Professor Dingzhi Peng received a BE degree in Hydrology & Water Resources from Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering in 2000, and 2nd BE degree in Economics in the same year, and a Ph.D. degree in Hydrology & Water Resources from Wuhan University in 2005. Professor Peng is currently a professor in the College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, China. Professor Peng presently serves as an Associate Editor of Hydrological Sciences Journal, on the editorial board of Scientific Data. His research focuses on watershed hydrology, climate change, hydrological remote sensing, and environmental science. He has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, proceedings, or books.