Professor Guibin Jiang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
"I believe this award is a recognition of the outstanding contributions of Chinese scholars in the research on persistent toxic substances (PTS), which include, but are not limited to, the legacy and novel persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging pollutants."
Professor Guibin Jiang is one of China’s foremost environmental chemists and a global research leader on POPs and emerging contaminants. His research on emerging chemical contaminants has made significant, long-lasting contributions for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention throughout China.