- Learned the operation of EBIT, different spectrometers, and detectors- Developed a deeper understanding of the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, vacuum, and cryogenic components- Mentored 4 summer interns- Investigated the atomic structure of highly charged ions, and developed a theoretical understanding of relativistic and quantum electrodynamics effects- Discovered and identified 100+ previously unknown spectral lines (national fusion program in Japan)- Studied atomic processes relevant to hot astrophysical and laboratory plasmas- Designed and participated in several spectroscopic experiments- Provided laboratory atomic data to help benchmark theoretical calculations for both NIST Atomic Database and Harvard AtomDB Database

- Re-built and tested SAO x-ray microcalorimeter- Developed the gas injection system- Optimized the trapping time and characterized the background of SAO EBIT- Designed an optical system to image the electron beam with a visible CCD camera- Reported the progress at 14th International Symposium of EBIS/T- Modeled the temperature of astrophysical plasmas- Explored spectroscopic experiments at Infrared wavelength using the SAO EBIT

- Investigated potential field using geophysical data observed at scattered discrete points in 3D- Applied Non-uniform Fast Fourier Transform (NUFFT) and Fast Multi-pole Method (FMM) to fit the data

- Investigated the nonlinear dynamic system behaviors- Developed a basic understanding of complex systems and their relationship to fundamental ideas about entropy, information, evolution- Simulated the bifurcation diagram, Lorenz attractor, and Lyapunov exponent spectrum of simple nonlinear systems to explore the evolution and behaviors- Investigated the power consumption of three typical output modes of Chua's circuit in a self-powered system- Built a model of a self-power system and simulated the power characteristics of periodical and chaotic output modes