B.Sc. (Hons) in Safety Engineering, Central South University, P.R. China, 2006-2010

PhD in Geography & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK, 2011-2015

Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, 2022

His research areas are:

• Modelling the interaction of emissions, chemical and dynamical processes across scales
• Modelling the evolution of environmental nanoparticles
• Modelling of weather and climate
• Geographical data analytics for health modelling
• Translating environmental research science into impacts

He has contributed to a number of research projects as PI, Co-I or Named Researcher etc:

• 06/24-08/25 Forest of Arden air quality and land use, The National Trust, PI: Prof Mackenzie, CoI: Dr. Zhong, £15,000.
• 03/24-02/26 Evaporative Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Vehicles in Urban Areas: Contribution to urban ozone pollution, Royal Society International Exchanges 2023 Cost Share (NSFC), PI: Dr. Zhong, CoIs: Profs Harrison, Bloss, Shi, Radcliffe, £12,000.
• 10/23-09/26 A Health-centred Systems Approach towards Net-Zero: Transforming regional climate mitigation policies, Wellcome Trust, PI: Prof. Shi, £2m. (Named Researcher Co-I) 
• 10/23-09/28 Global Centers Track 1: CLEETS - CLean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions, EPSRC, Prof Radcliffe, £6.2m. (Named Researcher Co-I) 
• 01/23-12/23 Sustainable Urban Planning To Mitigate Overheating, Institutional QR Policy Support Fund - Research England, PI: Dr. Zhong, CoIs: Drs Ferranti, Stocker (CERC), Thomas (SurveyAR Ltd), Grayson (BCC), £49,557.
• 04/22-05/22 Bridge the link between carbon and air pollutant emissions, IGI Clean Air – Proof of   Concept fund 2021-22, PI: Dr. Zhong, CoIs: Drs Wang and Macintyre (UKHSA), £5,000.
• 04/22-03/23 Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS (RI-URBANS), H2020-EU.1.4., ID 101036245, PI: Prof. Harrison, €410,000. (Named Researcher Co-I)
• 10/21-03/22 Understanding synergies and tensions in air quality–climate adaptation needs: A UK-India Proof of Concept, NERC, PI: Prof. Bloss, £134,000. (Named Researcher)
• 10/21-03/22 UK-China Collaboration to Optimise net zero Policy options for Air Quality and health (COP-AQ), NERC, £630,000, PI: Prof. Shi. (Named Researcher Co-I)
• 01/20-03/22 Multi-model Air Quality System for Health (MAQS-Health), Strategic Priorities Fund, Clean Air Programme CA19-1, BEIS / Met Office (DN424739), PI: Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd (CERC), £700,000. (Named Researcher Co-I)
• 01/19-12/24 WM-Air: West Midlands Air Quality Improvement Programme, NERC (NE/S003487/1), PI: Prof. Bloss; CoIs: Profs Pope, Bryson, Thomas, Chapman, Harrison, MacKenzie, Shi, Drs Cai, Jowett, Bartington, £5m. (Named Researcher)
• 01/16-03/20 Biotelemetry/Bio-aerial platforms in the Urban Boundary Layer (Cityflocks), NERC (NE/N003195/1), PI: Dr Cai; CoIs: Profs MacKenzie, Chapman, Sadler, Drs Reynolds, Quinn, Thomas, £826,481. (Named Researcher Co-I)
• 04/13-03/18 Fundamental Studies of the Sources, Properties and Environmental Behaviour of Exhaust Nanoparticles from Road Vehicles (FASTER), EU ERC, PI: Prof. Harrison; CoIs: Prof MacKenzie, Dr Cai et al., €2.4m. (Normal PDRA)

His research outputs have contributed to the impact delivery, e.g.

• The AIR WE BREATHE exhibition
• Science Futures at Glastonbury Festival
• UK Fluid Network Gallery and BBC One Panorama
• Industry engagement
• Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2022: Air Pollution
• West Midlands Air Quality Framework
• Low Traffic neighbourhood scheme in Birmingham
• DEFRA target-setting consultation in West Midlands context
• 2021 WHO Air Quality Guidelines and Implications for the West Midlands