Prof. Tiancheng Mu was born in 1971 in Yantai, China. He completed his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then, he joined Renmin University of China. From 2005 to 2007, he worked in the Department of Industrial Chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Germany) as a postdoctor. Currently, he is a full professor at the Chemistry Department of Renmin University of China. His research interests include the synthesis of advanced energy materials, designing environmentally friendly solvents, and the pretreatment and utilization of lignocellulose. He has authored 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications and six book chapters. He was awarded the Science and Technology Award granted by the China Association for Instrumental Analysis (CAIA) in 2016 and Natural Science Award of Liangxi Forestry Science and Technology Award of Chinese Forestry Society in 2019. He also serves as an associate editor for RSC Advances, editorial board member for Clean Soil, air and Water, and a vice director of ionic liquids committee of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China.