Zhang Wei, associate professor at Zhengzhou University, is recognized as a young talent by the China Association for Science and Technology and an "Outstanding Scholar with High Downloads in Chinese Open Access" by Elsevier. He has also received the RIE Outstanding Young Scientist Award and was selected for the Henan Province Youth Talent Nurturing Program. Furthermore, he serves as a young core faculty member at a higher education institution in Henan Province. Zhang Wei holds multiple positions, including executive vice director of the International Joint Laboratory for Water Cycle Simulation and Water Environment Protection in Henan Province, and vice director of the Zhengzhou Key Laboratory for Water Resources and Environment. He is also the vice secretary-general of the Fourth Water Resources Professional Committee of the China Society of Natural Resources, as well as a member of the Youth Committee for Water Supply and Drainage in Urban Areas. In addition, Zhang Wei serves as a junior editorial board member for several journals, including "Journal of Ecological Environment," "South-North Water Transfer and Water Science & Technology," "Results in Engineering," "Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology," "Chinese Chemical Letters," and "China Water & Wastewater." He has successfully led over ten research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Postdoctoral Fund, among others.