BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 2ND FORUM COMMITTEE

 Professor in School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Section Executive Editor-in-Chief of Environmental & Light and Textile Industries Engineering of Engineering Journal. She is mainly engaged in the research on the mechanism and technology of water treatment. She has published more than 200 papers and has been granted more than 30 patents. In recent years, she has been granted two Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, two Second Prize of National Technology Invention Award. In addition, she has also been granted the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Youth Award and the China Youth Science and Technology Award. 

He is a professor of Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Fund. He is currently the director of the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Water Quality, a member of the Steering Committee of Environmental Science and Engineering in universities of the Ministry of Education, and an American registered engineer. He engaged in the research of water advanced treatment, disinfection and distribution, published 230 SCI papers and 110 Chinese papers, authorized 18 invention patents, many achievements have been applied in engineering, and won the International Water Association East Asia Project Innovation Honor Award, Beijing Science and Technology Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (collective), National tens of millions of Talents Project and other awards and honors. He is a researcher at the Research Center of Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Fund. He is currently the director of the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Water Quality, a member of the Steering Committee of Environmental Science and Engineering in universities of the Ministry of Education, and an American registered engineer. He engaged in the research of water advanced treatment, disinfection and distribution, published 230 SCI papers and 110 Chinese papers, authorized 18 invention patents, many achievements have been applied in engineering, and won the International Water Association East Asia Project Innovation Honor Award, Beijing Science and Technology Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (collective), National tens of millions of Talents Project and other awards and honors.

Baiwen Ma is a Research Fellow at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, a Humboldt Research Fellow, and an invited scientist by the Korea National Research Foundation. He is also a member and outstanding member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.  

His primary research focuses on the principles and applications of membrane-based water treatment. He has led or participated in more than 10 projects, including National Natural Science Foundation projects and key R&D programs. As the first or corresponding author, he has published over 40 SCI papers in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, and Engineering. He holds more than 20 authorized patents.  

His work has earned him the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (First Prize). He currently serves as the President of the European Chinese Association of Environmental Ecology (ECAEE), a standing member of the International Water Association Young Water Professionals Committee (IWA-YWP), and an editorial board member of journals such as Water Science & Technology and Fundamental Research.

Junya Zhang, PhD, Humboldt Scholar, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Eco-environmental Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Master's Supervisor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was listed on the 2022-2023 "World’s Top 2% Scientists" list published by Stanford University. His research focuses on the resource utilization of organic solid waste and watershed ecological environment restoration. Zhang is also a recipient of the CAS Excellent "President’s Award" and serves as a peer reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Czech Science Foundation (GACR), and Beijing Natural Science Foundation. He has published over 130 papers in high-impact journals such as ES&T, Water Research, and JHM, with more than 40 academic papers as the first or corresponding author. His Google Scholar H-index is 40. Zhang has led more than 10 national and provincial projects, including National Natural Science Foundation’s Youth and General Programs, as well as major sub-projects of the National Water Pollution Control Program.

Min Yang, PhD in Engineering, EU Marie Curie Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mathematical Analysis and Modeling, Ghent University, Chair of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Committee of the International Water Association, and Vice President and Secretary-General of the European Chinese Association for Eco-Environment. He has long been dedicated to fundamental research and applications in artificial intelligence and computational fluid dynamics, with recent focuses on integrating computational methods with energy efficiency optimization in chemical and environmental protection processes, as well as intelligent manufacturing in bioprocess engineering. He has led over 20 EU H2020-funded projects and international water industry technology development initiatives. He is actively involved in the research and commercialization of smart water systems, developing foundational models and software/hardware facilities for water efficiency calculation and optimization. He has published more than 30 academic papers, holds 4 authorized invention patents, and has applied for 3 software copyrights.

Dr. Ding An is an Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor in the Department of Municipal Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology. He has been selected for several prestigious programs, including the Harbin Institute of Technology Youth Top Talent Program, the Excellent Young Fund of the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship. He also holds key positions, including Vice President of the European Chinese Association for Eco-Environment (ECAEE), Committee Member of the International Water Association's China Young Professionals Committee (IWA-YWP), and Lifetime Member of the International Bioprocess Association (IBA). Dr. Ding has led over 10 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and Provincial Science Foundations, and he has published 90 SCI papers, with an H-index of 38. His research focuses on membrane-based water treatment technologies and principles.