Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Lan Xue is a distinguished Chinese scholar of public policy and administration whose research and professional work have focused on science, technology and innovation policy, crisis management, emerging-technology governance, and global governance. Born in June 1959, he received his bachelor’s degree in precision instrument manufacturing from Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, now Changchun University of Science and Technology, in 1982, master’s degrees in technology systems management and public administration from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and his doctorate in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991. He served as Assistant Professor at George Washington University from 1991 to 1996 before joining Tsinghua University, where he served successively as Associate Dean, Executive Associate Dean, and Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management from 2000 to 2018. He currently serves as Dean of Schwarzman College, Director of the Institute for AI International Governance, and Director of the China Institute for Science and Technology Policy at Tsinghua University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and has served in a range of national and international advisory roles, including as Convener of the Public Administration Discipline Evaluation Group of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee and Chair of the National Expert Committee on AI Governance. He is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution, and has participated in advisory work associated with the United Nations and OECD. His academic career has encompassed public administration scholarship, institution building, policy research, and international engagement in science and technology governance.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Qunsheng Li is a distinguished Chinese chemical engineer whose research has focused on mass transfer, separation engineering, and high-purity chemical production. Born in China, he received his B.S. degree from Hebei University of Technology in 1983, his M.S. degree from Tianjin University in 1987, and his Ph.D. from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2003. From 2007 to 2008, he conducted visiting scholar research at Washington State University, USA. Professor Li currently serves as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Director of the Research Center for Mass Transfer and Separation Engineering, and Director of the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center for High-Purity Chemicals for Integrated Circuits. He is also Chairman of the High-Purity Chemicals Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Chemical Industry, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Lixin Wu is a distinguished Chinese surveying and mapping scientist whose research and professional work have focused on mine surveying, geospatial information, digital mining, and geological hazard sensing and prediction. Born in November 1966 in Yichun, Jiangxi Province, he received his bachelor’s degree in mine surveying from the China Institute of Mining and Technology in 1988 and his master’s and doctoral degrees in geodesy and surveying engineering from China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, in 1991 and 1997, respectively. He began his academic career at China University of Mining and Technology and subsequently held academic and research positions at Northeastern University and Beijing Normal University. Since 2016, he has served as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Central South University, where he is Academic Leader of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology and Vice Chairman of the University Academic Committee. He has been selected as a Cheung Kong Scholar Distinguished Professor and received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the National Award for One Hundred Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations. He has also served as Convener of the Surveying and Mapping (Remote Sensing) Discipline Appraisal Committee of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, as an expert in international disaster-risk and Earth-observation programmes, and as Editor-in-Chief of Geography and Geo-Information Science. His academic career has encompassed mine surveying, geospatial information science, digital mining, and disaster remote sensing.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Qing Li is a distinguished Chinese materials scientist whose research and professional work have focused on inorganic non-metallic materials, electronic glass, and display technologies. Born in 1965, he currently serves as President and Chief Engineer of Tunghsu Group Co., Ltd., and as Chairman of the Electronic Glass Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Minggang Xu is a distinguished Chinese soil scientist whose research and professional work have focused on soil fertility improvement, degraded-soil amelioration, soil organic matter, and cultivated-land quality. Born in 1961 in Yangling, Shaanxi Province, he graduated from Northwest Agricultural University, now Northwest A&F University, in 1984 and received his doctorate in soil science from the same university in 1994. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 2017, he worked at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where he served as Head of the Soil Research Division, Director of the Qiyang Red-Soil Experimental Station, and Deputy Director of the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. He later served as Director of the South Subtropical Crop Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences. He currently serves as Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Ecological Environmental Industrial Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, and as a Doctoral Supervisor. He also chairs the Soil Fertility Committee of the Chinese Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertiliser Science and leads the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Expert Group on Cultivated Land Quality Development. A Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 2023, he has received the Glinka World Soil Prize of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Agronomic Science Award of the American Society of Agronomy, and other national and international honours.