hiː wʌz dˈɛpjuːɾi dˈiːn ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks ænd vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd wʌzðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ʌntˈɪl noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
He was deputy dean of the Department of Mathematics and vice president of Shandong University, and was the president of Shandong University from July 2000 until November 2008.