EDUCATION
2006, a Doctor of Engineering degree from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University.
1988, a Master of Engineering degree from the Department of Urban Construction at Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
1986, a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Department of Environmental Engineering at Qingdao University of Technology.
EMPLOYMENT
From 2024 to present, Professor and Ph.D. advisor at the School of Chemistry and Life Science Resource, Renmin University of China.
From 2022 to 2024, Professor and Ph.D. advisor at the School of Environmental Science, Renmin University of China.
From 2009 to 2022, Vice Dean, Professor, and Ph.D. advisor at the School of Environmental Science, Renmin University of China.
From 2003 to 2009, Chief Engineer at Beijing Urban Drainage Group.
From 2006 to 2009, General Manager of Beijing Capital Water Affairs Co., Ltd.
From 1999 to 2003, Deputy Chief Engineer and Head of the Production Planning Department at Beijing Urban Drainage Group.
From 1994 to 1999, Deputy Chief Engineer and Head of the Technical Engineering Department of the Sewage Engineering Division, Beijing Municipal Engineering Bureau.
From 1994 to 1995, Chief Engineer at the Haikou Sewage Treatment Company in Hainan Province.
From 1993 to 1994, Head of the Operations Department at the Gaobeidian Sewage Treatment Plant in Beijing.
From 1989 to 1993, Researcher at the Sewage Treatment Research Management Office of the Beijing Municipal Administration.
HONORS
National Leader in Professional and Technical Talents for Ecological and Environmental Protection, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
State Council Special Government Allowance, 2004, State Council
China's Water Industry Person of the Year (Teaching and Scientific Research Contribution), 2011, Six Major Institutions of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Outstanding Communist Party Member of Renmin University of China, 2012
Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award, Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award, Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, and other honors.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theories and Techniques for Water Pollution Control
Optimized Operation of Wastewater Treatment
PUBULICATIONS
'Operation Control and Maintenance Management of Urban Sewage Treatment Plants,' edited by Hongchen Wang, Science Press, 1997, ISBN: 9787030063175.
'Practical Exploration of 5F-A2/O Process for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal,' authored by Hongchen Wang, Jun Zhou, Jiawei Wang, et al., China Architecture & Building Press, 2009, ISBN: 9787112105564.
'Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering,' authored by Hongchen Wang, China Architecture & Building Press, 2021, ISBN: 9787112260126.
The Research Center for Low-Carbon Water Environmental Technology at Renmin University of China, led by the author, has published over 200 papers domestically and internationally, obtained more than 30 authorized invention patents, and has been the chief editor or contributor to 8 national, industry, and group standards.
