Academician of the Environmental and Light Textile Engineering Division of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. He has received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2006, was selected for the Ministry of Science and Technology Talent Program in 2017, and led innovation teams for the Ministry of Education in 2012 and for the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2016, as well as the National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovation Group in 2018. Since 2014, he has been continuously listed as an internationally highly cited scholar in the environmental field by Elsevier and as a highly cited scientist in cross-disciplinary areas by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science). He has conducted fundamental research, technology development, and practical applications in water pollution control, leading multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, major national science and technology special projects, and national 863 projects. He has developed several wastewater treatment technologies, holding over 60 authorized invention patents. As the corresponding or first author, he has published over 700 SCI papers, including in journals like Nature, Nature sub-journals, PNAS, Environmental Science & Technology, and Water Research, with over 40,000 citations. His work has earned him a National Natural Science Award (Second Prize) and a National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize), as well as six first prizes at the provincial and ministerial levels in science and technology/natural science.

Link: YU Hanqing-University of Science & Technology of China

YAN Junjie is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, enjoying the Government Special Allowance, and is a Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor and a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He is recognized as a leading talent in the national "Ten Thousand Talents Program". He currently serves as the Executive Director and Chair of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Society of Power Engineering, Director of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Chair of the Power Engineering Education Committee of the China Education Association of Electric Power, and Vice Chair of the Power Station Turbine Standardization Technical Committee of the China Electricity Council, among other roles. His long-term research and teaching focus are on thermal systems and vapor-liquid two-phase flow. He has led over 20 national and provincial/ministerial level projects, including key funds from the National Natural Science Foundation, outstanding young scientists' funds, and national 973 projects. He has published over 200 SCI papers and was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Elsevier in China for 2020 and 2021. He holds over 70 authorized invention patents, including eight U.S. patents, and has co-authored five academic monographs and two textbooks. He has been responsible for drafting one new national standard and participating in five industry and corporate standards, receiving two National Science and Technology Progress Awards (Second Prize) and six provincial/ministerial level first prizes in science and technology, as well as special and first prizes in teaching achievements in Shaanxi Province.

Link: YAN JunJie-Xi’an Jiaotong University

XU Bin is the Secretary of the Party Committee of the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongji University and a Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor. He serves as the Vice President of the Water System Branch of the China Exploration and Design Association, a standing member of the Science and Technology Committee of the China Urban Water Association, a member of the Water Environment and Aquatic Ecology Branch of the China Urban Science Research Association, and the Chair of the Smart Environment Professional Committee of the Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association. He is also an editor for international journals like Water Reuse. His research primarily focuses on water quality safety, new pollutant control theories and technologies, and smart water management. He has undertaken over 40 projects, including the national high-tech 863 program, the national water pollution control and treatment science and technology major project, the National Natural Science Foundation, and provincial/ministerial level projects. He has published over 230 papers (over 120 in SCI-indexed journals) and was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Elsevier Scopus in 2020 and 2021. He has published three monographs and holds over 20 national invention patents. He has participated in drafting eight related technical standards, guidelines, and manuals and has won a second prize for National Science and Technology Progress, a first and second prize for Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Progress, and a second prize for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements in Higher Education.

Link: XU Bin-Tongji University

XIAO Rui is the Chief Professor and doctoral supervisor at Southeast University, where he also serves as the Dean of the School of Energy and Environment and the Director of the Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of the Ministry of Education. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, a Ministry of Education Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor, and a national "Ten Thousand Talents Program" leading talent in science and technology innovation. He has published over 360 papers in journals such as Science and Nature Communications, cited more than 11,000 times by SCI. He holds over 80 national invention patents and two U.S. invention patents, with more than 10 PCT patents filed. As the lead researcher, he has received a National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize) and three provincial/ministerial level first prizes, and as a principal finisher, five other provincial/ministerial awards. He serves as the Chair of the Jiangsu Provincial Energy Research Association, Vice Chair of the Biomass Energy Committee of the China Renewable Energy Society, Deputy Editor of Fuel Processing Technology, and is on the editorial boards of more than ten journals, including the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control and Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. He has guided students to win special and first prizes in the "Challenge Cup" and the national "Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction Contest", and a gold medal in the "Internet +" entrepreneurship competition.

Link: XIAO Rui-Southeast University

Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee of the China Coal Society, Vice Chairman of the Coal Processing and Utilization and Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Expert Committee of the Coal Industry Technical Committee, and a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the China Coal Science and Industry Group. He has long been engaged in environmental protection scientific research, technical consulting, engineering design, and management. He has led and participated in 28 national and provincial/ministerial scientific research projects, including the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program), the National Science and Technology Support Program, and the "Ninth Five-Year" National Technology Innovation Project and special projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He has received two provincial/ministerial level first prizes in science and technology, one second prize, and five third prizes, holds 31 national invention patents, has published over 80 papers, co-authored three national standards, two industry standards, and has been responsible for more than 50 large-scale environmental protection engineering design projects.