Prof. Xiande Fang is a distinguished professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Thermophysics from University of Science and Technology of China, M. Eng. in Thermal Energy Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and B. Eng. in Aircraft Environmental Control and Life Support from NUAA. He was an associate researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (Aug. 1998-Sept. 1999) and a visiting professor at Concordia University and P. Eng. of Ontario, Canada (Apr. 2000-Aug. 2005). Currently, he is an Associate Editor of Aerospace Science and Technology, the Founding Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology, the Editor of Current Chinese Science: Aerospace Sciences, an editorial board member of Aerospace, the Leading Guest Editor of special issues of Aerospace, an advisory board member of Physics of Fluids, and a founding advisory board member of Transport Phenomena. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, and the Leading Guest Editors of special issues of Physics of Fluids and Aerospace. His research area is thermofluids (especially in single-flow, multi-phase flow, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics) and their applications to various industrial sectors. He has published over 250 academic papers and 6 books/book chapters, granted 15 patents, and earned 4 provincial level scientific and technological awards.