YU Gang, Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar, and Winner of Beijing Municipal Renowned Teacher Award. He is the Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of the National Coordination Group for Stockholm Convention Implementation, the Secretary General of the 6th Council of Chinese Society for Urban Studies, the director of specialized committee for the persistent organic pollutants, the chief editor of Emerging Contaminants and the associate editor of Critical Review in ES & T.

He continues to study the theory, technology and strategy of organic pollutant control, and has achieved a series of innovative research results in the aspects of source emission inventory methodology, environmental pollution characteristics, control principle and technology, and control strategy of typical organic pollutants (e.g., persistent organic pollutant, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical and personal care products).

Prof. YU was awarded a Second Class National Prize of Natural Science, two second prizes for National Science and Technology Progress Award, and two first prizes for Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education, and has been listed by Elsevier on Most Cited Chinese Researchers for six consecutive years.