Dr. Pengbin WANG is an associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics at the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (MNR) located in Hangzhou, China. He also serves as director of International Cooperation Department concurrently, the Fourth Institute of Oceanography, MNR located in Beihai, China. He obtained his PhD from Hanyang University, South Korea. He is Co-Chair of North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Section on Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms in the North Pacific (S-HAB) and Scientific Steering Members of WESTPAC-HAB. He got the Zhu-Peterson Early Career Scientist Award in October 2020 from PICES. His research focus span from taxonomy, molecular systematics and evolution of microalgae to algal physiology and marine micro ecology. Also, he has done much applied work on the usage of microalgae as a kind of marine resource. He has published 23 papers, acquired 2 national/international patents, and presented more than 70 times in national/international conferences/meetings. He is principal investigator of 9 project, including National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China-APEC Funding and Thailand-China Joint Projects. And he has be listed as main partner or sub-manager of over 15 national important projects from China, South Korea and Thailand.