Professor Fa-tang Li received his PhD in Industrial Catalysis in 2007 from Tianjin University. He is currently a full professor and vice president of the Hebei University of Science and Technology and in charge of the "Fa-tang Li Innovation Studio". He is an expert in the fields of photocatalysis, nanomaterials, ionic liquids, and especially in processes related to photocatalysis. He has published over 130 academic papers with an h-index of 44 on Scopus. He was honored as one of the top 2% scientists in the world in 2023. Moreover, his contributions to South Africa are particularly significant. Prof Li was the key driver for the establishment of the "New Energy International Joint Laboratory" with the University of South Africa (UNISA). He not only co-supervised multiple PhD students from UNISA but also published several articles with UNISA authors, which effectively promoted the development of UNISA and making significant contributions to the scientific research progress of South Africa in the field of new energy. He also helped to train many South African postdoctoral fellows, junior researchers in his lab. Currently, he serves as an external PhD supervisor at UNISA. His Scopus profile can be found at https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8847347400
