GANG LIU

Prof. Dr. Gang Liu is Chair Professor of Industrial Ecology at Peking University. His research aims to understand the anthropogenic/socioeconomic metabolism and inform its circular, low carbon, and just transition through characterizing materials and energy stocks and flows and their associated environmental consequences in a system context, in particular for case studies of metal cycles, agrifood chains, urban systems, and low-carbon technologies.

He has published widely in the field of resource, environment, and urban sustainability, including in high-profile peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Climate Change, Nature Food, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Nature Communications, One Earth, and Environmental Science & Technology. 

Prof. Liu was awarded the prestigious Robert A. Laudise medal by the International Society for Industrial Ecology for his “outstanding contributions to the field of industrial ecology” and the James J. Morgan Early Career Award by Environmental Science & Technology for “leading the environmental fields in new directions through creative, new ideas consistent with Morgan’s early contributions”.

Prof. Liu has served the International Society for Industrial Ecology with several leadership roles including as a Board Member. He has co-founded and served as president of the Chinese Society for Industrial Ecology. He is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Industrial Ecology and have been associate editor or editorial board member of 15+ other journals in the sustainability field.