Dr. Ji is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, the Qilu University of Technology, Shan-dong Academy of Sciences. She completed her PhD studies in Pulping and Papermaking Engineering at the South China University of Technology. She has published more than 100 papers in various journals. Professor Ji serves as the chief scientist of the National Key Research and Development Plan project. Her research team's "High-Performance Wood Chemical Pulp Green Preparation and High-Value Utilization Key Technology and Industrialization" project won the second prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2020.