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Manchun Li is a distinguished Chinese geomatics scientist and a leading authority on geographic information technology, remote sensing, and territorial spatial planning. Born in June 1964 in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, he earned his B.S. in Cartography from the Department of Geography, Nanjing University, in 1987, his M.S. in Cartography and Remote Sensing from the same university in 1990, and his Ph.D. in Human Geography from Nanjing University in 1997. He has spent his entire academic career at Nanjing University, progressing from teaching assistant to lecturer, associate professor, and ultimately Professor of Cartography and GIS in 2000. He has held numerous leadership positions including Director of the Remote Sensing Application Research Laboratory (1993–1995), Director of the Cartography and GIS Teaching and Research Section (1995–1999), Deputy Director of the Department of Urban and Resources Sciences (1999–2001, 2003–2006), Deputy Director of the Institute of International Earth System Science (2002), Director of the GIS and Remote Sensing Research Institute (2003), Deputy Dean of the School of Geography and Ocean Science (2006–2008), Party Secretary of the School of Geography and Ocean Science (2008–2011), and Director of the Science and Technology Division of Nanjing University (2010–2014). Since January 2016 he has served as Director of the National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Earth System Science.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Lun Wu is a distinguished Chinese geographic information scientist whose research and professional work have focused on geographic information systems (GIS), spatial information infrastructure, smart cities, and digitalisation. Born in July 1964 in Changsha, Hunan Province, he received his bachelor’s degree in geology and doctorate in physical geography and remote sensing from Peking University in 1984 and 1990, respectively, followed by postdoctoral research in applied mathematics and information science from 1991 to 1992. He has pursued his academic career at Peking University, where he established a GIS teaching and research section in 1992 and founded China’s first undergraduate programme in geographic information science in 1997. He subsequently served as Deputy Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems and Executive Vice President of the PKU Institute of Digital China, and currently serves as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Institute. He is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Remote Sensing and Geography and Geo-Information Science, Executive Vice Chairman of the GIS Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, and an information technology expert for government agencies and international organisations including the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Bank. His professional career has encompassed GIS research and software development, higher education, smart-city planning, and digitalisation strategy.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Jun Li is a distinguished Chinese scientist in meteorological satellite remote sensing whose research has focused on satellite radiative transfer theory, atmospheric sounding, and Earth observation systems. Born in June 1965 in Batang Village, Yangxiang Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province, he received his B.S. in Mathematics from Peking University in 1987, his M.S. from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in 1990, and his Ph.D. from the same institute in 1996. He began his research career as an Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, from 1990 to 1993, and conducted visiting scholar research at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, from 1993 to 1995. He subsequently held a series of research positions at SSEC between 1997 and 2008, progressing from Associate Researcher to Senior Scientist. In 2010, he was appointed Chief Scientist of the National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, while continuing to serve as Senior Scientist at SSEC. He currently serves as Research Professor and Chief Scientist at the National Satellite Meteorological Center.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Shaojun Wei is a distinguished Chinese microelectronics engineer whose research and professional work have focused on integrated circuit design, VLSI design methodology, reconfigurable computing, and software-defined chip architecture. Born in May 1958 in Beijing, he received his Master of Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1984 and his Doctor of Applied Sciences from the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium, in 1991. He subsequently held research and academic positions in Belgium before returning to China in 1995 to join Tsinghua University. From 1998 to 2005, he served in a series of executive positions at Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., including Vice President, President, and CEO, and was involved in establishing its microelectronics subsidiary. He currently serves as Tenured Professor at the School of Integrated Circuits and Director of the Institute of Microelectronics at Tsinghua University, as well as Adjunct Professor at Peking University. He is also a member of the National Advisory Committee on Integrated Circuit Industry Development, Chief Technologist of the National Major Science and Technology Project for Core Electronic Devices, High-end General Chips and Basic Software, and Vice Chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association. He is an IEEE Fellow and a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance and the National May 1 Labour Medal.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Huilong Zhu is a Chinese microelectronics expert whose research and professional work have focused on very-large-scale integrated-circuit devices and process technology, modelling and simulation of semiconductor manufacturing processes, and nanoscale devices and advanced process technologies. Born in 1958, he received his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1982 and his doctorate in theoretical physics from Beijing Normal University in 1988. He subsequently conducted research on atomic diffusion, ion implantation, and radiation damage at Beijing Normal University before moving to the United States, where he carried out research at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work there included molecular-dynamics studies of ion implantation, atomic diffusion, and nanoparticle sintering, including theoretical analysis of ultrafast sintering at the nanoscale. He subsequently joined Digital Equipment Corporation and Intel, developing models and simulation software for integrated-circuit manufacturing processes, and spent nine years at IBM’s Semiconductor Research and Development Center. At IBM, he proposed technologies for improving transistor performance, including dual stress liners, stress proximity techniques, and gate-thinned strained MOSFETs, and developed models of diffusion in SiGe systems. He was named one of IBM’s company-wide Leading Inventors in 2007 and Master Inventor of its Semiconductor Research and Development Center in 2008, receiving multiple IBM invention and patent awards. He holds more than 190 granted US patents. Recruited through China’s Thousand Talents Programme, he returned to China in 2009 and joined the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he is Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor and serves as Chief Scientist of the Resear