He holds a Ph.D. from , Industrial Ecology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) On December 2012 , a Master’s degree in Resource and Environmental Management from Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) On June 2007. He is vice chair of the Socio Economic Metabolism section under the International Society for Industrial Ecology, a founding Board Member of the Chinese Society for Industrial Ecology, and an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Cleaner Production, Resource Conservation and Recycling, and Sustainability. He has consulted for international agencies such as European Commission Joint Research Centre, FAO, IEA, OECD, and the International Aluminium Institute. His previous work has been published in top journals such as Nature Climate Change and Environmental Science & Technology (Best Article Award in 2012).