Prof. Linkun Xie received his B.Sc. degree from Central South University of Forestry and Technology in 1999, his M.Sc. degree from Central South University of Forestry and Technology in 2005, and his Ph.D. degree from Tianjin University of Science and Technology in 2010. From 1999 to 2002, he worked at Yujiabao Artificial Board Co., Ltd. From 2014 to 2015, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since 2005, he has been a Professor at Southwest Forestry University. He is an Executive Deputy Director of the Sixth Expert Committee of the Yunnan Plastics Industry Association. His research interests mainly focus on material surface functionalization, wood composite materials, plasma technology and its applications, and functional films.