptive Control of Systems with Actuator Failures
  Springer-Verlag, London
  Rigorous algorithms and potential applications.
  
  
• Editorial Board Member (2005 - 2008)
  International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems
  Friend's invitation and profession's standard.
  
  
• Subject Editor (2005 - )
  International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
  Technical evaluation and objective decisions.
  
  
• Technical Conference Chair (2005 - 2007)
  IEEE Southeast Conference 2007
  Professional volunteering and technical program.
  
  
• Fellow (2007 - )
  IEEE
  Cumulative work and professional interests.
  
  
• Editor (2007 - 2008) for the book
  Advances in Control Systems Theory and Applications
  Alumni dedication and Alma Mater celebration.
  
  
• Principal Investigator (2007 - )
  Adaptive control research projects (Air Force, NASA, NSF)
  Wonderful field and interesting problems.
  
  
• Visiting professor (2009 - )
  Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  Enthusiastic colleagues and ambitious projects.