Dr. Bing ZHU

( in Chinese )

Director, Institute for Circular Economy Tsinghua University Professor, Center for Industrial Ecology, Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Research Scholar, Institute for State Govenance and Global Governance Tsinghua University B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University (1990) M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University (1995) Ph.D. Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology (2000)

Biosketch

Dr. Bing Zhu is Director of the Institute for Circular Economy at Tsinghua University, Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University and Research Scholar of Tsinghua Institute for State Govenance and Global Governance. In addition, he is a Guest Senior Research Scholar at Energy Program of International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. Prof. Zhu graduated from Tsinghua University with Bachelor and Master Degrees in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) in 1990 and 1995, respectively, and received his Doctoral Degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering and Management) in 2000 from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Prof. Zhu is currently active in professional services such as Member of International Resource Panel (IRP) of United Nations Environment Programme, Member of Inter-Ministerial Panel of China on Circular Economy, Member of Advisory Panel of National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) on Cooperation with International Organizations, Vice President of Chinese Ecological Economics Society (CEES) and Chairman of Circular Economy Committee of CEES, Member of Technical Committee of Optimal Control of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), Editorial Board Members of international journal 'Technology in Society' and Chinese Journals 'Chemical Industry', 'Green Petroleum and Petrochemicals' and 'Coal Processing & Comprehensive Utilization'. Prof. Zhu's research interests include natural resource management, circular economy assessment, industrial ecology, and chemical and energy techno-economics. As the Principle Investigator, his researches have been funded by Ministry of Science and Technology of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Development and Reform Commission of China, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and others.

Research Interests

Resource Effciency Analysis and Resource Management Decision

Circular Economy Assessment

Industrial Ecology

Chemical and Energy Techno-Economics

Selected Recent Publications

Jiang, M., Liu, L., Behrens, P., Wang, T., Tang, Z., Chen, D., Ren, Z., Zhu, S., Tukker, A., & Zhu, B. (2020). Improving subnational input-output analyses using regional trade data: A case-study and comparison. Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c04728


Jiang, X., Wang, T., Jiang, M., Xu, M., Yu, Y., Guo, B., Chen, D., Hu, S., Jiang, J., Zhang, Y., & Zhu, B. (2020), Assessment of Plastic Stocks and Flows in China: 1978-2017.Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 161, 104969. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104969


Jiang, M., Behrens, P., Wang, T., Tang, Z., Yu, Y., Chen, D., Liu, L., Ren, Z., Zhou, W., Zhu, S., He, C., Tukker, A., & Zhu, B. (2019). Provincial and sector-level material footprints in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(52), 26484¨C26490. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903028116


Yu, Y., Zhou, L., Zhou, W., Ren, H., Kharrazi, A., Ma, T., & Zhu, B. (2017). Decoupling environmental pressure from economic growth on city level: The Case Study of Chongqing in China. Ecological Indicators, 75, 27¨C35. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.12.027


Yu, Y., Ren, H., Kharrazi, A., Ma, T., & Zhu, B. (2015). Exploring socioeconomic drivers of environmental pressure on the city level: The case study of Chongqing in China. Ecological Economics, 118, 123¨C131. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.07.019


Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Chen, D., Zhao, F., & Fei, W. (2014). How policy choice affects investment in low-carbon technology: The case of CO2 capture in indirect coal liquefaction in China. Energy, 73, 670¨C679. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.068


Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Chen, D., Griffy-Brown, C., Ma, Y., & Fei, W. (2011). Energy consumption patterns in the process of China's urbanization. Population and Environment, 33(2-3), 202¨C220. doi: 10.1007/s11111-011-0133-5


Liu, X., Zhu, B., Zhou, W., Hu, S., Chen, D., & Griffy-Brown, C. (2011). CO2 emissions in calcium carbide industry: An analysis of China's mitigation potential. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 5(5), 1240¨C1249. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.06.002


Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Li, Q., Ma, T., Hu, S., & Griffy-Brown, C. (2010). CO2 emissions and mitigation potential in China's ammonia industry. Energy Policy, 38(7), 3701¨C3709. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.048


Zhou, W., Zhu, B., Fuss, S., Szolgayov¨¢, J., Obersteiner, M., & Fei, W. (2010). Uncertainty modeling of CCS investment strategy in China's power sector. Applied Energy, 87(7), 2392¨C2400. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.01.013

Contact Address

Room 339, Building Gongwu Center for Industrial Ecology Dept. of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084, P.R. China Email: bingzhu(at)tsinghua.edu.cn Tel: +86-10-62782520