Joint International Research Laboratory-Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

Joint International Research Laboratory for Carbon Neutrality Systems and Engineering Management

In the Notice on Announcing the Results of Project Approval for the Construction of Joint International Laboratories in 2023 issued by the Ministry of Education, the "Joint International Research Laboratory for Carbon Neutrality Systems and Engineering Management" was approved for project construction. The Laboratory is affiliated with the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology. The Chinese Director of the Laboratory is Professor Biying Yu of Beijing Institute of Technology, a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the foreign Director is Professor Zhifu Mi, Vice Provost of University College London, UK.

The Joint International Research Laboratory for Carbon Neutrality Systems and Engineering Management aims to implement the central government's requirements on "strengthening major scientific and technological research and the promotion and application of green and low-carbon technologies" and "strengthening international exchange and cooperation in addressing climate change." It is committed to significantly enhancing the quality of higher education and international influence of China in the field of carbon neutrality and to strongly supporting the green transformation of economic and social development and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The Laboratory comprehensively applies multidisciplinary basic theories and frontier technologies such as Earth science, energy and power technology, chemical engineering technology, and engineering management, promotes interdisciplinary integration, leverages the Laboratory's advantages and characteristics, pools advantageous resources at home and abroad, puts forward recommendations on carbon neutrality technology and industrial development to the central government and relevant departments, is dedicated to solving frontier scientific and technological problems in carbon neutrality and major engineering management practice problems, and explores new models of international scientific and technological cooperation among universities.

Organization

Chinese Director:

Biying Yu (National Distinguished Young Scholar, National Excellent Young Scholar, Professor)

Foreign Directors:

Zhifu Mi (Vice Provost, University College London, UK)

J. Salikhov (Vice President, Central Asian University for Green Environment and Sustainable Development, Uzbekistan)

Deputy Directors (Internal):

Ronggang Cong (Overseas Excellent Young Scholar, Professor)

Chi Zhang (Overseas Excellent Young Scholar, Professor)

Helei Liu (Professor)

Assistant Directors:

Xiaochen Yuan (Associate Professor)

Tingru Yang (Associate Professor)

Tong Zhang (Associate Professor)

Kaiyuan Chen (Lecturer)

Academic Committee

Chairs:

Jiuhui Qu (Academician, Tsinghua University)

Suping Peng (Academician, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing))

Vice Chairs:

Zhifeng Yang (Academician, Guangdong University of Technology)

Jun Bi (Changjiang Distinguished Professor, Nanjing University)

Members (in alphabetical order by surname pinyin):

Beng Wah Ang (Professor, National University of Singapore)

Tim Broyd (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering/Professor, University College London, UK)

Leon E. Clarke (Professor, University of Maryland, USA)

D'Maris Coffman (Dean/Professor, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, UK)

Yande Dai (Former Director/Researcher, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission)

Zhimin Ding (Former Deputy Director-General, Department of Legal Affairs and Institutional Reform, National Energy Administration)

Manfred Fischedick (Professor, Wuppertal Institute, Germany)

Michael Pollitt (Professor, University of Cambridge, UK)

Keywan Riahi (Director of the Energy Program/Professor, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

Hirokazu Tatano (Professor, Kyoto University, Japan)

Can Wang (Distinguished Young Scholar/Professor, Tsinghua University)

Lifang Wang (Director/Researcher, Department of Vehicle Energy System and Control Technology, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Xianjin Wang (Vice President/Researcher, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Ministry of Transport)

Zhen Wang (Party Secretary and President/Professor, Energy Economics Institute, China National Offshore Oil Corporation)

Yi-Ming Wei (Vice President/Distinguished Young Scholar/Changjiang Distinguished Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology)

Wei Wei (Vice President/Researcher, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Jinyu Yan (National High-level Talent/Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

Zhiping Zhao (Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology)

Zhengxing Zuo (Party Secretary/Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology)

Address of the Joint International Laboratory for Carbon Neutrality Systems and Engineering Management (Ministry of Education): Northwest Building of the Library, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Courtyard, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China; Postal Code: 100081