Research and Applications of Bio-based Degradable Materials

Zhao Liming is the full professor and vice-president of East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He is a PI of the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, and he is also the Director of the Key Laboratory of Biobased Material Engineering of China Light Industry. Zhao received both his Doctor Degree and Master Degree in Food Science from Jiangnan University, and he also holds a B.D. in Food Science and Technology from Wuxi University of Light Industry. He did his visiting professor at University of California Davis from March 2013 to March 2014. Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on food bioengineering, especially on the development and application research on functional oligosaccharides, separation and purification technology, and bio-based materials. Specially interests in: 1) chitin and its derivatives; 2) chromatography separation technology and equipment; 3) Bio-based material research. Dr. Zhao is the Editor-in-Chief of the international academic journal Food Bioengineering. He has published more than 200 original scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and he also published 3 monographs.