Personal Data
l Date of Birth: May 26,1975
l Place of Birth: Jiangsu, China
l Marital Status: Married
l Nationality: Chinese
l Sex: Male
Educational Background
l Dr. iur in Environmental Law, Wuhan University (Jointly with Frankfurt University), 2005
l LLM in Environmental Law, Wuhan University, 2000
l LLB in International Law, Wuhan University, 1998
l Certificate of International Environmental Law, United Nationals Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR), 2008
Language Skills
l Chinese: Native
l English: Good
l German: Fair
l French: Basic
International Communication and Exchange
l Dec 2008 – May 2009, Visiting Professor at the Institutum Iurisprudentiae of Academia Sinica in Chinese Taipei
l June 2007 – Sep. 2007, Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester in Britain
l July 2006 – Aug. 2006, Visiting Professor at the Gent University in Belgium
l May 2003 – June 2005, Sandwich-Scholarship Holder by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
l Dec. 2003 – Jan. 2004, Visiting Scholar at the Open University in Britain
l July 1999 – Sep. 1999, Visiting Postgraduate at the Australian Center for Environmental Law of the University of Sydney in Australia
Research Areas
l Environmental Law and Policy
l Comparative Law (EU, US)
l International Law
l Energy and Climate Change Law and Policy
l Biodiversity Law and Policy
Research Projects
1. Dec. 2009 – Nov. 2011, “Latest Developments of Theory and Practices of Environmental Law in Foreign Countries and in China”, key research project of Ministry of Education (MOE) of PRC, Principal Researcher
2. Nov. 2009 – Nov. 2011, “New Development of International Law on Climate Change in Post-Kyoto Era and Its Implications for China”, Research Project of Wuhan University, Principal Researcher
3. Dec. 2007 - Dec. 2008, “Study on Legislation on Soil Contamination”, Research Project of China’s Ministry of Justice, Principal Researcher
4. Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2007, “Study on Legislation concerning Biological Species Resources”, Key Research Project of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), Principal Researcher
5. Oct. 2006 - Present, “Study on Enforcement Mechanism of Biological Resources Laws and Regulations”, Key Research Project of the SEPA, Principal Researcher
6. Jun. 2006 - Present, “Study on Legal Issues of Biological Diversity”, Research Project of China’s Social Sciences Foundation, Principal Researcher
7. Jun. 2006 - Oct. 2006, “Study on Improving Legal System of Hubei Province in the Context of Central Rise Strategy”, Research Project of Hubei Provincial Society of Law, Principal Researcher
8. Nov. 2005 - Nov. 2007, “Harmonization of Environmental Law in the Process of European Economic Integration”, research project of China-EU European Studies Centres Programme (ESCP), Principal Researcher
9. Nov. 2005 - Present, “Energy Security in China: Law and Policy Analysis”, key research project of Ministry of Education (MOE) of PRC, Core Member
10. Oct. 2005 - Present, “PRC-GEF Partnership on Combating Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems (Component 1 – Improving Policies, Laws and Regulations for Land Degradation Control)”, GEF-Asia Development Bank Project, Member (Training Expert)
11. Oct. 2005 - Sept. 2006, “Study on Legislation concerning Biodiversity Conservation in China”, Key Research Project of the SEPA, Principal Researcher
12. Nov. 2004 - Present, “Issues of International Law Arising from China’s Peaceful Development”, key research project of Ministry of Education (MOE) of PRC, Core Member
13. May 2002 - Oct. 2005, “Legislative Study on Management of Genetic Resources in China”, Key Research Project of the SEPA, Core Member
14. Sep. 2001 - Sep. 2004, “Theories and Practices of International Environmental Law and Their Application in China”, key research project of Ministry of Education (MOE) of PRC, Core Member
15. Oct. 2001 - Jun. 2002， “Research on Legislation on Management and Protection of Ecological Function Zone of the PRC”, Key Research Project of State Environmental Protection Administration PRC, 2001, Core Member
16. Oct. 2000 - Oct. 2003, “Development Trends of International Law in 21st Century”, Key Research Project of MOE, 2000, Member
17. Jun. 1999 - Jul. 2000, “Sino-Australia Sustainable Development Law: Education, Research and Training”, Sino-Australia Institutional Linkage Project, Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Member
Working Experience
l Nov. 2007 - Present, Professor, Assistant Dean, School of Law & RIEL, Wuhan University
l Nov. 2009 - Present, Co-Editor, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Journal
l Oct. 2009 – Aug. 2010, Environmental Law Specialist, UNDP-GEF Project on Agricultural Biodiversity in China
l Aug. 2009 – Sep. 2009, Legal Expert, UNEP Division for Environmental Law and Conventions
l Jan. 2008 - Present, Adjunct Professor, Research Institute of International Law, Institute of International Studies, China Institute of Boundary Studies, Wuhan University
l Jan. 2006 - Present, Legal Advisor, Department of Nature Conservation, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China
l Jan. 2006 - Present, Director, Department of Environmental Rights, Centre of Protection of Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens - CPRDC
l Nov. 2005 - Present, Senior Research Fellow, Wuhan University Centre for European Studies
l Nov. 2005 - Oct. 2007, Associate Professor, School of Law & RIEL, Wuhan University
l Aug. 2005 – Jun. 2009, Environmental Law Specialist, ADB-GEF Project on Capacity Building on Combating Desertification in China
l July 2000 - Oct. 2005, Assistant Professor, School of Law & RIEL, Wuhan University
l Sep. 2001 - Present, Co-Editor, Review of International and Comparative Environmental Law
l Sep. 1999 - June 2000, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Wuhan University Postgraduates Journal (Philosophy & Social Sciences Edition)
Community Activities
l 2009 – Present, Member, International Law Association Committee on Legal Principles relating to Climate Change
l 2009 - Present, Vice Chairman, Academic Committee of Chinese Society of Environment and Resources Law
l 2008 - Present, Standing Member of the Board, Environmental Law Branch of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
l 2008 - Present, Member of the Board, Chinese Association of Ecology and Nature Conservation
l 2008 - Present, Vice Chairman, Wuhan Association of Environmental Law
l 2008 - Present, Member, Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) of the World Conservation Union-IUCN
l 2007 - Present, Member, Teaching and Capacity Building Committee of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
l 2007 - Present, Member of the Board, Chinese Association of WTO Law
l 2007 - Present, Member of the Board, Hubei Provincial Society of Law
l 2006 - Present, Part-time Attorney, Hubei Lifeng Law Firm
l 2006 - Present, Member, Chinese Society for the Law of the Sea
l 2005 - Present, Member, Chinese Society of Natural Resources
l 2005 - Present, Standing Member of the Board, Hubei Provincial Society of International Law
l 2004 - Present, Standing Member of the Board, Chinese Society of Environment and Resources Law
l 2001 - Present, Member, Chinese Society of International Law
l 2001 - Present, Member, Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) of IUCN
l 2000 - 2003, Secretary, Chinese Academic Committee of Environmental Law
l 1999 - 2003, Liaison Officer, Chinese Experts Network of Environmental Law
Publications
5 books and more than 60 articles in domestic and international journals and conference proceedings. List of publications is available upon request.