Yankun Jiang graduated from Hubei University and received his B.S. in 1989. Then, he obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He completed his Postdoctoral training at the same university from 1999 to 2002. Then, he joined the School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology as an Associate Professor and is now a Full Professor. From 2007 to 2008, he was a Visiting Senior Scientist at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.