Lei Lang received his PhD at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China in 2022, and then took the positions of post-doctoral and associate professor at the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yunnan University, China, respectively. His research interests include geo-environmental engineering and solid waste recycling. He is the project leader of several projects, including the National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and Special Research Assistant Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 20 academic SCI-indexed papers as the first or corresponding author.