Ecological health impacts and risk assessment of persistent toxic substances, urban ecological planning and assessment, energy and environmental impacts, environmental management and policy, sustainable watershed management, environmental emergency response, and environmental technology innovation and diffusion policies.

• B.Sc in agricultural engineering and management from Anhui Agricultural University (1985)
• M.Sc in systems engineering and management from China Agricultural University (1988)
• Ph.D. in resource and environmental economics from Renmin University of China (2001)

   

• From October 1998 to the present, Research Professor and Chair in Regional Ecological Risk Assessment and Environmental Management Group, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
• From June 2012 to the present, Co-Director, RCEES, CAS.
• From June 2007 to June 2012, Director General, Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS.
• From June 2001 to June 2007, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Planning and Finance, CAS.
• From May 1997 to June 2001, Director and Member of Board of Directors, Sino-Canadian High-tech Center of Resources and Environment (SCH-CORE) which is jointly established by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), CAS and Center for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering (C-CORE) in Canada.
• From November 1995 to May 1997, Acting Director and Member of Board of Directors of SCH-CORE; Associate Professor, RCEES, CAS.
• From April 1995 to November 1995, Assistant Director, Organizing Committee of SCH-CORE; Associate Professor, RCEES, CAS.
• From June 1994 to April 1995, Associate Professor, RCEES, CAS; Executive project leader of CERP (cooperative ecological research project) C-1 coordinated by UNESCO.
• From December 1990 to June 1994, Assistant Professor, RCEES; Executive project leader of UNESCO CERP C-1 project.
• From May 1988 to December 1990, Research Associate, Division Head, Department of Systems Ecology, RCEES, CAS.
• From January 1987 to October 1987, project consultant, worked in Wangcang county, Sichuan province, on a research project sponsored by the State Council of China.

• From February 2008 to present, Professor of Environmental Law and Policy,  Environmental Management and Planning in Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences .

• Foreign member, Academia Europaea, 2019.
• Fellow of TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences), 2012;
• President, Pacific Science Association, 2016;
• Past President, SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) (2014-2017);
• Member, ICSU (International Council for Sciences) Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (2012-2015);
• Science Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN);
• Member, International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP);
• Vice President, Ecological Society of China;
• Vice Chair, Chinese Committee for International Science Council;
• Chair, Special Committee on Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Society for Sustainable Development.

Science Advances (Associate Editor, 2015-), Ecosystem Health and Sustainability (Editor-in-Chief, 2013- ), Environmental Development (Associate Editor, 2011- ), Jounal of Sustaianbility Research, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Chemistry and Ecology, Proceedings of CAS, Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology, Annual Report of CAS (Editor-in-Chief for English Version), Sustainable Development Research (2003-2009), Trends in World Science & Technology (Associate Editor, 2002- ), Forestry Economics (2005-2008).

Environment International, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science and Technology, Chemosphere, Journal of Environmental Quality, Science of Total Environment, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Science and Policy, Ecological Modeling, Chemistry and Ecology, Journal of Environmental Sciences, Energy Policy, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Frontiers in Environmental Science and Engineering.

• Scientific Chinese Outstanding Contribution Award in 2019.
• Award for Science and Technology Promoting Development by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018.
• Green Design International Contribution Award by World Green Design Organization in 2016.
• SCOPE Distinguished Achievement Award, by SCOPE in 2014.
• The second national prize for advancement of science and technology, by National Appraisal Commission of Science and Technology Achievement (Ministry of Science and Technology of China) in 2007.
• BHP-Billiton Research Award to Excellent Supervisor of PhD Students in the Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005.
• Outstanding Young Environmental Scientist Award, by Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences in 1998.
• Excellent paper award, by Beijing Municipal Association of Science and Technology in 1995.
• The third prize for advancement of science and technology, by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1994.
• The second prize for advancement of science and technology, by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993.
• The third prize for advancement of science and technology, by Sichuan Provincial Government in 1989.

