Prof. Dr. Shaoyuan Li, Doctor of Engineering, professor, and doctoral supervisor. He graduated from Yanshan University with a bachelor’s degree in materials physics in July 2009, and graduated from Kunming University of Science and Technology with a doctorate in non-ferrous metal metallurgy in June 2014. In July 2014, he joined the State Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources at Kunming University of Science and Technology. In October 2015, he was promoted to associate professor and professor in October 2019. In the same year, he was appointed as a doctoral supervisor. From April 2019 to May 2020, he was sent by the state to conduct visiting research at the Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Center of the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research interests include the development of new technologies for metallurgical purification of metallic silicon; the preparation of functional materials and their application in the field of energy conversion and storage; the development of high-efficiency solar cell technology; environmental governance and comprehensive resource recycling.