Zhigang Jiang received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China. He is currently a Professor at the School of Machinery and Automation of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China. His research focuses on green manufacturing and remanufacturing, energy-efficient manufacturing, life cycle assessment, and reverse supply chain management. He has hosted one project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation, one project by the National 863 plan, one sub-project by the National Key Technology R&D Program, and one sub-project by the State Key Program of National Natural Science. He has authored a book and authored or co-authored over 60 academic papers. He has been honored with the following awards: (1) 2006 Second Prize for Natural Science, the Government of Hubei Province, China (No.2006Z-033-2-013-013-R05); (2) 2013 First Prize for Wuhan Science and Technology Progress; (3) 2014 Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress of Hubei Province.