Prof. Chuanyi Wang is a Distinguished Professor at Shaanxi University of Science & Technology (SUST), China, where he serves as Academic Dean of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Shaanxi Province Innovation and Talent Introduction Base, and Director of the Xi’an International Joint Research Centre. Prior to joining SUST in 2017, he was a Distinguished Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), serving as Director of the Laboratory of Environmental Science and Technology at the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, and leading both the CAS International Creative Research Team and an Innovation Cross-Team.

Prof. Wang earned his PhD from CAS with honours in 1998. He conducted postdoctoral research in Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hannover and Free University of Berlin, 1999–2000), and held research positions in the USA at Tufts University and the University of Missouri–Kansas City (2000–2010).

He has led more than 30 national and international research projects, including several prestigious initiatives funded by NSFC and CAS. His research focuses on energy and environmental photocatalysis, environmental materials, waste recycling, and green low-carbon technologies. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles with more than 22,000 citations (H-index 85), holds 65 Chinese and US patents, and is the author of three monographs. He has delivered over 260 invited keynote or plenary talks worldwide.

Prof. Wang is an elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (FIAAM). He has consistently ranked among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” by Stanford University since 2021 (Top 100 in Physical Chemistry), and is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the CAS Hundred Talents Program “Excellent” award, the China Tianshan Prize, the Contribution Award of Overseas Chinese, Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate), and the Advanced Materials Laureate.

He serves on several editorial and scientific advisory boards (e.g. Associate Editor for Environmental Chemistry Letters), is Deputy Director General of the China Energy Society, and acts as Chairman of national and international conferences. He also reviews proposals and serves on panels for MOST (China) and the National Science and Technology Award of China.

Prof. Chuanyi Wang currently serves as Officer of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division of the European Academy of Sciences, for the term June 2025 – May 2028, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws.