Nan Lu born in Zhumadian, Henan Province, China, obtained his master's degree in 2015, specializing in hydraulic structural engineering, and later taught at Cunjin College of Guangdong Ocean University (Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology) from 2015 to 2019, and went to Xi'an University of Technology for his PhD studies in engineering management in 2019. Currently, his main research areas are sustainable management of water resources and water economics.