Lian-Gang Lü received B.S. and M.S. degrees in marine physics from Xiamen University in 1999, and a Ph.D. degree in physical oceanography from Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2004. From 2005 to 2020, he was an Assistant Professor at the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, China, and became a Professor in 2021. He is the author of more than 40 articles, and 3 inventions. His research interests include marine bioacoustics, ocean ambient noise, and ocean acoustic propagation.