Dr. Hong Chen is a Full Professor in the School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at Changsha University of Science and Technology, P.R. China. Dr. Chen obtained his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering from Hunan University in 2010 and 2007, respectively. During joining the department, Dr. Chen was also the postdoc of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China (2012-2014), and the JSPS researcher at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (2016-2019). His research interests include a broad range of topics related to pollution control technologies, water purification, water environmental conservation, and water ecology remediation. Dr. Chen is a licensed Professional Engineer, P.E. (Certificate No.: 0004199). Dr. Chen has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles including 6 ESI highly-cited papers. Dr. Chen's interdisciplinary activities have been supported by some significant research grants from NSFC, JSPS, etc.