PhD degree:
[1] Kun Ni, Pollution of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Control Strategies in Selected Regions, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013
[2] Qiushuang Li, Combined effects of Cadmium and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon on soybean (Glycine max), A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013
[3] Jorrit Gosens, China’s Technological Innovation Systems for renewable energy: Transnational dimensions in innovation system formation and the transformation from lagging to leading, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013
[4] Li Li, Support system and Policy mechanisms for diffusion of environmentally sound technology, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
[5] Haiqian Li, PCDD/Fs emission and control in China’s copper metallurgical industry, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
[6] Wenyou Hu, Environmental Fate and Ecological Effect of Organochlorine POPs around River Estuary and Watershed, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
[7] Jing Li, Health Risk Assessment and Management of Typical POPs in Soils around Bohai Bay, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
[8] Chunli Chen, Multi-media Distribution and Risk of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) around Bohai Sea Area, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
[9] Jing Geng, Dioxin Control Policies and Their Effects on Emission Reduction of Key Industrial Sectors, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
[10] Guang Wang, Sources, Pollution Characteristics and Management of the Organochlorine POPs in the Typical Industrial Area, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
[11] Wentao Jiao, Spatial Distribution and Influencing Factors of PAHs around Bohai Sea, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
[12] Yamei Sun, Environmental Technology Innovation and the Incentive Policies, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
[13] Guizhen He, Theory and Methodology of Environmental Performance Auditing, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2007
[14] Xiaolong Wang, Spatial and Temporal Variation of Water Quality and Performance of Water Pollution Abatement in Taihu Watershed, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2007
[15] Hua Ma, Sustainability and Impacts of Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program (CCFG) on Poverty Reduction in Arid Region: A Case Study in Qira, China, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2007
[16] Ying Xing, Strategies for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Control in China, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006
[17] Tieyu Wang, Spatial Distribution of the Organochlorinated POPs in Soils around Guanting Reservoir and Relevant Environmental Management, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005
[18] Hong Zhang, Effects of Pesticide Persistent Organic Pollutants on Soil Microbial Ecosystem and Countermeasures for POPs Reduction/Elimination, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005
[19] Yajuan Shi, Ecological Effects of Pesticidal Persistent Organic Pollutants on Soil Microfauna, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004
[20] Hongchang Ren, Ecosystem Assessment of Western China based on GIS Technology, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004
[21] Weimin Wang, Sustainable Development of Human-disturbed Regional Complex Ecosystem, A Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree of China Agricultural University, 1999

MSc degree:
[1] Shuangwei Xie, Source identification and emission estimation of perfluorooctane sulfonate in China, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013
[2] Xiang Zhang, Combined Ecological Effects of Pyrene and Cadmium on the Earthworm Eisenia fetida, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
[3] Yan Feng, Integrated Evaluation Framework of POPs Control Technologies, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
[4] Jingyi Han, Methods and Application of EMS-based Firm-scale Environmental Auditing, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005
[5] Dan Liang, Spatial Association and Economic Effect of Environmental Technology Service and Environmental Protection Industry, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2003
[6] Jinhui Peng, Evaluation, Screening and Popularization Policy Analysis of National Key Environmental Protection Practical Technologies, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2001
[7] Jian Xu, Affecting Factors of Environmental Technology Commercialization in China and Policy Proposal, A Dissertation for the Master Degree of Science in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999

