Sha Ding holds a M.Sc in analytical chemistry from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. She worked as an analytical chemistry expert in both academy and industry in China and Canada. Sha has over 20 years experience in mass spectrometry, chromatography and atomic spectroscopies, as well as analysis of silicate materials. She set up three chemical laboratories independently and trained lab technicians for ceramic factories in Sichuan, China.