Dr. Ni received his Ph.D. in Physics in 2012 under supervision of Prof. Marjolein Dijkstra in Utrecht University (the Netherlands) focusing on the computational study on the self-assembly of colloidal systems. From 2012 to 2014, he did his postdoc with Profs. Martien A. Cohen Stuart and Peter G. Bolhuis focusing on the self-assembly of fibril-forming polypeptides. In 2014, he was awarded the NWO VENI fellowship which is the most prestigious personal grant for young scientists in the Netherlands to start independent research. In March 2016, he joined the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in Nanyang Technological University as an assistant professor, and got promoted to an associate professor with tenure in September 2021. Awards 2016: Best Research Prize by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action – Flowing Matter [An annual prize for European Early Stage Researchers in soft matter within eight years after the date of PhD] 2014: NWO VENI Talent Personal Grant 2011: Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad 2005: The First Prize in National Postgraduates Mathematical Contest in Modeling in China 2004: The Honorable Mention in International Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2002: The Cup of Higher Education Press (Champion) in National Wide Mathematical Contest in Modeling in China