Prof. Dr. Ziyang Lou is currently a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. He obtained his Ph.D. from Tongji University in March 2007 and his Bachelor's degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (DLUT) in 2001. He worked at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on LCA in waste management as a visiting scholar in 2007 and a Humboldt Fellow at Dresden Technical University, Germany, in 2010–2011. His current research focuses on GHG accounting and abatement from the waste sector, hazardous waste assessment and disposal, renewable landfill technology with low emission, sewage sludge treatment and resource reuse. He has obtained funds from Humboldt Foundation, Germany; National Natural Science Foundation of China; Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai; and Key project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality in series. As the main contributor, Prof. Dr. Lou won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2013 and other prizes 6 times. He was also awarded as a “Shanghai Excellent Young Scientist”, “Shanghai Rising Star” and SMC-New Artist Scholar.