1) Shijie Liu, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Shuangwei Xie, Kevin C. Jones, Andrew J. Sweetman, 2014. Using gridded multimedia model to simulate spatial fate of Benzo[α]pyrene on regional scale, Environment International, 63C: 53-63.
2) Guizhen He, Lei Zhang, Arthur P.J. Mol, Tieyu Wang, Yonglong Lu*, 2014. Why small and medium chemical companies continue to pose severe environmental risks in rural China, Environmental Pollution, 185C:158-167.
3) Guizhen He, Lei Zhang, Author Mol, Yonglong Lu*, Jianguo Liu, 2013. Revising China's Environmental Law, Science, 341:133.
4) Shuangwei Xie, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Shijie Liu, Kevin Jones, Andy Sweetman, 2013. Estimation of PFOS emission from domestic sources in the eastern coastal region of China, Environment International, 59: 336-343.
5) Shuangwei Xie, Tieyu Wang*, Shijie Liu, Kevin C. Jones, Andrew J. Sweetman, Yonglong Lu*, 2013. Industrial source identification and emission estimation of perfluorooctane sulfonate in China, Environmental International, 52:1-8.
6) Kun Ni, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Yajuan Shi, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Li Xu, Qiushuang Li, Shijie Liu, 2013. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in China: Policies and recommendations for sound management of plastics from electronic wastes, Journal of Environmental Management, 115:114-123.
7) Kun Ni, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Jorrit Gosens, Li Xu, Qiushuang Li, Lin Wang, Shijie Liu, 2013. A review of human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in China, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 216(6):607-623.
8) Li Xu, Tieyu Wang*, Kun Ni, Shijie Liu, Pei Wang, Shuangwei Xie, Jing Meng, Xiaoqi Zheng, Yonglong Lu*, 2013. Metals contamination along the watershed and estuarine areas of southern Bohai Sea, China, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 74(1):453-463.
9) Li Li, Yonglong Lu*,Yajuan Shi, Tieyu Wang, Wei Luo, Jorrit Gosens, Peng Chen, Haiqian Li, 2013. Integrated technology selection for energy conservation and PAHs control in iron and steel industry: Methodology and case study, Energy Policy, 54(c):194-203.
10) Jorrit Gosens, Yonglong Lu*, Guizhen He, Bettina Bluemling, Theo A.M. Beckers, 2013. Sustainability effects of household-scale biogas in rural China, Energy Policy, 54(c):273-287.
11) Jorrit Gosens, Yonglong Lu*, 2013. From Lagging to Leading? Technologies Innovation Systems in Economies and the Case of Chinese Wind Power, Energy Policy, 60(c):234-250.
12) Yonglong Lu, Jianji An, Haihua Gong (Eds), 2012. Science in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, A Sponsored Supplement to Science.
13) Guizhen He, Arthur P.J. Mol, Yonglong Lu*, 2012. Trust and Credibility in Governing China’s Risk Society, Environmental Science and Technology, 46(14): 7442-7443.
14) Tieyu Wang, Jong Seong Khim, Chunli Chen, Jonathan E Naile, Yonglong Lu*, Kurunthachalam Kannan, JinSoon Park, Wei Luo, Wentao Jiao, Wenyou Hu, John P. Giesy, 2012. Perfluorinated Compounds in Surface Waters from Northern China: Comparison to Level of Industrialization, Environment International, 42: 37-46.
15) Wei Luo, Tieyu Wang, Wentao Jiao, Wenyou Hu, Jonathan E Naile, Jong Seong Khim, John P. Giesy, Yonglong Lu*, 2012. Mercury in coastal watersheds along the Chinese Northern Bohai and Yellow Seas, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 215-216: 199-207.
16) Guizhen He, Yonglong Lu*, Arthur P.J. Mol, Theo Beckers, 2012. Changes and challenges: China's environmental management in transition, Environmental Development, 3: 25-38.
17) Guizhen He, Lei Zhang, Yonglong Lu*, A. P. Mol, 2011. Managing major chemical accidents in China: towards effective risk information, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 187(1-3):171-181.
18) Chunli Chen, Tieyu Wang, Jonathan E Naile, Jing Li, Jing Geng, Cencen Bi, Wenyou Hu, Xiang Zhang, Jong Seong Khim, Yan Feng, John P. Giesy, Yonglong Lu*, 2011. Perfluorinated compounds in aquatic products from Bohai Bay, Tianjin, China, Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 17(6):1279-1291.
19) Tieyu Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Chunli Chen, Jonathan E Naile, Jong Seong Khim, Jin Soon Park, Wei Luo, Wentao Jiao, Wenyou Hu, John P. Giesy, 2011. Perfluorinated compounds in estuarine and coastal areas of north Bohai Sea, China, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62(8):1905-1914.
20) Guang Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Jingyi Han, Wei Luo, Yajuan Shi, Tieyu Wang, Yamei Sun, 2010. Hexachlorobenzene sources, levels and human exposure in the environment of China, Environment International, 36(1): 122-130.
21) Wei Luo, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Wenyou Hu, Wentao Jiao, Jonathan E. Naile, Jong Seong Khim, John P. Giesy, 2010. Ecological risk assessment of arsenic and metals in sediments of coastal areas of northern Bohai and Yellow Seas, China, AMBIO, 39(5):367-375.
22) Wei Luo, Yonglong Lu*, Yan Zhang, Wenyou Fu, Bin Wang, Wentao Jiao, Guang Wang, Xiaojuan Tong, John P. Giesy, 2010. Watershed-scale assessment of arsenic and metal contamination in the surface soils surrounding Miyun Reservoir, Beijing, China, Journal of Environmental Management, 91(12): 2599-2607.
