Dr. Chengyao Zhang is an Associate Professor at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and the School of Management, Beijing Institute of Technology, and serves as a PhD supervisor. She obtained her PhD in Engineering from The University of Tokyo. She is a Contributing Author to the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, and serves as a reviewer for high-impact international SCI/SSCI journals such as Nature Communications and the Journal of Environmental Management.
Her main research interests focus on low-carbon transition pathways in industrial sectors, circular economy, and waste management and treatment systems, with particular emphasis on system modeling and policy-relevant analysis. She was awarded the“Rising Star for Women in Engineering”at the Asian Deans’ Forum 2024.
Dr. Chengyao has participated in multiple research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and major Japanese funding agencies, including NEDO, JSPS, and KAKENHI. She has published several influential and high-impact papers, including those recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers. She is also a recipient of multiple prestigious scholarships, such as MEXT and CSC, highlighting both the excellence of her research and the breadth of her contributions to the field.
Circular Economy and Low-Carbon Energy Systems Modeling
Dr. Chengyao Zhang
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at BIT
School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
E-mail: zhangchengyao@bit.edu.cn
2025.12~Present, Associate Professor, School of Management and Economics/ Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
2023.06~2025.11, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Urban Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ph.D. in Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2022
M.Sc. in Management, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2018
B.Sc. in Management, China Agricultural University, 2016
[1]Zhang Cheng-Yao, Nakatani Jun*, Yu Biying, Wei Yi-Ming, Quantifying the carbon circularity, climate and energy benefits of plastic recycling through circular flow analysis: Application to plastic packaging waste in Japan, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2026, 224, 108549
[2]Zhang Cheng-Yao, Nakatani Jun*, Nakamura Takuma, Fujii Shoma, Kanematsu Yuichiro, Kikuchi Yasunori, Which plastic recycling approaches maximize climate benefits and balance fossil energy? Evidence from the Japanese experience, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2026, 225, 108607
[3]Zhang Cheng-Yao*, Oki Taikan, Water transfer contributes to water resources management: crisis mitigation for future water allocation in the Yellow River basin, iScience, 2024, 27, 110586
[4]Zhang Cheng-Yao*, Nakatani Jun, Implications of chemical recycling of plastic waste for climate change impacts: A critical review, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2024, 48, 301-323
[5]Zhang Cheng-Yao*, Oki Taikan, Water pricing reform for sustainable water resources management in China’s agricultural sector, Agricultural Water Management, 2023, 275, 108045
[6]Zhang Cheng-Yao, Yu Biying*, Chen Jing-Ming, Wei Yi-Ming, Green transition pathways for cement industry in China, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021, 166, 105355
[7]Zhang Cheng-Yao, Han Rong, Yu Biying*, Wei Yi-Ming*, Accounting process-related CO2 emissions from global cement production under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, 184, 451-465
[8]Zhang Cheng-Yao, Yu Biying*, Wang Jinwei, Wei Yi-Ming, Impact factors of household energy-saving behavior: An empirical study of Shandong Province in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, 185, 285-298
[9]Zhuang Yunfei, Zhang Cheng-Yao*, Lu Na, Xu Wenshuo, Nakatani Jun, Zhao Shumei, Herb production in plant factories: environmental impacts, cost-effectiveness, and sustainable potential, Future Foods, 2026, 13, 100905
[10]Zhuang Yunfei, Zhang Cheng-Yao*, Lu Na, Environmental performance of fruiting vegetable production in vertical farms, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2025, 56, 477-489
[1]Research on Comprehensive Assessment Model of Economic Impact of Climate Change (Key projects of the national key research and development plan/CHINA)
[2]New energy and industrial technology development origination (NEDO)，Circular Economy Department Project，Innovative Plastic Resource Circulation Process Technology Development
[1]2025.5.31 The 11th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3R 2025), Jeju, Korea. (Oral Presentation)
[2]2024.11 The 16th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance (EcoBalance 2024), Sendai, Japan. (Two Oral Presentations)
[3]2024.08 2024 Joint ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism and Asia-Pacific Conference, Beijing, China. (Poster)
[4]2024.07 The 9th Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Open Science Conference, Sapporo, Japan. (Poster)
[5]2024.03 The 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management, Sydney, Australia. (Poster)
[6]2023.11 International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Polymeric Materials (ISFR2023), Sendai, Japan. (Oral Presentation)
[7]2022.08 World Water Week 2022. Valuing Water in Asia: Tools and Strategies. (Oral Presentation)
[8]2021.09 Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources/Japanese Association of Hydrological Science (JSHWR/JAHS) 2021 Meeting. (Oral Presentation)
