Yongcheng Ding received his B.Eng. degree from Shandong University, M.Sc. degree from Xiamen University, and Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University. He is currently a researcher at the Institute of Ecology, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, China. His research interests include environmental behavior and ecological effects of emerging contaminants, microplastics, antibiotic resistance genes, microbial biofilms, and microbial ecology in aquatic and coastal ecosystems. He is also interested in the ecology and application of entomopathogenic fungi, fungal biopesticides, and their environmental adaptability and ecological safety. Over the past five years, he has published more than 40 SCI-indexed papers in leading international journals, including Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Atmospheric Environment, and Environmental Pollution, with over 10 papers as first or corresponding author. One of his publications has been recognized as an ESI Highly Cited Paper for three consecutive years. He has also been granted six software copyrights and five invention patents, and contributed to two academic monographs. He has participated in or led more than 10 research projects funded by national and provincial/municipal agencies. In 2026, he received the First Prize in the Scientific Research Category of the Shanghai Society of Environmental Sciences Science and Technology Award.