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Who am I

Here you can find me, or can you? (Hint: Mike Wolf, my thesis advisor, is all smiling in this picture.)

I attended University of Science and Technology of China. For graduate school, I went to Rice University, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2003.

A very happy year was well spent at University of Oklahoma where I was a visiting assistant professor in Math Dept.

I was an assistant professor at Math department of the University of Michigan, 2004-2007.
I am on a research fellowship at MSRI MSRI, Berkeley, during fall 2007 semester.

Fun

I am a driving machine.

I read Agatha Christie and Isaac Asimov.

I don't spend time working out Killer Sudoku, but I have been a human calculator for Wendy, who works on those puzzles (level: Mind Bending) tirelessly.

Read more ONION! and best thing to read since the invention of internet: Wikipedia!

FORGET LIFE, PLAY SNOOD! (retired from playing since 2003)

Sports

How about them Houston Astros? Battled back from 15 under .500.

I follow Houston Rockets.

I stopped watching the Houston Texans.

Support Rice Owls baseball!

I follow college football, especially the Michigan Wolverines. and the Oklahoma Sooners,

I play indoor competitive badminton (the evilminton), and now more playing time for squash!

Food and such

We enjoy all types of food.
In city of Houston, you have to try those:

1. Goode Company BBQ (Texas style BBQ to die for, disserts are also VERY yammy! @5109 Kirby Dr.);

2. Best Turkish place Istanbul Grill (inside Rice village, cheap too!);

3. Try Dim-Sum at Canton Seafood Restaurant @ 2649 Richmond St., included in this Houston Asian Restaurants guide;

4. One of the best Brazilian places in town: Churrascos (@ 2055 Westheimer Rd.);

5. The name might sound like a joke, but Texadelphia's cheese steak sandwishes are tasty, with a TexMex flavor;

6. Of course, there are numerous Mexican places just AWESOME! Some of my favorites: Chuy's @ 2706 Westheimer Rd., Escalante's @ 590 Meyerland Plaza and Pappasito's @ 6445 Richmond.

In Norman, Oklahoma, be sure to visit Indian Hills Steakhouse @ I-35 and Indian Hills Rd. (A little hard to find, but worth the trouble, keep the fried breads coming!)

In Ann Arbor, there is a site about what the city can offer.

1. I always appreciate a good burger (best burger in town) at Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger @ Packard and S. Division; (stack the patties up!)

2. Bomber's breakfest is not for the faint hearts.

3. Good sandwishes (cheap too!) at Potbelly @ State and Liberty;

4. I love Indian food. There are several in town, how about Shalimar?

My Favorite Comedians

Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black.

I like to watch some SNL if I have time, I also watch the daily show with Jon Stewart once a while.

Some of my favorite sites

1. Search engine: Google
2. World news: CNN, GoogleNews, Houston Chronical
3. Something about movies: All about film
4. Got brain? Try this: Yahoo's problems, puzzles and games

Links to some of my friends

1. My college class webpage
2. Kelly Cai and James Yang
3. Xiaodong Cao
4. Max Forester
5. Dave Glickenstein
6. Aaron Heap
7. Yingping Huang
8. Yilong Ni
9. Jimmy Peterson
10. Meijun Zhu

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