23) Jing Li, Yonglong Lu*, Guang Wang, Wentao Jiao, Chunli Chen, Tieyu Wang, Wei Luo, John P. Giesy, 2010. Evaluation and Spatial Diffusion of Health Risk of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Soils Surrounding Chemical Industrial Parks in China, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 16(5):989-1006.
24) Jingyi Han, Arthur P.J. Mol, Yonglong Lu*, 2010. Solar Water Heaters in China: a new day dawning, Energy Policy, 38(1): 383-391.
25) Jing Geng, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, John P. Giesy, Chunli Chen, 2010. Effects of energy conservation in major energy-intensive industrial sectors on emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in China, Energy Policy, 38(5): 2346-2356.
26) Yonglong Lu, Guizhen He, 2009. Contemporary Environmental Management, Beijing: China Renmin University Press.
27) Guizhen He, Lei Zhang, Yonglong Lu*, 2009. Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit in Large-scale Public Infrastructure Construction: The Case of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Environmental Management, 44(3):579-589.
28) Jingyi Han, Arthur P.J. Mol, Yonglong Lu*, Lei Zhang, 2009. Onshore wind power development in China: Challenges behind a successful story, Energy Policy, 37(8): 2941-2951.
29) Guang Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Tieyu Wang, Xiang Zhang, Jingyi Han, Wei Luo, Yajuan Shi, Jing Li, Wentao Jiao, 2009. Factors Influencing the Spatial Distribution of Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils surrounding Chemical Industrial Parks, Journal of Environmental Quality, 38(1): 180-187.
30) Jingyi Han, Yonglong Lu*, A. Mol, Lei Zhang, 2008. Small-Scale Bioenergy Projects in Rural China: Lessons to be Learnt, Energy Policy, 36(6): 2154-2162.
31) Wei Luo, Yonglong Lu*, Guang Wang, Yajuan Shi, Tieyu Wang, John P. Giesy, 2008. Distribution and availability of arsenic in soils from the industrialized urban area of Beijing, China, Chemosphere, 72(5): 797-802.
32) Yonglong Lu, John Giesy, Laura Holliday, 2007. Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
33) Xiaolong Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Guizhen He, Jingyi Han, Tieyu Wang, 2007. Multivariate Analysis of Interactions between Phytoplankton Biomass and Environmental Variables in Taihu Lake, China, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 133(1-3):243-253.
34) Xiaolong Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Jingyi Han, Guizhen He, Tieyu Wang, 2007. Identification of Anthropogenic Influences on Water Quality of Rivers in Taihu Watershed, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 19(4): 475-481.
35) Wei Luo, Tieyu Wang, Yonglong Lu*, John P. Giesy, Yajuan Shi, Yuanming Zheng, Ying Xing, Guanghong Wu, 2007. Landscape Ecology of the Guanting Reservoir, Beijing, China: Multivariate and Geostatistical Analyses of Metals in Soils, Environmental Pollution, 146(2): 567-576.
36) Hong Zhang, Yonglong Lu*, 2007. End-Users’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior towards Safe Use of Pesticides: A Case Study in the Guanting Reservoir Area, China. Environmental Geochemical Health, 29(6): 513-520.
37) Yonglong Lu, John P. Giesy, 2005. Science-based decision-making to reduce risks from Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Chemosphere, 60(6): 729-730.
38) Hong Zhang, Yonglong Lu*, Yajuan Shi, Tieyu Wang, Ying Xing, Richard W. Dawson, 2005. Legal Framework related to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Management in China, Environmental Science and Policy, 8(2):153-160.
39) Hong Zhang, Yonglong Lu*, R.W. Dawson, Yajuan Shi, Tieyu Wang, 2005. Classification and Ordination of DDT and HCH in soil samples in Guanting Reservoir areas, Chemosphere, 60 (6): 762-769.
40) Ying Xing, Yonglong Lu*, Richard W. Dawson, Yajuan Shi, Hong Zhang, Tieyu Wang, Wenbin Liu, Hongchang Ren, 2005. A Spatial Temporal Assessment of Pollution from PCBs in China, Chemosphere, 60 (6):731-739.
41) Tieyu Wang, Yonglong Lu*, Hong Zhang, Yajuan Shi, 2005. Contamination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Relevant Management in China, Environment International, 31(6):813-821.
42) Guilian Wang, Yonglong Lu, Jian Xu, 2000. Application of GIS in Environmental Management and Emergency Response, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 12(2):172-177.
43) Yonglong Lu, Yaoguang Zong, 1996. Ecological planning of land use: The central area of Tianjin, China, Ambio, 25 (6): 421-424.
44) Yonglong Lu, 1996. Eco-tourism industry development - an alternative to sustainable use of landscape resources, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 8 (3): 298-307.
45) Yonglong Lu (Editor-in-chief), 1996. Environmental Management (Vol.1): Compartmental Approach, Beijing: China Environmental Science Press.
46) Yonglong Lu (Editor-in-chief), 1996. Environmental Management (Vol.2): Ecosystem Approach, Beijing: China Environmental Science Press.
47) Yonglong Lu (Editor-in-chief), 1996. Environmental Management (Vol.3): Tools for Sustainable Development, Beijing: China Environmental Science Press.
48) Yonglong Lu, 1995. Urbanization, Environmental Consequences and Management in China, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 7(1):1-11.
49) Rusong Wang, Yonglong Lu, 1994. Urban Ecological Development: Research and Application, Beijing: China Environmental Science Press.
50) Yonglong Lu, Bangjie Yang, Rusong Wang, 1992. An Interactive Simulation Model of Urban Ecosystem and Its Implementation, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4(1):15-22.