Name of

 Supervisor

Chen Liang

Date of

Birth

Dec. 1982

Gender

Female

Professional Title

Professor

Administrative

Post

Executive Secretary of International Hydropower Association China Office

Research Area

Environmental impact of water projects, climate change and carbon emissions, sustainable hydropower

E-mail

chenliang@iwhr.com

Telephone

+86-13261936196

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic background:

2009-2013, Ph.D. Beijing Normal University, China, specializing in Environmental Science

2004-2007, Joint-Master of Science, Xiamen University, China, specializing in Environmental Science & University of San Francisco, U.S.A, specializing in Environmental Management

2000-2004, Bachelor of Science, Anqing Normal University, China, specializing in Environmental Science

2023, Academic visiting, International Hydropower Association (IHA), U.K.

2014, Academic visiting, Rutgers University, U.S.A.

Professional experience:

2014-Now, Executive Secretary, International Hydropower Association (IHA) China Office, mainly responsible for international exchanges, project cooperation and daily management in the field of sustainable hydropower

2013-Now, Professor, National Research Center for Sustainable Hydropower Development, IWHR

2007-2009, Official, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, mainly responsible for work concerning international cooperation in science and technology.

Brief Introduction to Research Interests and

Academic

Achievements

Research interests:

I have long been engaged in research on low carbon and climate change, sustainable hydropower assessment, and environmental and ecosystem impact evaluation. I have undertaken more than 30 national and provincial/ministerial projects, including those supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China for the 13th Five-Year Plan Period, the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project for the 13th Five-Year Plan Period, and the National Science and Technology Basic Work Program for the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, as well as those supported by the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).

Academic achievement:

I have published 6 works, including 2 translation, and 20 high-level academic papers as the first author or a corresponding author, including 11 SCI/EI papers. I have been granted 2 national invention patents, and 3 software copyrights, and participated in the drafting of 1 national standard, which has been enacted.

3 international advanced achievements have been identified, and 1 set of big data platform and middleware system for water environment management in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has been developed. The research results have been adopted many times by the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology and competent departments at all levels.